Monthly Archives: August 2007

Chapel Hill Launches Wi-Fi Pilot Project

Posted on August 30, 2007 by BrianR

The Town email newsletter â€œChapel Hill eNewsâ€™ just announced WiFi pilot will be at the following locations. (1.) U.S. Post Office, 179 E. Franklin St. (2.) Old Town Hall (IFC Shelter), 100 W. Rosemary St. (3.) Town Parking Lot 5, … Continue reading →

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TOWNofCH-WiFi is Here!

Posted on August 30, 2007 by BrianR

I just used the new Town of Chapel Hill WiFi for the first time. I was having lunch on Franklin street and got my laptop out. This is what I found in front of the Post Office. SSID: TOWNofCH-WiFi Channel: … Continue reading →

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Plaxo Online Identity Consolidator

Posted on August 29, 2007 by BrianR

Plaxo is releasing software behind its Pulse service. Basically, by using Microformats XFN info Pulse will aggregate your various online contacts. So if you have accounts at gmail, msn, yahoo, flickr, twitter, facebook, etc. you can consolidate it to understand … Continue reading →

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Learn from The Pinky Show

Posted on August 28, 2007 by BrianR

Pink and Bunny are Cats. They have a video camera and like to share what they know. This is their show’s trailer The Pinky Show, in a Nutshell. (this link is to a page with a QuickTime version of this … Continue reading →

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US TV beats Iran War Drum!

Posted on August 27, 2007 by BrianR

We don’t need another War. The US should not invade Iran! Don’t let Fox or any other network fool you. Haven’t enough people died for Bush and Cheney’s war profiteering?

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More Truth to Power Sen. Edwards

Posted on August 27, 2007 by BrianR

via AlterNet: Sen. Edwards campaigning in New Hampsire: “Real change starts with being honest — the system in Washington is rigged and our government is broken. It’s rigged by greedy corporate powers to protect corporate profits. It’s rigged by the … Continue reading →

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My View on WiFi in Chapel Hill News

Posted on August 26, 2007 by BrianR

A short opinion piece I wrote appears on the front page of todays Chapel Hill News. Its called Wi-Fi for the People. Its about my recent efforts to bring public WiFi to Chapel Hill, the new WiFi pilot project slated … Continue reading →

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MuniWireless blogs about Wireless in Chapel Hill

Posted on August 22, 2007 by BrianR

Carol Ellison over at MuniWireless.com has written a post called Turning infrastructures into true community networks. Its about our work in Chapel Hill to bring attention to new public wifi hotspots. Hopefully on September 1 we will have five new … Continue reading →

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Share the Chapel Hill Wireless Map

Posted on August 21, 2007 by BrianR

April/May of last year (2006) I created the WordPress blog and Google Maps mash up Chapel Hill Wireless. The goal was to help people find wireless hotspots in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, North Carolina. Since then Anton created Durham Wireless … Continue reading →

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