I use quite a bit of technology in both my daily life and career. Watching some of the events unfold in California with the wildfires this week has again brought the collision of technology and disaster to the forefront. This article about Twitter and disaster communications among social media is worth a read to see [...]
Entries from October 2007
Disaster Twitter – Technology and Social Media to stay connected
October 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment
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CAP or how to send really small emergency messaging
October 16th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Excuse me while I geek out for a moment here. We have been having discussions of late regarding the Oasis standard for CAP or Common Alerting Protocol among other emergency responses. Actually, we have been having general discussions about emergency response and disaster preparedness as an underlying theme for some time now. CAP is just [...]
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Freeze Dried Food for bulk buys and storage
October 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Freeze Dried foods are produced in a process where moisture is removed from the frozen product using a very low temperature and a vacuum. If it’s done correctly, only about 3% moisture remains in the product at the time of packaging. The end product weight is reduced by over 90%, while the volume stays the [...]
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