When digital dialer communicators became popular, NAPCO was one of the first manufacturers to integrate the digital dialer with a multi-zone control panel, and brought out the CCI6, which I believe was a four- or six-zone control with a built-in communicator. 

After determining that the switch only closes a circuit, and that the fireplace is in no way connected to AC power, a simple paper clip provided the closure needed to turn on the warmth. Later I replaced the defective switch and now I have my alternate heat pump rocking when needed.

“Thank you, thank you, and welcome to the first annual Dave E.’s Alarm World © Appies awards, held here at the fabulous Beachwood Inn, Wicker Park, Chicago. The Appies recognize the finest in smart device apps that have been developed for the electronic security industry.

In the past few years, I have become very particular about the pants I wear. Simply put, I have so much stuff that I carry around that I need pants with literally “deep pockets” and trust me, the problem isn’t that I have wads of cash.

Technology certainly has changed our lives. I remember family car trips in the 1960s when we had three kids fighting in the back seat while my father insisted that we make 350 miles between bathroom stops.

When watching a football game, there is no more exciting play than when the losing team grabs victory with the last-ditch heave-ho pass that spans the field and results in the winning touchdown.

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“Win when you can. Lose when you must. But at all times, cheat.” — Pro Wrestler Extraordinaire, “Classy” Freddie Blassie