Communications

The Warning Process Must Be Fixed |

28 June 2011

These kind of warnings force us to go on the air for 40-45 minutes, often after tornado signature has vanished from the radar. Sirens sound, the NOAA Weather Alarm goes off, severe weather apps on smart phones alert users. Getting these kind of warnings over and over and over again totally create an ocean of [...]

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Apple iCloud and Survival

7 June 2011

Yesterday Apple announced iCloud a nice little capability to their next version of their operating system.
Simply put it is a seamless way to store your documents onto the internet.
Is it all that different from Dropbox or Carbonite or a host of other services? Maybe, probably. It does mean that once you update a document in [...]

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Another Massive Prepper Library

9 May 2011

Here is a link to another massive prepper library this time at American Preppers Network
They cover pretty much everything Earthquakes, Tornados, food storage and recipes.
Well worth perusing.

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The Emergency Radio

18 January 2011

The emergency radio doesn’t look like that big of a deal but is really important because it can help you find out what is happening and the old saying knowledge is power is fully in effect.
The old Emergency Broadcast System was replaced by the Emergency Alert System. So instead of only a couple of stations [...]

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Dealing With Dietary Restricted Guests

19 November 2010

For the Host
One of the big problems with major holiday meals and having family and friends over are running into some kind of dietary restriction. We have family with food allergies, in one case a milk protein allergy which is different from a lactose intolerance. Others are on gluten-free or low-sodium diets. You may have [...]

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Starting From Scratch: A Step-by-Step Guide to Reinstalling Your OS

17 September 2010

If your computer’s running slowly and you’ve tried everything else, it might be time for a fresh install of your operating system. Here are some tips, tricks, and best practices to get through the process quickly and easily.
via Starting From Scratch: A Step-by-Step Guide to Reinstalling Your OS.
I knew a guy who would reinstall his [...]

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Moving Your iTunes Library to an External Drive on an Airport Basestation

8 September 2010

If you have a laptop one of the big problems is that there never seems to be enough room on the hard drive for all your stuff. Movies and music for itunes can end up taking a huge amount of space. Moving your iTunes library to an external drive is a good solution but then [...]

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Farmers Twitter Lucrative Tips To Commodity Traders – Forbes.com

3 September 2010

Thomas Grisafi a trader at Indiana Grain in Valparaiso, Ind., follows 50 farmers, along with agriculture companies, weather forecasters and anyone else who might help him harvest tips about crop yields and other local conditions. He says he often gets information faster from Twitter than he does from subscription news services.
via Farmers Twitter Lucrative Tips [...]

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How to Replace Six Vital Documents

24 August 2010

Could you produce your birth certificate, car title, or an old tax return at a moment’s notice?
via How to Replace Six Vital Documents.
I can, but then I am a little weird that way, I’ve thought about it before.
I had to replace my birth certificate I had a copy but it wasn’t an official copy. The [...]

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Can Twitter and Facebook deal with their dead? | Analysis | News | PC Pro

12 August 2010

One and a half million Facebook users die each year. Twitter faces a similar mortality rate. It’s a growing problem for the social-networking sites – and often even more so for the relatives left behind.
via Can Twitter and Facebook deal with their dead? | Analysis | News | PC Pro.
This is another reason to have [...]

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