How to Keep Your Home Safe This Festive Season

To the majority, the festivities are around the corner. This means weeks of vacation in the tropics to escape the cold or staying indoors to avoid the frigid weather. Keeping your family and property safe is a priority regardless of how you choose to spend this festive season. Here are a couple of gadget-inspired tips from ElectroFFlip to help you get rolling.

1. Mind your social media

Your smartphone keeps you connected to the internet, the social media. Couple this with the powerful camera at the back and you have the constant urge of uploading a picture or five to Instagram of Facebook every now and then. This isn’t bad. It is a good way to let your friends know what you are doing. The only downside with sharing too much is that people with ill intentions will learn of your whereabouts and your home’s basic layout. Keep your social media to necessity. Don’t update anything that could jeopardize your security.

2. Get a surveillance camera or two

Surveillance cameras will keep you informed. You get to monitor everything that transpires in and around your property and are at liberty of reviewing the footage later on. If you will be away for a while, you could consider using a motion-activated camera. ElectroFlip has a range of these, from the subtle but powerful HomeSecur to the discrete yet functional spy clock camera, the ClockCam.

Surveillance cameras are not only a perfect way of gathering information but also a perfect intimidation tool. The mere thought of a camera will keep most burglars away. Installing cheap dummy cameras, for instance, the DumbDome will give you control over your property without costing you a fortune.

3. Keep your lights on

Lights give the illusion that someone’s home. They are a perfect deterrent to intruders even when you aren’t home. Remember to purchase energy saving lights to keep your power bill low. If possible, you could work with time or sensor controlled lights that only come on when it is dark enough.

4. Inspect your decorations

Christmas decorations are as dangerous as they are flashy. While ElectroFlip will sell you the safest high-quality gadgets, your handling always has a say on how safe they become once in your hands. This is the case to all Christmas lights – regardless of where you buy them. Always inspect your lights regularly and don’t forget to turn them off when leaving home or going to be. Leaving your decoration lights unattended to could prove fatal unless they have a dedicated fault detection and management system.

Staying safe through the holidays could be demanding. However, with a couple of gadgets from Electro-Flip, you can cut yourself some slack and enjoy your time in peace.