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It’s no Secret that we love SONOS at CounterStrike – We especially love it when clients ask us about getting SONOS in their New Construction Custom Home. Its’s SONOS – [...]

Security Systems used to have one job. Today, they’re one of the most versatile and useful technologies in the modern home. How did that happen? Starting in 2001, Alarm.com has been [...]

Have you seen Alarm.com’s new web user dashboard yet? We’ve redesigned this important aspect of the Alarm.com experience, making it faster and easier to control your home through our [...]

We are happy to Announce the Addition of Definitive Technology to our Product Lineup.   Why We Chose Definitive Technology We were looking for a Speaker line that has a Full Portfolio with a [...]

First, we should be very clear that we have nothing against point source speakers. In fact, we offer several of them ourselves. Most speakers in this world are point sources, whose sound expands [...]

The Question you ask yourself more often than you think – “Wait… did I lock my door?” Your are 2 miles from your Home and realised that you may not have locked your Door, [...]

Saving energy at home should be simple. With Alarm.com’s new Smart Thermostat, it is. The new thermostat lets you save energy simply, with no guesswork, complexity or inconvenience [...]

WiFi Routers are the worst. You Know it and We know it. We see your WiFi woes everyday. So you have Comcast (Xfinity) or Centurylink and they installed the Modem/Router Combo in the Study but [...]

We recently Completed a SAVANT Home Automation Project in a Remodeled Condo in Fort Myers, FL that we think is worth bragging about. We were introduced to the Client by Paul Beattie. Paul Owns [...]

Living in South West Florida definitely has some perks with our Great weather and Outdoor Living Spaces, hanging by the Pool (with a cocktail of course) with our Family and Friends or Running the [...]

What is Rachio? Rachio is the Smart Sprinkler Controller that gives you control of your sprinklers and watering bill, right from your smart phone. Why we did it – Per Chapter 19-91 of the [...]

  The convenient new Scenes buttons in the Alarm.com app let you control several smart home devices at once with a single command. We’ve provided four Scenes to start with, each one [...]

If you’re feeling once bitten, twice shy when it comes to a home security system, we understand. Chances are, your old-school system stood out in your family for being a nuisance, thanks to [...]

Outdoor security cameras are surveillance cameras that are placed to monitor your Driveway, Entry, Pool Dock, A/C and Pool Equipment and other areas outside your home or place of business.  They [...]

In this video, we’ll show you how to add a streaming music service to your Sonos system. The video demonstrates the process using a Pandora account, but you can follow the same steps to add many [...]

Soul-shaking sound. Heart-pounding design. One-button setup. Just a few of the qualities that made the Sonos SUB such a welcome addition to the homes of music and home cinema lovers the world [...]

THE FOLLOWING LICENSE CATEGORIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO INSTALL ALARM SYSTEMS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA   The Licenses Depicted in Green are Valid and Active Licenses that CounterStrike Security [...]

WHAT IS HOME AUTOMATION? Home Automation is your Home’s Electrically Connected Independant Subsystems – Lighting, Heating and Cooling, Security, Pool Music, Video, Surveillance, WiFi, Network and [...]