As you may have heard, we had an earthquake here in Southern California on Tuesday, July 29th. Measuring a “mild” 5.4 on the Richter scale, it was enough for our house to shake for minutes, the water in the pool to wash over the sides, and to scare us out of our PJs. Seismologists have drilled into us Californians that there is a 99% chance that the big one will hit in the next 30 years, so the common thought that comes to mind is: “Is this it?”
URGENT NOTE: The Red Cross has just established a “Safe and Well” website for today’s earthquake so make sure to register, or if you can’t find a loved one, input that info under “Search” function. For the best information on what do do after an earthquake, check out this page on the Red Cross site.
Experts recommend that you be prepared to be self-sufficient for at least three days in case of a natural disaster. You need to store your household disaster kit in an easily accessible, yet safe location (i.e., where it’s least likely to have the house come down on it). We have our state-of-the-art EQ kit in a plastic garbage can with wheels so we can move it around - in our case, probably into the middle of the street.
DISH Network will be first to bring you* 1080p resolution HD content through broadcast means. Say goodbye to the 720 garbage you’ve been forced to watch and bask in the 1080p you should have had all along. Available tomorrow is “I am Legend” video on demand will be in full 1080p. 
CNET Australia does a first take review of the Samsung F480 and writes, “Unlike the Prada phone, the F480 comes with a much stronger suite of features. Besides HSDPA, the tri-band handset supports Bluetooth stereo for listening to music via a pair of wireless cans. There’s also a 5-megapixel camera module with autofocus, LED flash and face-detection capabilities…The SGH-F480 is something worth waiting for if you are in the market for a basic touchscreen phone, however, there’s no news on a date for Australian launch at this stage.”
