Thursday 15 August 2013

Security Tips for your work

Spy Shop SA has Spy Cameras, Spy Pens and Spy Watches plus we like to give you security tips:

While it's difficult to protect your home from professional thieves, most home burglaries are done by amateurs. These thieves are more easily thwarted if you employ some of these simple security precautions:

Plan to "burglarize" yourself. You'll discover any weaknesses in your security system that may have previously escaped your notice.

Lock up your home, even if you go out only for a short time. Many burglars just walk in through an unlocked door or window.

Change all the locks and tumblers when you move into a new house.

For the most effective alarm system, conceal all wiring. A professional burglar looks for places where he or she can disconnect the security system.

Your house should appear occupied at all times. Use timers to switch lights and radios on and off when you're not at home.

If you have a faulty alarm that frequently goes off, get it fixed immediately and tell your neighbors that it's been repaired. Many people ignore an alarm that goes off periodically.

A spring-latch lock is easy prey for burglars who are "loiding" experts. Loiding is the method of slipping a plastic credit card against the latch tongue to depress it and unlock the door. A deadbolt defies any such attack. It is only vulnerable when there is enough space between the door and its frame to allow an intruder to use power tools or a hacksaw.

If you lose your keys, change the locks immediately.

Before turning your house key over to a professional house cleaner for several hours, make sure the person is honest and reputable as well as hardworking. Check all references thoroughly. If the house cleaner is from a firm, call your local Better Business Bureau to check on the firm's reputation.

Instead of keeping a spare key in a mailbox, under the doormat, or on a nail behind the garage, wrap the key in foil -- or put it in a 35mm film can -- and bury it where you can easily find it if you need it.

Don't leave notes for service people or family members on the door. These act as a welcome mat for a burglar.

If the entrances to your home are dark, consider installing lighting with an infrared detector. Most thieves don't want to be observed trying to get in a door.

Talk to your neighbors about any suspicious people or strange cars you notice lurking about.
To keep your tools from being stolen, paint the handles. Thieves avoid items that are easy to identify.

Trees located near windows or shrubbery that might shield a burglar from view can be major flaws in your home-protection plan. Consider your landscaping plan in light of your protection needs.

Ask for credentials from any sales-person who requests entry to your home. Ask that their ID be pushed under the door. Many professional burglars use this cover to check out homes. If you're doubtful, check with the person's office before letting him or her in.

Do not list your full name on your mailbox or your entry in the telephone book. Use only your initial and your last name.

If someone comes to your door asking to use the phone to call a mechanic or the police, keep the door locked and make the call yourself.

Dogs are good deterrents to burglars. Even a small, noisy dog can be effective -- burglars do not like to have attention drawn to their presence. Be aware, however, that trained guard dogs do not make good pets. Obedience training and attack training are entirely different, and only the former is appropriate for a house pet.

Be safe and click on this link to get some awesome Spy Cameras: www.spyshopsa.co.za

Chat soon Spy Fans!

Agent 007

Thursday 8 August 2013

Home Security Tips

We always get asked about security here at Spy Shop SA. Here are some awesome tips thanks to the cool people at: http://www.selfsecure.co.za/
Learn the following:
  • How to prevent becoming a victim of a hijacking
  • How to protect your family in your own home
  • Which security measures make more sense than others?

Simple, common sense and easy to use information that could be invaluable in protecting your home, your family and of course you. Simply click here for more information about the free course.
Crime, often violent crime, in South Africa is a fact of life. Hardly anyone can claim not to have been personally affected, either through personal experience or having a close friend or family member become a victim. Your daily life is most likely influenced by the fear of crime - where you travel, places you avoid, the way you treat strangers, your general state of awareness or anxiety. Most households will spend money each month on some form of security. Its really only the extent of this cost that varies: armed response, car tracking units, burglar bars, security guards, theft insurance, alarms, locks, gates.... the list goes on.
There is no product or service that can provide 100% safety and security. Its all a matter of getting as close to secure as possible, but the eternal battle between criminals and their victims is in continual flux. As new products are developed, criminals find ways to get around them. You need to stay a few, or at least one step ahead of them.


