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One hundred years
ago, in 1919, the
Treaty of Versailles is
signed, the Football League
resumes after a four-year hiatus
for WW1, and Bentley Motors
Ltd is incorporated in England.
» » FIFTY YEARS AGO, IN
1969, The Beatles give their
last public performance as
a band, the first test flight
of Concorde is conducted,
Rupert Murdoch buys the
News of the World, and
man walks on the moon
(allegedly).
And then, ten years ago, in
2009, ‘King of Pop’ Michael
Jackson dies, Barack Obama
becomes 44th President
of the USA (does anyone
remember who replaced
him?), everyone gets pig
sick of Swine Flu, and most
significant of all – The
Locksmith Journal is born.
That’s right, this issue is
our 10th anniversary special.
And, while the ‘ancient craft’
of locksmithing has very
much stood the test of time,
I bet you will have noticed
some major changes in the
security sector over the
past decade. As I’ve just
passed the 12-month mark
of working at The Locksmith
Journal myself, I took to
the archives recently to
see what a magazine from
three years, five years, or
ten years ago looked like
– some of the covers and
articles that stood out to me
(for different reasons) are on
the next page and a half…
One of the most
significant changes – and
not just in security – has
been the rise of smartware.
Still, not everyone sees it as
a smart direction to move in,
but it’s happening whether
we like it or not. And, while
I don’t think I’ll ever know
why a fridge needs to be
connected to a mobile
phone; when it comes
to home and business
security, I do understand the
merits of a fully-integrated
system all in the palm of
my hand. I’m sure I’ll still be
rummaging around my bag
for my door keys though to
make sure I have them.
In terms of 2019, Digital
Security and the protection
of personal and professional
data has also started to
creep onto our pages. It
makes sense, given that
books and files – that would
once be kept behind lock
and key – now require a
virtual vault to keep prying
eyes away from them, and
‘pa55word’ is simply not
enough, I’m afraid.
From all at The Locksmith
Journal, we thank you for
the past 10 years of support,
and here’s to the next 10…
I wonder what we will be
reading about in 2029 and
will it still be on printed
paper or will we be beaming
a holographic version to
you instead? Better keep
your addresses on file, just
in case.
Gemma, Editor
LOCKSMITHJOURNAL.CO.UK | JAN/FEB 2019
Ten years in
the life of...
Using our own ‘Day in the life
of a locksmith’ model, the team
has picked our highlights of
the magazine, since day one
– hasn’t a lot happened?
2009 -10
In its inaugural
year, The
Locksmith
Journal set
out to inform,
educate, and
entertain
locksmiths,
auto locksmiths
and security
specialists.
‘How to’ articles were
common place (we’d
still like to see more
of these please!), and
barely a mention of a
smart lock could be
found. Check out the
apps from Keyprint –
one of my personal
favourite covers in the
archive…