Re: Is swann security good enough

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wrap the apartment in two double layers of tinfoil.


<mikelewis1971@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| First off, stop being so paranoid.  If you're getting a system to keep
| big brother out, you're wasting your time.  In fact, you'd probably
| just help them out if they were watching you.  They could do a sneek
| and peek and install a wireless transmitter in your machine without you
| ever knowing it.  So don't even waste your time with a camera system
| unless you plan on buying a couple and installing redundant systems.
| They can outspend you any day of the week and besides, they're probably
| too busy chasing after Osama Bin Ladin (hahaha I'm sorry, what was I
| thinking? I forgot who was in charge).  If they're targeting you, you'd
| never know it and if you knew it, you're system isn't going to help you
| anyway.  So don't look to a box with a camera to provide your security.
| No the best thing you can do to guard against big brother is to stop
| sitting in your house and go out and get active.  In times such as
| these, if you're spending any time at home, it should only be to sleep.
| It's time to get out and put an end to this ignorance and not cower
| behind a security system.
|
| Reflect on these two quotes for a moment:  "Those who give up liberty
| for security, deserve neither" T. Jefferson and "A coward dies a
| thousand times before his death; The valiant ne'er taste of death but
| once." - Shakespeare, from Julius Caesar. This is America, it's not
| easy but dammit it'll remain free as long as the people live free.  The
| second you cower in fear, you become a slave to that fear.  I refuse to
| be a slave and no American should fear Big Brother or any other brother
| for that matter.  Also keep in mind, if they're watching us that means
| they're more afraid than we are of them.  They're grabbing a tiger by
| the tail and they are too afraid to let go.
|
| With that said, I'm sure this system is okay.  It looks better than a
| sams club special but my guess is, this is going to be pretty low
| quality stuff.  You may have gotten lucky but the higher you get your
| hopes, the lower they can fall.  Just hook it up and guage the quality
| yourself.  If you've already bought it, there's no reason to not hook
| it up.  Try it out, if you like it, keep it.
|
| My best guess on the USB port is that it is for keyboard use solely but
| they may have added external hdd support.  I can't see why they would
| but it wouldn't be an absolutely terrible idea either.  Having a
| detachable hard-drive would make moving large amounts of data quickly,
| a hell of a lot easier but I haven't used one that did this; so I don't
| know.  My advice, get the biggest hd your system can handle and make it
| internal.
|
| If you're worried about outside attacks on your system, don't use the
| network features at all.  Also, you'll want a security system to guard
| this thing.  You'll need something solid that has a cell backup as well
| as a landline connection that calls you in the event of an emergency.
| I'd setup a secondary monitoring source as well, say a completely
| different company that dispatches to a completely different address.
| Most security panels offer secondary telephone numbers but it would be
| better to install a completely seperate system for the second alarm
| panel.   These measures should help but there is no substitute for a
| ferocius animal like a panther or wild boar.  Let that sucker loose in
| your  pad and Big Brother definitely won't stay long.  I'm not sure if
| your local ordinances will allow you to keep a wild animal and it
| probably would cost a fortune and you'd run the risk of being eaten
| yourself but it's about the best bet to ensure your safety.
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