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What Type Of Burglar Alarms Do I Need?

Carry out a simple risk assessment to decide what burglar alarm system you need. Do you need to protect your shed/garage/garden ornaments or just a single room in your house, or do you need to protect the whole house and garden?

Protecting Gardens/Sheds/Garages
If you want to protect garden ornaments and outside areas you will probably need an all weather PIR (Passive Infrared) movement detector that will trigger a chime in the house when someone walks into the area to be protected, this should be the type that is not usually activated by pets or small animals. Alternatively shed/garage alarms can be set to trigger a 130 decibel siren when activated which is usually enough to frighten away the opportunist thief immediately, as well as alerting you or your neighbour.

Protecting The Whole House
Usually domestic house alarms will be the 'Automatic Dialing' type of system which, when activated by an intruder, will call your mobile or landline numbers to inform you. You can buy a simple yet powerful alarm which will protect just a single room or a system which protects the entire property. If you decide to protect the whole house walk around the outside of your property looking for easy access points, flat roofs, weak doors/windows etc. These will be the areas a typical burglar will be looking for and will therefore require specific protection such as PIR movement sensors or magnetic door/window contacts. Consider how you would gain entry yourself, this will highlight potential entry points for intruders.

Generally a 'whole house' burglar alarm system will consist of magnetic door contacts on the front and rear doors, and possibly an internal hallway door. Additional protection is provided by adding PIR movement detectors in the hallway/landing, lounge and kitchen. Protecting the hall/landing is very important because any intruder will normally have to walk across this area when moving between rooms. If you are fitting a 'whole house' burglar alarm it is usually best to fit the entry control keypad in a convenient position in the hallway to allow you to access it easily when entering the security code to arm/disarm the system. You may want your system to include an internal entry/exit tone so you can hear and confirm that you have armed/disarmed the system. If you decide to fit an external siren this should be fitted as high as practicable, and wireless systems are best so that cables are not be visible. Wireless systems are also quick and simple to install yourself, and are available very inexpensively.

Protecting Boats and Holiday Homes Without a Telephone Line
Burglar alarms for boats and holiday homes work in much the same way as 'whole house' systems but without the specific need for a telephone line and can be powered by either 12 volt batteries or mains electricity. These alarms will usually be a system which, when activated by an intruder, will automatically dial your mobile or landline numbers through a GSM mobile sim card (no need for an additional mobile phone, the sim technology is built into the system). These boat and holiday home burglar alarm systems can auto dial you from anywhere in the world, through the mobile network, no matter where your boat or property is located.

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Mike Stephens
Easy Alarms
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XBox 360 Price Drop Means Bargains For Gamers

When the second generation Xbox, the Xbox 360, was released in 2005, it received much recognition and acclaim. The Xbox 360 garnered so much attention at it's release, in fact, that supply could not keep up with demand and many gaming enthusiasts were not able to even get the console until the new year.

Many people could not afford the new Xbox 360 game console anyway because of its hefty price tag. The reason why the console was so expensive to buy was simply because of its many new features and functionality, the likes of which, had never really been seen before.

It has unique features that make it a "must have" for gamers. For example, the Xbox 360 is functionally state of the art, and has a sleek modern design. The console comes in an attractive space-aged appearing external case with a remote control and wireless hand-controllers. This wireless connectivity was unseen in previous gaming consoles. It is still one of the Xbox 360's most prolific features.

Fortunately for buyers of the previous Xbox model, the Xbox 360 has backwards compatibility, which means that a number of the games purchased for the original Xbox will work with the new Xbox 360.

The Xbox 360 also comes with built in networking which enables the user to connect to the internet and download games, as well as playing games live online with other Xbox 360 owners. It has a built-in hard drive which can store around 80 Gigabytes of data (or more if a larger hard drive is purchased), which means users can store quite a lot of games and saved game data without having to buy extra memory cards like other game consoles.

The online feature also enables the gamer to download updates to games so that they are always able to play games with the latest features included.

Other features include interchangeable faceplates with various colors and designs, the capability to play streaming digital music from an MP3 player connected to it, and you also can use it as a dvd player.

For parents, there is also one other appealing item available as an add-on for the Xbox 360 which is a set of headphones which plugs directly into the wireless hand-control of the Xbox 360, so that not only are there no more cords running across the floor to trip over, but the kids (or adults) can play Xbox 360 silently using the headphones. Two of the most annoying problems for parents have been taken care of which makes the Xbox 360 a winner on that basis alone.

A recent Xbox 360 price drop has made this console even more appealing and finally gives the people who missed out on buying at the release price, to get in on it and find out why this is the best games console released to date. This means you can find discount Xbox 360 games as well, which will give the kids (or yourself) hours of pleasure.

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