Wireless Key Locator - FOFA

There are many and varied products available today, designed to help you locate your misplaced keys (and other items).

I purchased this one for myself and some customers, for it's simplicity of design, it's small, appropriate appearance and it's super competitive price.

I have had it, about a year now and it has certainly proven useful to me. The battery life is excellent and the range seems appropriate.

At home, my cable TV remote, recently decided to hide at the bottom of my sofa, without telling me (of course). But thanks to my FOFA and the easily attached slimline version, it was soon whistling it's location to me.

I think this is one excellent holiday season gift. I would love to sell them, but why when they are so inexpensive direct from the manufacturer?

$24.95

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Slim Line Patio Security Bolt

I have been an avid user of ADI Security Products, over the years. I find their excellent hardware, a most useful and functional product line. I have installed many of their products to many and varied applications

The Slim Line lockable bolt pictured here, is another of their latest products that expands their product line and provides another product for slimline extrusions on doors or windows. Often one has difficulty locating suitable products designed to secure narrow frames.

USES
- Shop Fronts
- Community Halls
- Schools
- Hotels
- Aluminium & Wooden Doors
- Sliding or Swinging

FEATURES
- Narrow Applications (32mm wide)
- Easier to Fit/Rekey - no Sellock Pin
- Reversible Pin for top of door application
- Smarter Styling
- Zinc Construction
- Classic Finishes

PACKAGING
- SL5 Lock Bolt
- 4 x 2½ x ¼ Snap-off bolts
- Allen Key
- Striker
- 2 x Keys
- Template
- Installation Instructions

DIMENSIONS
- Length: 144mm
- Width: 32mm
- Height: 64mm
- Weight: 1067g
- Throw: 45mm

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ADI Cap Lock

ADI Security Products are a well known Australian manufacturer of unique and high quality security products and accessories designed for the Australian market.

But their products are also sought after in many other countries as well, because their forward thinking and excellence in quality and design are virtually unsurpassed anywhere.

Their latest product is this simple yet functional product tailored to suit the tradesperson or camper market.

Locking up the tool tubes found on electrician, plumber and other technician vehicles has been awkward until now.

The ADI Cap Lock is a simple yet effective and inexpensive method to secure those tools that are too long to carry inside many vehicles.

We have previously discussed ADI products in recent articles, but ADI have recently upgraded their website and this is one of their sensational new products.

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New Search Button

We have added a new search tool to our website. In the upper left hand corner of each page you will see a search box like pictured here.

You are welcome to search almost any term related to our site, click the magnifying glass and all articles featuring your search term will be displayed.

This will make it substantially easier for you to find the specific information you are seeking.

Pocket Door Lock With Key UPDATE! December 09

News Flash!

We have confirmed delivery time for the Cowdroy P697 Pocket Door Lock With Key. Our exporter has informed us to expect arrival in USA (pre-customs) on Monday December 13, 2009.

Assuming all goes to plan (no more delays), we expect to be able to ship before Christmas.

Thanks to all our customers for your patience!

EDIT 12/22/09

Product Has Arrived and Is Available Now.

**NOTE** This product is designed for doors up to 42mm (1-11/16") thick.

Edit 03/04/2011

New product has arrived, 20 units in satin chrome. First come first served. $105 + Shipping.

Master Truck Bed U-Lock

This is the Master Truck Bed U-Lock, so designed with SUV pick up truck in mind.

• Fits late model, full size Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and Toyota pick up trucks
• No drill installation - lock fits into stake hole pocket or tie down locations in truck bed
• Hardened steel shackle and lock body resist cutting
• Keyway cover protects cylinder from corrosion
• Cylinder can be re-keyed to match other Master Lock products
• Lock cannot be removed from the truck when mounted

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Master Pro Series Padlocks

Master Pro Series padlocks are well known throughout the world as one of the finest examples of quality manufacturing. I have personally relied upon them and recommended them for very many years to customers with wide ranging applications.

Below is an exploded view of the concealed version. These padlocks are designed with security in mind. Many Master padlocks of this ilk, will withstand the force of a .44 magnum fired at close range.



Bilock Extreme Security Products, manufactures cylinders tailored purposely to fit in the Pro Series housings. This means that you can actually have one of the best quality padlocks available, combined with the world's first and oldest 100% bump proof and virtually pick proof pin tumbler system.

The added benefit of keys that are impossible to be duplicated, combined with the ability to mix and match product brands and hardware functions to enable keying alike, makes your choice of Bilock products with Master or Schlage or Arrow or Sargent or Yale or Corbin-Russwin and others, of unsurpassed value.

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Google directly targets spammers and fraudsters

Finally there is light at the end of the tunnel. Google is to be congratulated for devising a new method to clean up and level the advertising playing field.

Local search is one of the more important features of online search. Yet in recent years, spammers and fraudsters have penetrated the local search features of Google Maps, by loading their names with keywords (a.k.a. Keyword Stuffing) .

The quantity of complaints, and obviously the dwindling advertising revenues, have made the search engine leader wake up and take notice, because they have apparently been working hard behind the scenes to clean up Google Maps, by introducing Business Listing Quality Guidelines.

Effectively, these measures will put pave to the rediculous advertising tactics, employed by non-local service providers, who, for many years, have been misleading consumers, by advertising false address locations, postal box addresses, local telephone numbers etc, in attempt to deceive the consumer into believing they are calling a local merchant.

You have seen these tactics used by locksmiths too, for many years (many legitimate companies too). The Yellow Pages directories have previously (and I believe, some still do) printed advertisements by companies that list different telephone numbers, with suburb/city names included, yet those companies are not physically located there.

I for one, am glad that Google have taken the time and effort to clean up this messy area of advertising. For many years I have seen the proliferation of businesses, capitalising on these loopholes, to the detriment of legitimate goods and services providers.

Yes, some of these new policies may hurt the many legitimate businesses that felt it necessary to participate in the loophole schemes, but this newfound attitude of honesty in advertising will add certain credibility to the search engine leader and those companies that choose to comply.

The ethical will survive. The new millennium is upon us.

Special thanks to Larry Friburg of Legallocksmiths.com for pointing out this article.