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March 19, 2010

Access Control and CCTV news…

Filed under: News and Comments — andersonlock @ 7:22 pm

Today, SD cards are at 32 gigabytes; in the future, it could be 2 terabytes. The increase in capacity could be a 'game changer' for video surveillance.

An article, by James Marcella at SecurityInfoWatch.com, states that, “Memory card technology from the consumer world could rewrite how video surveillance systems work. Today, SD cards are at 32 gigabytes; in the future, they could be 2 terabytes. The increase in capacity could be a ‘game changer’ for video surveillance.”
Marcella writes that the new memory cards will not be any larger, physically, than the existing cards. He continues, “What can 2TB of storage give you? For the consumer market, the Secure Digital Association estimates that 100 high-definition movies could be stored on a single card. In the realm of video surveillance, using highly-efficient H.264 video compression a customer could record 30 images per second of high-quality, 1080p HDTV video for close to 55 days on a single card.”
I ask, “What’s a terabyte?”
Wikipedia answers: “A terabyte (or Tbyte) is a SI-multiple (see prefix tera) of the unit byte for digital information storage and is equal to 1 trillion short scale bytes or 1000 gigabytes. The unit symbol for the terabyte is TB.”
I respond, “Oh.”
Monitoring and storage equipment will both be impacted by the larger capacity memory cards.

March 16, 2010

Lock of the Irish…

Filed under: Lock and Key Quotations — andersonlock @ 7:47 pm

leprechaunsActually, I couldn’t find any “Lock of the Irish” quotes,
but here are a few “Luck of the Irish” blessings and toasts:

“Wherever you go and whatever you do,
May the luck of the Irish be there with you.”

“May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.”

“By all the shamrocks in old Killarney
tis a joy to know you and that’s no blarney.”

“Leprechauns, castles, good luck and laughter.
Lullabies, dreams and love ever after.
Poems and songs with pipes and drums.
A thousand welcomes when anyone comes…
That’s the Irish for you!”

“A wish that every day for you will be happy from the start
and may you always have good luck
and a song within your heart.”

“All the luck o’the Irish I’m happy to send you
With a wish that good fortune and joy may attend you.”

“Here’s a wish for a day that’s lucky all through from the likes o’me to the likes o’you.”

March 11, 2010

Phony locksmiths…

Filed under: News and Comments — andersonlock @ 6:26 pm

You can’t always trust the new technology! There is a new cell phone “application” that locates a service provider based on a telephone number and address in the phone directory. It works well for finding the nearest pizza or car repair place when you are traveling and are unfamiliar with the neighborhood. Unfortunately, there are a lot of phony locksmiths that advertise phone numbers with fake addresses. Calls to these numbers, from unsuspecting consumers, who may be locked out of their car or home, are forwarded to call centers which are often located in another state. These scammers specialize in bait and switch tactics, and charge exhorbitant rates for inferior service.
One phone app customer, who is also a blogger, drove to the nearest “locksmith address” to have a key made. While trying to turn back onto the main road, he witnessed a crime. He used his phone to contact police. Then tried again to find a legitimate locksmith!
Remember, Anderson Lock technicians will always arrive in a red service truck, will always be wearing a company uniform, and will be able to show a P.E.R.C. (Permanent Employee Registration Card) issued by the State of Illinois.

March 3, 2010

Locksmith training

Filed under: News and Comments — andersonlock @ 7:45 pm

Randy watches as cylinder is pinned

Randy Leonard, far right, and Tim Kymes, center, watch as Gar Fillers rekeys a cylinder. The two hospital maintenance engineers at War Memorial Hospital traveled to Anderson Lock from Sault St. Marie, Michigan, for a one day, hands on, locksmith training class.
Randy also provided locksmith training to Scott Andersen and Paul Reszke, from Covenant Village of Northbrook, Northbrook, IL, in February.

February 18, 2010

Locks (and doors!) in Literature…

Filed under: Lock and Key Quotations — andersonlock @ 7:45 pm

The Raven

The Raven
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore -
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“Tis some visitor,` I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door -
Only this and nothing more.`
–Edgar Allan Poe

February 15, 2010

Updated website…www.andersonlock.com

Filed under: News and Comments — andersonlock @ 4:31 pm

At long last the updated Anderson Lock website has been launched. Still a few bugs with the Search feature…but it is still better than it had been!

Current Print Catalog

The print catalog is also available online…just click on the catalog cover on the home page, then click on the section icons at the bottom of the Request Catalog page to open a .pdf copy of that section in your browser. For example, if you want updated information on cameras and access controls, click on the camera icon. A .pdf file with all the pages from that section of the print catalog will open.

The access control section will be updated online soon…and we have begun working on online ordering! Until then, call hardware sales orders in to our knowledgeable sales representatives at 800-323-LOCK [5625.]

February 9, 2010

Send us your blueprints…

Filed under: News and Comments — andersonlock @ 9:12 pm

Anderson Lock opened its Door Division in response to customers’ requests for one source for doors / frames and security door hardware.

Tim working on blueprints

An extensive inventory of Steelcraft and Curries hollow metal doors and frames, paired with state-of-the-art welding and stamping equipment, ensures quick delivery of any size order. Anderson Lock also stocks commercial wood doors, and machines them for special applications. We are a certified Warnock Hersey labeling facility.

Anderson Lock also provides emergency service for total opening replacement. Break-ins are usually discovered in early morning hours. Our technicians measure the opening, determine which hardware needs to be replaced, and return a few hours later with a new door, frames, hinges, threshold, lock, and related hardware. The building is secured by the end of the day.

An A.H.C. (Architectural Hardware Consultant) on staff assures that the highest standards of the industry are always maintained.

February 5, 2010

Locks in Lyrics…

Filed under: Lock and Key Quotations — andersonlock @ 2:41 pm

I Will Survive
Artist: Gloria Gaynor
Songwriters: Fekaris, Dino; Perren, Frederick J.

At first I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
Without you by my side
But then I spent so many nights
Thinking how you did me wrong
And I grew strong
And I learned how to get along

And so you’re back
From outer space
I just walked in to find you here
With that sad look upon your face
I should have changed that stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key

If I’d have known for just one second
You’d be back to bother me

Go on now go
Walk out the door
Just turn around now
‘Cause you’re not welcome anymore
Weren’t you the one who tried to break me with goodbye
Did you think I’d crumble?
Did you think I’d lay down and die?
Oh no, not I

I will survive
Oh, as long as I know how to love
I know I’ll stay alive
I’ve got all my life to live
I’ve got all my love to give
And I’ll survive
I will survive, hey hey…

February 1, 2010

Coming soon…

Filed under: News and Comments — andersonlock @ 7:46 pm

Anderson Lock is getting ready to launch an updated website with a great new look, a new Search feature, and more manufacturers’ product catalog .pdfs.

January 22, 2010

“I am quite unhinged…”

Filed under: Lock and Key Quotations — andersonlock @ 10:57 pm

“I am quite unhinged. My nerves are shaken, my equilibrium of mind is disturbed; I am like a door which has lost one of its hinges.”
–E. Cobham Brewer (1810–1897)

“It is curious to look back and realize upon what trivial and apparently coincidental circumstances great events frequently turn as easily and naturally as a door on its hinges.”
–Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856 – 1925)

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