What Can You Learn From These Business Owners In the Shadow Of Hurricane Katrina? by Mike Makler
Here is a Case study of how Online Business owners affected by Hurricane Katrina got through the crisis. We can all learn from their stories. Business owner 1 ran a very successful online storefront from his home in the Gulf Coast region. He ran his business off a desktop computer. ... Louis Area 700 Miles from the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Area. ... Today 2 weeks after the Hurricane Katrina Disaster he is running his online business from his hotel room on his laptop. ... A few days later when his Host went down because of the Hurricane Katrina he simply found a new host restore his web...

Lessons From Katrina - Does Your Business Have an Adequate Disaster Recovery Plan? by Mike Makler
The Hurricane Katrina Disaster has lessons for all business owners. Now is a Good time to look over your Disaster recovery plan and see if it would survive a Hurricane Katrina Type Disaster. You may be surprised how easy and cheap it is to have a Disaster Recovery Plan that will protect your... If the Area of my home had suffered a Hurricane Katrina like Disaster even if the bank and the contents of that safe deposit box survived the Disaster that backup may not be available to me for weeks or months.

Accelerating Advanced Natural Disaster Aftermath Response by Lance Winslow
We certainly learned after Hurricane Katrina how difficult it was to find trapped people who had climbed up into their attics to get away from the floodwaters in New Orleans. Today luckily we have advanced systems like infrared sensors, scanners and these can be mounted on Helicopters and... What if we sent these units in immediately following a natural disaster? ... It means loss of life at the end of the disaster areas.” Indeed this makes a lot of sense and it is just one more way that we maybe able to assist people in their time of need.

Data Loss and Preventative Measures to Avoid It by Brian Cain
Data Loss can be devastating. It could instantly take a small or medium size business from “Open for Business” to “Out of Business” in an instant. On a personal level, it can wipe away weeks, months and even years of critical data where there is no means of accessing or recreating the valuable... (Hurricane Shutters, Non-Perishable Foods, Water, for at least 3-4 days, Ice, Flashlights, Batteries, and Battery operated Radio or TV for News Alerts.) Anyone who lives in a hurricane prone area should already know these basics.

Abatement Cleanup Combing Swarm Strategies by Lance Winslow
Have you ever watched a child comb their hair and considered how each column does its job and in three or four strokes their hair is in perfect place? Well, is it possible to use combing strategies with unmanned robotic autonomous vehicles in environmental cleanup and abatement procedures on an... Thinking now on the problem at New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the incredible pollution, which was left in the groundwater, in swimming pools and puddles, which still remains in the city. ... By using unmanned autonomous ground vehicles, which are fully robotic and setting them in motion...

Foraging Robots; Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans Clean-up by Lance Winslow
Walking thru the streets of disaster areas such as New Orleans once the floodwaters are cleared out will be problematic. There will be glass, debris and disease to deal with and that means it is going to be quite dangerous for humans and FEMA Responders. ... They can collect, tag and bag the dead bodies, while sterilizing the area to make it safe for us humans. ... Imagine after we get the folks out of New Orleans and drain the city, we send in the robots first, let us know what is going on. ... They can help us overcome our environment and perhaps our stupidity as well.

Hurricane Proof Computer by Daniel Foster
Part I: Backing Up Data And Things to Have Hurricane season or not, you should always be backing up your data. Whether you plan on riding out the storm (a bad idea) or evacuating to another location, you should have a backup of your computer data either on an external hard drive or optical... Hopefully this guide will help people save their computers from hurricane related damage. ... Your best bet is to use a satellite ISP as they have no equipment that can be destroyed by a hurricane and cause an outage.