A colleague of mine who lives in Florida survived Hurricane Milton. Luckly, he and his family were able to evacuate before the Hurricane hit his area. His house was leveled, and they were left with only the items they could carry as they walked out the door. They were not able to return for weeks […]
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I never realized how fast things can change in the blink of an eye and sadly, most of us are not prepared. So the $64k question is: Are you prepared for the next emergency: Man-Made, Nature, Health as described in the: “Digital Go-Bag”. We use Online Application, ATMs, Credit Card… without a thought. If there
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A USB Data Blocker is a device that plugs into the charging cable and prevents an unknown USB charging port from accessing data or installing malware on the device being charged. It does this by connecting the power but not the data lines in the adapter. I chose the Afterplug Data Blocker because they have
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A USB Data Blocker is a device that plugs into the charging cable and prevents an unknown USB charging port from accessing data or installing malware on the device being charged. It does this by connecting the power but not the data lines in the adapter. I chose the BUISAMG Data Blocker because they had
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I admit that I prefer short cables for my travel kits. This is from trying to have something manageable on hotel desks when charging multiple devices. For my Digital Go-Bag, I wanted small things to keep the kit as small and light as I could to increase the chances that I would have something when
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I chose the Anker PowerPort Atom III because it was small and flat with enough power (30W) to charge most devices and was from a trusted brand. Purchase here:Amazon (Currently unavailable – I’ll update with alternatives when I have a chance)
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I chose the Kingston Ironkey Keypad 200 because it uses hardware-based encryption and can be accessed without installing software on third party devices. The 8GB version was used because it can be formatted for access from a wide variety of devices (unlike higher capacity drives). An argument can be made for either the USB-A or
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This image is from the digital go bag of an IT professional. As a result it includes adapters and cables needed for all aspects of his work. It also includes battery packs that can charge his devices when he is not able to plug in. We see an external USB hard drive that has backed
Another image of the contents of a digital go-bag.
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