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Do you know anything about this topic? Share your expertise with our thousands of visitors each day by submitting your quality, informative 'Alarm' article, and if you become a member we will pay you for your unique and original work (note that all submissions are reviewed by our editors). Recent articles submitted to your independent guide to Alarm 1. Alarms And What To Look For - By: Michael Russell When most people think of alarms, they think about fire or burglar alarms. Although this does account for a large part of the alarm market, there are other kinds of alarms and there are all kinds of variables in selecting an alarm. Alarms can run the gamut from anti-theft and smoke alarms to persona... 2. The Cost Of Making Your Life Safer With Alarms - By: Michael Russell Traditionally alarms systems have been designed and incorporated into making life safer for the majority of the people and goes back to the days of Medieval England and Europe where the town criers not only warned of immanent danger but were the chief means of news communication with the people of t... Featured ArticleAlarms - Car Alarms Every so often something comes along that seems like a good idea on the surface, but good intentions aside, it turns out to be not only worthless but a royal annoyance besides. One of the major offenders in this category of "why in God's name did they make this" is the car alarm. Intended to ward off would be burglars, thieves and drunks, all it ends up doing is driving the neighborhood crazy. In theory, the car alarm was a great idea. Technically, they're not all that complicated. While there ...
Read full story 3. Alarms – The Different Types - By: Michael Russell Alarms can be many different things. They range from being mildly annoying to altogether obnoxious. Alarms make people jump and feel excited. They can raise heart rate and blood pressure. Alarms can cause people to get a headache. Nonetheless, alarms rescue us in so many ways. A smoke de... 4. Alarm Your Motorcycle - By: Michael Russell Motorcycles with alarms might seem like a new idea. Alarm systems for motorcycles have been around since the early 1990s. If they seem new, it might be because of your personal experiences, very few people, if any, you know have an alarm on their motorcycles. The reality is most mot... 5. Alarm Your Motorcycle - By: Michael Russell Motorcycles with alarms might seem like a new idea. Alarm systems for motorcycles have been around since the early 1990s. If they seem new, it might be because of your personal experiences, very few people, if any, you know have an alarm on their motorcycles. The reality is most mot... 6. Alarms In Clocks - History. - By: Michael Russell The alarm clock is one of the most needed as well as probably the most despised item in the house. People depend on them to be awakened on time, yet when the alarm faithfully rings, what it gets is not appreciation of its efficiency or gratitude for its timely reminder, but very often a curse ... 7. Home Fire Alarms - By: Michael Russell The standard home fire alarm can be found almost everywhere around the globe these days. Most are simple freestanding plastic boxes, battery operated with a basic smoke detector and a high pitched siren for an alarm. In some parts of the world they are called smoke detectors but whatever... 8. Alarms - Alarming But Essential Devices - By: Michael Russell The word “alarm” can signify either of two things, an alarm clock or any device intended to alarm the owner of any problems. This article is about the former. Alarm clocks are a necessary evil in today’s fast paced modern world. With almost everyone working from 9 to 5 in their jobs, it... 9. Alarms - House Alarms - By: Michael Russell If you've ever been the victim of somebody breaking into your home, then you know how just after it happened you stood there saying to yourself, "I should have gotten an alarm company." Well, you're not alone. More people have ended up saying that very same thing than you can possibly imagine. And w... 10. Alarms - Car Alarms - By: Michael Russell Every so often something comes along that seems like a good idea on the surface, but good intentions aside, it turns out to be not only worthless but a royal annoyance besides. One of the major offenders in this category of "why in God's name did they make this" is the car alarm. Intended to ward of... 11. Alarm Clocks – Masters Of Many - By: Michael Russell How could something so simple and so useful be so hated by so many? Waking to soft music is definitely better than that brash, brassy alarm my first clock had, but not a whole lot better! When it comes on, you know it means that you have to leave that soft, comfortable, warm bed (why is it that bed ... 