July 2020
What to Do When Your Key Is Stuck in the Lock of Your Home
You've just gotten home after a long day of work. You put your key in your home's lock, turn it, open the door, pull the key and... it doesn't come out. Your key is stuck [...]
5 Commercial Security Improvements You Haven’t Thought About
Overhead. Margins. Inventory. Employees. Culture. Sales. Reviews. As a business owner, you have a lot on your mind. It’s easy to let an aspect of your business go to the wayside. One area you shouldn’t [...]
June 2020
6 Tips for Improving Your Home Security This Summer
Have you checked your smoke detectors lately? Do you have any backups in case you lock your keys out of your house? Let's take a look at several different ways you can ensure your home [...]
The Big Home Safe Question: Delivery or Pickup?
Shakespeare considered “to be or not to be” the ultimate question in life. But he obviously never had to decide on whether to pick up his new home safe himself or to have it delivered [...]
Safe Ratings: What Do They All Mean?
UL? TL? B-Rate? C-Rate? No, these aren’t acronyms for movies or some sort of SAT test question. They’re different safe ratings and are actually very important when it comes to shopping for a safe, as [...]
5 Myths You Shouldn’t Believe When It Comes to McKinney Lock Repair
Some myths are easy to distinguish from reality. For example, not many of us think that a minotaur really lived at the center of a labyrinth designed by the architect and his son. Or that [...]
May 2020
Summer Road Trip Security Tips
Ahh… road trips. They can be relaxing, enjoyable times for some of us and stressful situations for others (i.e. any family with kids). If you prepare ahead of time, however, you’re more likely to experience [...]
A Look at High-Tech Keys That Prevent Auto Lockouts
Isn’t modern technology great? Imagine the reaction of people from generations ago if we told them that one day they’d be able to schedule a single-serve cup of coffee to greet them in the morning [...]
DIY Locksmith Fails, Part 2
A few years ago, we took a look at some unique DIY locksmith fails and why it usually makes more sense to trust a professional locksmith for your security needs. Well, fast-forward to today and [...]
Plano Lock Rekey: 5 Scenarios to Change Your Locks
There are certain scenarios when change is a good thing. Living in your parent’s basement at the age of 55, for example, is one of them. Eating the same thing for lunch at work for [...]
April 2020
Locksmith Services You Can Still Use During COVID-19
The coronavirus has had an impact on all of us. We may not be sure whether a given business is still operating or not during this pandemic. At A-1 Locksmith, however, our operating hours have [...]
Should I Have Bought a Bigger Safe?
While the iconic phrase from the movie Jaws is known by many (“You’re gonna need a bigger boat”), the characters in the movie might have been better off if they sought shelter in a safe [...]
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