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Access Control Without Software
As I discussed in this previous blog post, there are easier ways to manage your card access control system. In that previous post, I discussed an option for managing your access control system with just a web browser instead of […]
City of Atlanta to Add Surveillance Cameras
As reported this week by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), the City Council for the City of Atlanta voted to spend $2.25 million to expand its video surveillance presence in the city. City of Atlanta officials are pointing to the existing […]
Easier Access Control
Do you have an access control system for your facility that allows you to use access cards or keyfobs to open locked doors? If so, you probably manage that system with a server that has software that holds the system […]
Getting Your Video While On the Go
Video surveillance cameras are widely deployed in many homes and businesses. In fact, this article from Popular Mechanics magazine states that “there are an estimated 30 million surveillance cameras now deployed in the United States shooting 4 billion hours of […]
Public Cameras Vandalized
It seems that there is a growing problem of public camera vandalism. There have been two recent instances in the news where public video surveillance systems were damaged. The first happened right here in metro Atlanta and was reported by […]
Surprise in San Jose
The residents of San Jose, California got surprised recently by the passage of a new alarm response ordinance. According to this article in the San Jose Mercury News from January, 2012, the San Jose police department has decided not to […]
Office Creepers Still at Work
Have you herd of the term “Office Creeper?” If not, the definition can be found on this Word Spy web page. Essentially, an Office Creeper is someone who sneaks into an office building during regular work hours to steal personal […]
Thieves Dig Tunnel to Reach Cash
Today’s post comes from an article posted recently online by The Telegraph about a heist in Manchester, England. I think this article shows the incredible steps that thieves will take to steal. In the article, the police detail how the […]
Wait, It’s Not Halloween! Tweety Bird and Elmo Rob Convenience Store
From our friends at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) comes this latest tale of a cowardly caper. Last Friday, two teenagers, one dressed as Tweety Bird and one dressed as Elmo, robbed a convenience store in south Georgia. They were apprehended […]