12. Alarm, The Signal For Fight Or Flight - By: Michael Russell “SOMEONE’S AT THE DOOR!” Bill Cosby talked on one of his comedy albums in the 1960s’ about doorbells. He said a doorbell should be more realistic. A doorbell that goes: ding-dong really doesn’t get your immediate attention. He thought it should be something that would get action. The doorbell should... 13. Alarms - Which Ones Do We Listen To? - By: Michael Russell I wonder how people throughout the world react to alarms. Let’s take the common noise. We hear that awful buzzing, ringing or radio program sound on a winter’s morning and the first thing we want to do is throw the wretched alarm clock out of the window. I guess, truth be known, they are a necessary... 14. Alarm Clocks-with Bells, Whistles And Chimes - By: Michael Russell Down through history people have tried many ways to tell the time and to find something that would wake them up at their preferred time of day. For thousands of years people told the time by the sun. It was fairly simple; when the sun arose in the morning, it was time to get up for the d... 15. Alarm Clock - Wake-up, Before I Go Off! - By: Michael Russell Not only does time not stand still, but it also needs to be heard and in a big way. With the television, the cellular phone and your computer, do you really need a clock with its own voice. Is it so hard to produce something in our lives that only needs to be seen and not heard? Is the a... 16. Alarms – What Do We Do? - By: Michael Russell Unfortunately, we live in an age when we have to be more than aware of the places we are, what we do and how and why we visit other countries. Security has become a worldwide issue, politically and practically, but unconsciously we have always lived with the awareness of alarms and their effec... 17. Alarm Clock – The Noise From Hell! - By: Michael Russell Whether we are going to work or planning a journey where time management is important, we tend to rely on the use of an alarm clock. A history of this accursed timepiece is probably not worth delving into, but maybe looking at the way we react to them is. Most people's morning ... 18. Alarm Envy Or Just A Good Idea - By: Michael Russell I like new interesting electronic gadgets. They seem to have a magnetic pull for me. For a time I regularly frequented an electronics store in town called Radio Shack. They carried a huge variety of electronic products. One day I spotted a tiny infrared battery operated alarm... 19. Which Home Alarm System Is Right For You? - By: Michael Russell Alarm systems come in a variety of forms to fit individual needs. They can be very simple or extremely complex. No matter what type of system is chosen, a posted sign in a window, yard or on a door is often a deterrent to a would-be burglar who might otherwise attempt entrance to your ho... 20. Alarm Clocks - Your Wake Up Call Part 4 - By: Michael Russell If you absolutely have to have an alarm clock, then it may as well be an item of décor as well as the thing which wakes you up in the morning. You can buy one to fit with just about any interior decoration scheme so we'll look at a few of those available on the market. Twin Bells - These are just ... 21. Alarm Clocks - Your Wake Up Call Part 3 - By: Michael Russell 7-Day Alarm - These neat things mean you can set your alarm for a different time every day to suit your schedule. For example, if you're a student who starts lectures at 9am some days and 10am on others, you don't need to lose any precious sleep or waste time resetting your alarm each day. Lighted... 22. Alarm Clocks - Your Wake Up Call Part 2 - By: Michael Russell There are nearly as many alarm types as there are types of clock. Here we'll tell you about a few that are available. Bell Alarm - A ringing sound caused mechanically. On a Twin Bells type clock this is a clanger vibrating back and forth between two bells. The mechanism is actually visible on the ... 23. Alarm Clocks - Your Wake Up Call Part 1 - By: Michael Russell Love them or hate them, alarm clocks are a necessary part of life if you have to get to work at a certain time in the morning. Personally, I hate them. Even the most gentle ones intrude into a great night's sleep and are the first indication that it's time to head for the office again. The most ra... 24. Medical Alert Alarms - By: Max Bellamy This article provides useful, detailed information about Medical Alert Alarms. Consider a situation when you are taking a bath and suddenly you feel congestion in your heart, and are about to collapse. Or you suffer from epileptic fits, and are on your way to the market when y... 25. Medical Alarms - By: Emaxhealth.com Today, when there is a lot of need for Medical Alarms for the elderly people, our research resulted in this brief article, which aims to summarize what major companies are out there, and what kind of medical alarms products they offer. Medical Alarm, or they are also referred... Please feel free to submit your quality, informative article for our readers. |