About two years ago, I did a blog regarding usability. This video adds to that including my thoughts on BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and the impact on disaster technology. Regardless of how the future rolls out, the advances in technology should not make things more complex for the users. In fact, the additional computing . . . → Read More: A little more on usability
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Reprinted from Urgent Communcations at http://urgentcomm.com/disaster-response/when-going-gets-tough-hams-get-going When the going gets tough, hams get going Mar. 19, 2013 Merrill Douglas | Urgent Communications A handheld radio, portable antennas, extra batteries and cables, a soldering iron, clean clothes, snack bars and a length of rope. That’s some of what you’ll find in a “go-bag.” And if you’re one of the . . . → Read More: When the going gets tough, hams get going 
Think about it for just a moment. Who looks at your Facebook history? There are only two types of people who look back at what you’ve posted on Facebook: advertisers and stalkers. The human-to-human interaction on social media is about the now. It is not really much about last month let alone last year. . . . → Read More: Removing your Facebook foot prints 
Here is a list of readings that I’ve compiled for my classes and students over the years on topics relating to the intersection of technology and disaster, crisis, risk management. This list is kept current as older material becomes obsolete and new materials is available. Let me know what you think are solid reference materials . . . → Read More: Where to find more information 
I have heard too many times from people in disaster response: “If we can just get the product donated, then we can do…” If a person or organization is willing to do a program only if it is all provided for free, they are simply stating that the program is not important enough to budget . . . → Read More: Why free stuff isn’t free I can’t believe the NRA’s video statement. It really wasn’t a press conference; they didn’t engage or interact with the reporters. The NRA leadership just spoke. Twitter was rolling during the conference with immediate feedback on the conference. The general sense of the comments made the NRA seem out of touch. Their crisis communication team did such a poor . . . → Read More: The disaster life-cycle and gun violence 
The recent changes in Instagram almost made me delete my account. I probably would have if it wasn’t for a lesson I learned with FourSquare a few weeks ago. Deleting and erasing a social networking account is usually a fairly permanent decision. All your history, links, scores and whatever are gone. That can be a . . . → Read More: Before deleting a social account Here are my Fairfax Roundup Speaker Notes from the Fairfax Roundup meeting. The meeting is a great local event to build the community relationships between faith and community based organizations and the local government entities. There were five breakout sessions. My session was about technology in disasters. For those who attended, additional details on the . . . → Read More: Fairfax County Roundup Risk managers study causes of tragedies to identify control measures in order to prevent future tragedies. “There are no new ways to get in trouble, but many new ways to stay out of trouble.” — Gordon Graham Nearly every After Action Report (AAR) that I’ve read has cited a breakdown in communications. The right information . . . → Read More: Historic Information Breakdowns Data standards Standards are a common language for discussing and sharing data that can be approved or ad-hoc. A standard is defined by the people who use it. That is key. In the end, it doesn’t matter if the standard is approved by a governing body or not. What matters is that the people who . . . → Read More: Data in standard uniforms |
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