Store Digital Copies Of Your Keys in the Cloud With The KeyMe App

Just like you store your photos, your music, and even your documents in the cloud, a new app makes it possible to store a digital copy of your keys in the cloud as well. This app, which is known as KeyMe, has been dubbed a digital keychain. It allows you to scan a copy of your keys using your iPhone, iPad, or even your iPod Touch to store it in the event that the key becomes lost.

The way it works is simple. Just download the app and then go to "Scan a New Key." From there, you'll simply take a photo of the front and the back of your key and upload it to the app's server for analysis. The app will scan the key and then store the key's info for you. After it has been analyzed, it shows up on your digital key ring. The app is free.

After your key has been successfully uploaded using the KeyMe app, you can then order copies of the key using the app. You can also take the image to a local locksmith who can cut the key for you while you wait. The price for cutting most keys using the app or with your locksmith is about the same, so it's really just a matter of preference as to which you use.

Using a Houston company like SK Locksmith, you get the key right away. With the app, you have to wait. When most people lose their keys, they need them replaced quickly, so a locksmith is typically your best bet.

The app makes it possible, however, for your locksmith to make the key without having a copy of it there, which makes the app invaluable, just for that reason. KeyMe does charge $10 for displaying the instructions for your locksmith to use the app. Still, this is less than having to pay to have your locks rekeyed.

At the moment, the app is only available for iOS, and it does not work with all types of keys. In the future, the company plans to offer brick-and-mortar kiosks where you can pick up a key after ordering in the cloud. As of yet, there is only one kiosk in the country in operation, and that's in New York City.

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When Should I Get My Locks Changed or Re-keyed?

There are several occasions in life at which you will need to have your locks changed, and an attempted or successful break in is one of those times. However it’s not just victims of burglary that should consider getting new locks, although if you fall into that category you shouldn’t hesitate to protect your home with new locks.

It could be that you’ve given some spare keys out to various people over the years – you may not even remember who has them and you may have no idea where they have ended up. You gave one to the plumber that came to work in your kitchen when you couldn’t be at home… now you feel uneasy as you recall that, did you ever get that key back?

Perhaps you lost your keys at some point, and have no idea whose hands they fell into. You decide it’s better to trust in human nature and not to worry about it, but meanwhile your keys are discovered in the local area by a dubious sort of person who decides it is far too easy take advantage of the situation and may decide that your home could be an easy score.

It's at times like these that you should seek out the services of a professional locksmith. They can quickly install new locks or rekey your old locks to work with a brand new key. Just use your favorite search engine to look for local companies in your area like SK Locksmith, an experienced company like that will ensure you regain the security of your home and your piece of mind.

If you are moving in to a new home, you should think about changing the locks after you move in. The people who lived in the house before you may still have access to your home. Could you sleep easy at night knowing they could come into your house through the front door at any time?

The same goes for relationship break ups, especially acrimonious ones. You’ve fallen out with an ex boyfriend, and he still has a key to your apartment. You return from a restaurant one night to discover he has been in your apartment and stripped it of all the things you bought together to get his revenge. Whether it’s a partner or just a roommate, don’t make it easy for them to get into your private space without your permission, call a local locksmith.

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