09-22-2005, 04:30 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Mobile Friendly Hurricane Rita Information
http://www.bevhoward.com/Rita.php
Bev Howard, a fellow Microsoft MVP for Mobile Devices has set up a mobile friendly site full of links for information on hurricane Rita. This may be especially invaluable to people in the path of this storm that will invariably lose power but cellular service may continue to work. Great work Bev, and stay safe! Bev is in Texas but not on the coast. He will certainly be impacted by Rita but hopefully there is enough land between him and the coast that the storm will weaken substantially.
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09-22-2005, 01:35 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 147
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Re: Mobile Friendly Hurricane Rita Information
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
http://www.bevhoward.com/Rita.php
Bev Howard, a fellow Microsoft MVP for Mobile Devices has set up a mobile friendly site full of links for information on hurricane Rita. This may be especially invaluable to people in the path of this storm that will invariably lose power but cellular service may continue to work. Great work Bev, and stay safe! Bev is in Texas but not on the coast. He will certainly be impacted by Rita but hopefully there is enough land between him and the coast that the storm will weaken substantially. |
Great information and well done by Bev. This is the kind of information that makes the Windows Mobile device really shine - vital information on the go.
Bev will almost certainly be effected if Rita hits between Galveston and Freeport as projected. I would guess he will see 100+ MPH winds (he is about 250 miles from the coast) and I'm sure here in Dallas I'll get 60-70 MPH (about 450 miles from the coast). Gonna be nasty...
If you are on the Texas coast reading this... dude, leave - now!
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09-22-2005, 02:17 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Re: Mobile Friendly Hurricane Rita Information
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Originally Posted by clintonfitchdotcom
If you are on the Texas coast reading this... dude, leave - now!
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Let me add to that. I live just a little north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I have seen the devastation first hand, in Gulfport, Biloxi and the surrounding towns, all the way up to Jackson. If you are anywhere close to the path of Rita, get out of the way right now. Things can be replaced. Your life, your family .... they cannot be replaced.
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09-22-2005, 02:17 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 171
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I'm winging this one, so page is being constantly updated... for the better hopefully... check back
http://bevhoward.com/Rita/
Suggestions and feedback will be appreciated.
PLEASE! If you think this minimalist approach is a good idea, pass the link along to as many other mobile users as possible and as many people along the texas/la coast asap who have the need, both mobile and non mobile.
I have a local counter to support the need, so, the more visits during this event, the more likely NHC will pay attention. The counter only updates if you "reload" on the ppc so it should reflect mobile hit's accurately although many browsers are set to reload every time.
If you want Noaa and NHC to provide mobile friendly sites and to let them know their current "text page" sucks, let them know at [email protected]
Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
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