Monthly Archives: June 2007

Three Meraki Minis

Posted on June 29, 2007 by BrianR

[flv:http://www.yesh.com/video/MerakiMinis2.flv 320 240] Three Meraki Minis just arrived. I’m going to place them around and see how well they work. Supposedly they’re easy to install and set up. This could be key for rapid network deployment. Man.. they are really … Continue reading →

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Adult Literacy Blog

Posted on June 29, 2007 by BrianR

Yashna of the Durham Literacy Center has set up a new blog for students and tutors. It’ll be an interesting read I’m sure. Its wonderful to see folks using blogs as a tool for adult education. Check out DLC Adult … Continue reading →

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Orange County Opposes HB1587

Posted on June 28, 2007 by BrianR

Orange County Commissioner Mike Nelson lets me know that the Orange County Commissioners passed a resolution against HB1587 last tuesday. They join a growing number of North Carolina municipalities fighting this bad bill. I am so proud of my local … Continue reading →

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Chapel Hill WiFi Pilot needs different Hotspots

Posted on June 27, 2007 by BrianR

Tonight Tomorrow night the Chapel Hill Town Council will hear a staff proposal for a WiFi pilot project. This project has been a long time coming. One of the first reasons it was proposed in 2005 was to increase equal … Continue reading →

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Town of Chapel Hill supports G.A.T.E.

Posted on June 21, 2007 by BrianR

G.A.T.E. Greater Access to Technology for Everyone I’m really happy to see the Town of Chapel Hill promoting their opposition to HB1587. They stood up to a really bad bill in the NC House of Representatives. The Town of Chapel … Continue reading →

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City of Greensboro Opposes HB1587

Posted on June 20, 2007 by BrianR

Last night the Greensboro City council passed a resolution opposing HB1587. That brings the count of communities opposing HB1587 to seven nine. The others are the City of Wilson, City of Fayetteville, City of Rocky Mount, Town of Carrboro, Town … Continue reading →

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John Edwards at Google

Posted on June 19, 2007 by BrianR

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Google has a Public Policy Blog

Posted on June 19, 2007 by BrianR

Google Public Policy Blog: Google’s views on government, Policy, and Politics This will be really interesting. Even for us folks in North Carolina. Why? Google just spoke out against HB1587, Google is building a HUGE facility in Lenoir, NC, Google … Continue reading →

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Google and Intel letters about HB1587

Posted on June 18, 2007 by BrianR

Check out these two letters. One from Google’s State Policy Council John Burchett [PDF] and one from Intel’s Director of Communications policy Peter K. Pitch [PDF]. Both are to Speaker of the House Joe Hackney, Gov. Easley, and other Committee … Continue reading →