Today’s post is simple.  Go here: http://bit.ly/8kbVjX and follow the donation instructions

I have been given a spot on the second plane this organization wants to send, but currently they only have enough funding for one.

After seeing some of the horrific images coming out of Haiti, I started asking myself this question. Actually, the first question I asked was, “How do I get on a plane to Haiti?” After some research, it turns out experience is usually required before they will put you on a plane and air drop you into a disaster relief effort. Then I found myself wondering what I could do the next time something like this happens. It turns out there is a great book that answers a lot of these questions!

I read Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life by Neil Strauss earlier this year and its a great resource for anyone looking for more information about what to do when all hell breaks loose. In the book, Niel highlights Community Emergency Responder Training (CERT). CERT was developed by the Los Angeles disaster management office and now is used by FEMA to train local emergency responders all over the country. My friend Will and I are now signed up for the local CERT class over the next two weekends. I’m really excited about this and I’ll have to do a post about how it goes. I might be a long way from drop shipping to a international disaster relief effort, but at least it is a first step. If you have a couple free Saturdays and are interested in finding out about how you can register for CERT click here.

CNN.com: Google vs. China

This is starting to make some mainstream headlines.  It’s not entirely benevolent on Google’s part, but the idea of a single company taking on an entire government is interesting.  I think it’s with good intentions this time, but what is to say this kind of pressuring can’t happen when the company has less noble motives.  The truth is that it probably does happen but rarely makes the evening news.

I realized that I have been neglecting this blog lately.  I guess since I'm not half way across the world I kind of forgot about it.  Since my life has become a little more normal, I figured I would start posting more often, and posting about more traditional things. Life, TV shows, Politics, Tech, etc.  So here it goes!

I just wanted to direct you to this post:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/

Very cool!  Some of you might be aware that Apple is heavily rumored to be releasing a tablet computer sometime at the end of January.  This product by Lenovo is way cooler.  It is a tablet that I might actually use.