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Summer in the City: San Francisco's Do-It-Yourself Beach
Posted August 27th, 2009 by Melina
Leave it to the creative people of San Fran to make a hot sunny day even better by making their very own beach at Dolores Park. Last summer I traveled to San Fran to visit my friend Tamara Larson and Harald Boyesen, of Blenka, both very cool creators of damn cool music and graphically creative geniuses.
SimpliSafe quick tip: Leaving a window open?
Posted August 9th, 2009 by ChadParticularly with the hot summer weather, we often get questions about whether it’s possible to leave a window open and still turn your alarm on. You certainly can and, as always, we keep it simple.
Summer in the City: A Recipe for a Rise in Home Invasions
Posted August 9th, 2009 by Chad
Ingredients: Mix together some heat, a dash of school vacation, an empty apartment and a pinch of overly revealing status updates on social media sites (“@all I’m on vacation! Yay 2 weeks off!”) and we’re all served up a rise in home invasions.
It’s food for thought: according to FBI crime statistics, more crimes are reported in July and August—the hottest months of the year.
Now the issue is more relevant than ever, as the newly minted social-media world is making it very easy for crooks to target empty homes.