Don’t become a statistic. Use common sense, the experience of others and technology to make you and your family’s lives safer.
This web site will provide you with the tools and information to help you protect both yourself and your family.
The main crimes that cause the states of anxiety and fear in which so many of us live our daily lives are (in order of severity):
  1. House robbery.
  2. Hijacking (car robbery).
  3. House breaking (burglary).
  4. Smash and grab (theft out of motor vehicle).
We have specifically excluded less common, although very serious crimes and “social” crimes committed by people known to the victim. Those require a different solution and that is not the topic of this web site. There are other serious crimes, but not as wide spread as the above and there are more common crimes, but they are seldom as traumatic, even if they are unpleasant.
Our solutions are not 100% effective all the time and they don’t cover every possible situation. That is quite simply impossible and anyone who tells you otherwise is talking rubbish. We will however give you ideas on how to drastically improve the safety of your environment.  Our solutions are typically relevant for residents living in the suburbs of South Africa as that is where our experience lies. However the solutions are not necessarily high in cost, in fact much of it comes at no cost at all. You get to decide how much time, effort and money you want to throw at the problem.
Our approach is two fold. We will expose you to information on how to create a safe environment and we will then also show you various bits of technology that will enhance and complement the information. The information and technology is continually changing,  and this makes regular email the most effective way to keep you up to date with changes in equipment, new ideas and the latest methods used by criminals.
Amazingly, despite our horrific crime statistics in South Africa, we are still remarkably apathetic when it comes to changing our lifestyles. If we were  to dump a book with all our information and a box with all the necessary equipment in your entrance hall, it would probably stay there and never get used. We’re just too busy. Even if you did read the book, implementing the ideas would always be put off for another day. That is why we have chosen the regular email method. The information stays current, we can take on the challenge in small, bite size steps and we can keep reminding and motivating.
At this stage many people become worried about being spammed. My policy is simple, I don’t sell email addresses, period. I have information which I believe will benefit many South Africans and the best way to get it to them is by email. If you still remain concerned, open up a free gmail account and use that as your email address. In some cases its probably a good idea anyway as some South African service providers may treat our mail as spam and delete it without telling you or me. Just don’t forget to log on and check. your gmail account for messages every now and then.
Our solutions will focus primarily on the typical South African suburban household, but many ideas and products will work elsewhere too. By eliminating or at least greatly reducing the chances of any of the common big 4 crimes ( house robbery, hijacking, burglary and smash & grabs) we can help create an environment around your South African home which at least compares suitably with lifestyles else where in the world.
South Africa without violent crime would be one of the best places in the world to live.
To sign up for the emailed information on protecting yourself, your family and your home, click here.

Tuesday 6 August 2013

Product review: The Bionic Ear- 100 Meters Sound Distance + Quality Headphone

The Bionic Ear- 100 Meters Sound Distance + Quality Headphone:

My favorite aspect of the Bionic Ear - 100 Meters Sound Distance + Quality Headphone is the fact that it comes with a monocular so you can see whatever object you're looking at up to 8x better in magnitude. The thing that stands out the most about the Bionic Ear - 100 Meters Sound Distance + Quality Headphone is the knob that comes on it. The knob allows you to adjust your sound and your sound reception. The reason for the knob is so that you can focus on one sound and one sound only. It helps you adjust your wanted noise and drown out the surrounding noises that may be included.


The Bionic Ear - 100 Meters Sound Distance + Quality Headphone comes with a pair of headphones so you can really drown out the extras and get up close and personal with whatever you're listening to.

The one thing I disliked about the Bionic Ear - 100 Meters Sound Distance + Quality Headphone was that it takes batteries There isn't a way for you to plug up and charge, you have to rely of batteries to carry you. I'm not a big fan of batteries and most of the time the run out on my anyway. I'm used to have items that allow me to at least hook up to my computer. I can't even do that with the Bionic Ear - 100 Meters Sound Distance + Quality Headphone.


Other than what I mentioned the Bionic Ear - 100 Meters Sound Distance + Quality Headphone is an exceptional piece of work. Its for anyone who have a hard time of hearing in a crowded place or for someone who wants to get up close and personal with a very in tense project.

Written by: http://voices.yahoo.com/the-bionic-ear-100-meters-sound-distance-quality-headphone-4164229.html?cat=15

Need a cool pair for yourself or your family? Here is the link: http://www.spyshopsa.co.za/product/153-bionic-ear-quality-headphone