When researching the components needed for the “Digital Go-Bag”, it became apparent this is just one piece of your “Emergency Plan”. So where do you Start ? Analyze you situation and create an “Emergency Plan”What do you and your family need to survive an Emergency /Disaster – Man-Made, Acts of Nature, Medical… Based on this […]
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IIn the past few months we have experienced the most unprecedented weather in recent history. Massive storms, frigid temperatures, snow, sleet, and freezing rain. There has been widespread power outages, treacherous road conditions and calls to Shelter-in-Place. Events /Disasters like this is why Emergency-Preparedness is so essential and having a Strategy and a Go-Bag is
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The purpose of the “Digital Go-Bag” is to insure you have the items needed to Protect, Maintaining and Operate your digital devices during an emergency. But what about the devices themselves, are they protected? We live in a time where everything is digital: Contacts, Financial, Legal, Medical, Identification, Business, Personal… – In 2025 people still
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Let’s face it, most of us are bad at keeping things up to date. The “Digital Go-Bag” is not a “Do-It-Once and Forget-It” Item. It must be maintained regularly. The meaning of “Regularly” depends on your lifestyle and what you put in your “Digital Go-Bag”. Over time you upgrade /replace devices, documents and more. Do
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A Florida man was recently arrested, for setting the California “Lachman Fire” that smoldered underground, approximately 6 days, before resurfacing and spreading due to high winds: Causing the “Palisades Fire”. The fact the man has mental health issues is irrelevant to the fact that this fire burned 23,448 acres, killed 12 people, and destroyed 6,837 structures. This is
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We live in a time where we all have Digital Devices regardless of age, each situation is unique and therefore the scope of the “Digital Go-Bag” will vary based on your needs. In addition to the components needed to Protect, Maintaining and Operate one’s digital devices have you factored in? This may sound paranoid but
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It is recommended that your “Digital Go-Bag” has an “Encrypted USB Flash Drive” that contains digital copies of your Critical Documents, spanning Identification, Medical, Legal, Financial, Business, Personal, Contacts and more. In my discussions with friends and family their Critical Documents were not as secure as they thought. They were in multiple locations, a Desk
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As a million-mile flier I learned quickly, when traveling, the importance of having a bag containing the Electronic Accessories for my Personal and Business devices, I called it my “Electronic Travel Bag”. When reviewing the “Digital Go-Bag” I realized that they are one and the same. As I stated in a previous blog “Ignorance is
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We live in a time where technology has infiltrated every aspect of our life. We take it for granted and assume our devices, cards, and accessories are secure. In an emergency you may use unknown /unsecure services, that could be vulnerable to Viruses, Worms, Ransomware, Phishing, Spyware… The Digital Go-Bag contains several components to protect
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We take for granted, and are dependent on, the resources we use every day: Power, Internet, Cell Services, and more. In an Emergency /Disaster these items most likely will be intermittent and /or not available. The purpose of a “Digital Go-Bag” is to be prepared for these scenarios. If you expand this to Traveling one
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