College students have returned in droves to dorms and apartments at campuses everywhere. So this is the time of year we usually start seeing some coded entry hacks. [Charmonkey] recently took on the ...

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Aqara’s newest smart lock gets universal tap-to-unlock, but only iPhones and Apple Watches let you skip that step and just ...

Here’s a cool little variation of that handy little function called Wake on LAN — [Jonathan] found himself locked out of his apartment one too many times, so he decided to add his own fail safe backup ...

Many of the deadbolt locks tested by Consumer Reports lack the level of protection you might want or expect. In our labs, a few well-placed kicks or a couple of minutes under assault from a cordless ...

Many crimes involve intruders coming through a home’s front door. That’s why you need a good deadbolt. Not ready to buy? You can probably make your current door lock more secure with a simple tweak.