PDAs and Emergencies

Los Angeles experienced a rather large black out yesterday.

The power outage got me thinking about how helpful a PDA would be during a blackout.

If you were in Los Angeles during the blackout with your PDA you would have access to a host of data.

• Phone numbers to call and let everyone know about the black out or numbers for your spouse’s work to make sure all is well.
• You could still work on documents while your computer is down.
• You could listen to music while waiting for the bus that will be very late, especially with traffic signals not working.
• You could become a photojournalist and take pictures with your Treo 600 or 650 and email them to the news agencies or your blog.
• You could catch up on that book you downloaded last week or listen to Palm Addicts latest Podcast.
• You could review emergency procedures you downloaded to your PDA.
• You could review the list of emergency supplies you inventoried and added to your PDA.
• You could keep a journal on how to be better prepared for the next time this happens.
• You could play games to relax.

All in all, the power might be down, but with your PDA you are still up and running (at least until the battery dies).