SecureHome at Mac App Store analyse

doesn’t work as advertised.

Wasnt sure how this would work but it exceeds my expectations! I have a 3 bedroom house and this app detects doors opening downstairs. Would be useful to have video capability at some point, but otherwise very well thought out.

I saw this app and thought it looked kind of fun, especially to experiment with the settings and see if I could get it working at my own house. It was cool to play with the "detector" settings by slamming doors, shutting windows, and making loud noises to see what triggered the alarm based on where my computer is located in my house. It was cool to see that after I played with it, it actually worked and sent me a notification email when I got the settings just right! Since it just came out, I want to play with it and see if I can test it out to see if it will work as a fully functional alarm system. I dont currently shell out anything for ADT, but I would like some home security, and if this really does the job, then it will definitely be worth the price!

I couldnt make it work on my MacBook

The app seems to crash after multiple alerts. I set it up to email me when my dog barks after I leave the house. After 10+ alerts I dont seem to get anymore until I get home and force quite the app.

This simple alarm system is easy to calibrate for the sounds in my house and I like the fact that when an alarm is triggered, I get sent an email with the sound that set off the alarm, so I can decide if I want to alert the authorities or not. Ive used an alarm service before and gotten a lot of false alarms and have never known what set them off (my pets? the wind rattling the blinds on open upstairs windows?), so Ive ended up not really using the expensive alarm service. This way, I can know exactly whats happening when Im away. I love it!

This app is alright. I left it on at home to see if my dog was barking while I was at work and it e-mailed me every time there was a noise. Unfortunately, it didnt attach any audio files to the e-mails so I wasnt sure what the noises actually were. I even tested with various settings configurations after I got home, but it still wont attach audio files. Since this is a new feature, Im sure it will be worked out in the future.