Category: General Information
WatchMyStuff Featured In MetroWireKC’s “Business in Motion”
Jun 21
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Gina Stuelke • 09:22
Gina Stuelke
Have You Experienced Vandalism At Your Community Swimming Pool? We Can Help.
Jun 7
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Gina Stuelke • 09:57
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*Post written by Penny Jackson, Marketing and Sales Specialist for Kenton Brothers and SecureMyStuff THE PROBLEM I’ve received several calls this spring and early summer from Homeowners Association (HOA) members and property managers who are concerned about the security of their community pools. Homeowners Associations are putting more and more money into the cleaning, maintenance and repair of their community pools due to vandals and trespassers. In fact, I was just discussing this issue with a friend a couple of weeks ago. He lives in a subdivision that has a community pool that has been vandalized and they have had to deal with the destruction left behind. Several HOA members suspect local teenagers that live within the subdivision are to blame. When damage or vandalism happens at the community pool, all members of the homeowners association have to pitch in extra money in order to clean and repair the pool. Understandably, they want a solution that can identify the perpetrators and share the information with police. Or, if the perpetrator is someone within their community, they can approach the specific homeowner about the situation. This helps ensure that only the guilty party is responsible for the damage and clean up, rather than placing the financial burden on all members of the HOA. THE SOLUTION The problem most homeowners associations run into is the fact that the majority of inexpensive security strategies available to them are retroactive or merely passive attempts at security (alarms, lights, “no trespassing” signs, or fences around the perimeter). As most of us know, a simple fence and locked gate is not going to deter a trespasser or vandal, nor is it going to identify the perpetrator. WatchMyStuff is an ideal option for HOA's determined to keep an eye on the community swimming pool from anywhere in the world. WatchMyStuff is a hosted, internet-based video camera system that is inexpensive (plans start around $33/mo.) and easy to use. The cameras available through WatchMyStuff have the ability to send alerts upon activity within the camera’s field of view and the video clips can be viewed at www.securemystuffonline.com on any capable smart phone, laptop, or personal desktop computer. Trespassers and vandals can literally be caught red handed and police can be dispatched immediately before any further damage is done. To learn more about WatchMyStuff and to see a live demo, click here. For more information, give us a call today at 1-888-536-8661.
What Do America’s Funniest Home Videos And SecureMyStuff Have In Common?
May 23
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Gina Stuelke • 14:54
This week's post is written by Penny Jackson, Marketing and Sales Specialist for SecureMyStuff and Kenton Brothers...
Every Sunday night, at my 9 year old daughter's insistence, my family gathers around the TV in our living room to watch America's Funniest Home Videos. With all of the commitments our family has throughout an average week, we rarely have time to just enjoy each other’s company and share a laugh. We look forward to this weekly tradition as it lets us relax and have a good chuckle before another whirlwind week of work, school and sports commitments.
Recently, we were watching AFV host Tom Bergeron present us with hilarious footage sent to ABC from all over the country and I noticed that one of the videos supplied happened to be from a security camera. I realized that funny security camera footage isn’t all that unusual and it made me also think of TV shows like “World’s Dumbest Criminals.” Those shows THRIVE on silly clips that happened to be picked up by security cameras.
So now I’ve got this all-consuming desire to catch someone doing something really amusing on our cameras here at our offices. I mean, wouldn’t it be great to win that $10,000 prize, or even the $100,000 prize and a Disney vacation for my family, just by submitting a funny video captured by our security cameras?
Our SecureMyStuff Trash Cam alone has picked up some funny nuggets of security camera outtakes. In fact, a few weeks ago we all gathered around my computer monitor to giggle over the live security feed of our local dumpster diver digging through our dumpster in broad daylight. The funny part wasn’t that he was digging around in there, but that he literally had his entire body upside down in the dumpster, with only his feet dangling out over the edge. It was funny in a cartoonish sort of way. That’s one ambitious dumpster diver.
Two weeks ago our Trash Cam picked up video of someone trying to physically move our dumpster. As soon as motion was detected by the camera, the system sent us an alert that something was happening at the dumpster. Our dumpster is chained to the side of the building, so we were all curious to see why someone was trying to move our dumpster. As we watched the live feed online through the SecureMyStuff web site, we got quite a show of these guys using our loading dock/ ramp to practice trick bike jumps.
Now I know these aren’t the best examples of funny videos caught by security cameras, but now I’m bound and determined to watch each video alert from our camera with new interest. The great thing about the security cameras like the ones we offer at SecureMyStuff is that you have the ability to watch your property online, and you may even get lucky and have something entertaining to share with others (or enter to AFV for a big cash award).
Take a look below at some of the hilarious security camera captured clips I found on YouTube. Have you captured something funny, unbelievable, or just plain stupid on your security cameras? Share it with us!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-y8Sd3l96c&feature=related
Property Managers Can Help Tenants Feel Safe and Secure with SecureMyStuff!
Mar 28
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Gina Stuelke • 19:56
Property managers face a difficult task of providing security for the buildings they manage due to the sometimes high cost of traditional video security systems. It can be hard for property managers to present the value of a traditional system to their tenants or owners if they are unable to absorb the cost.
This is exactly why SecureMyStuff is a perfect option for property managers in these instances. Rather than make a large upfront investment on equipment and network infrastructure, property managers have the option of installing cameras at a low initial cost and paying a low monthly fee for hosted video services.
SecureMyStuff hosts network service with monthly fees dependent on the amount of time a facility wants to store the captured video. This minimizes costs to the property owner and tenants, and ensures the safety and security of the property. It's a great solution...for everyone!
To see how hosted IP video technologies work, view our demos and service plans today!
How SecureMyStuff Uses Cloud Computing To Save Your Business Time, Money, and Energy
Mar 15
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Gina Stuelke • 11:12
Cloud computing is basically defined as servers that are hosted in data centers instead of in your own building. For detailed information on Cloud Computing, check out Wikipedia here.
Ok, so you may be wondering, "What does cloud computing have to do with video surveillance?" Keep reading and we'll tell you!
Traditionally, video surveillance systems require LOTS of hardware installed at your building and technical people to keep the systems up and running. It also means that a business owner has to have good power, internet connectivity and backup solutions in place to guarantee that their video system is working. All of this boils down to a lot of time and expense. No business owner wants that.
SecureMyStuffTM (SMS) hosts their video surveillance solution with a carrier class data facility located in downtown Kansas City. This allows SMS to provide excellent up time for our hosted solution and unlimited capacity for growth as we continue to add new clients. SecureMyStuffTM has chosen to go with a “cloud” based model for several reasons, including.
- Significant savings in hardware infrastructure.
- Significant savings in technical resources required to maintain the system.
- Green solution based on the shared infrastructure at the hosting company = better for the environment.
- Easy to install. Just order a camera and plug it in or connect it to your wireless network.
- Easy to modify after the installation. If the business owner needs another camera, all they have to do is order it and plug it in.
