Grand Rapids WiFi News : October 2006
Improved mapping
Today saw another update to the software running this site. Over the past few months there have been very regular upgrades and today's change adds some fixes to the submission system and improved maps on the per-location page which give a much closer view of the area surrounding each hotspot. You can read more about how that's done over here.
Published 10/22/06 : 0 Comments : Read More...
Green WiFi
A new piece on World Changing today profiles Green WiFi, a project "committed to providing solar powered access to global information and educational resources for developing nation K-12 school children striving for knowledge in a digitally divided world." The project shows another dimension of the power of wireless technologies, an interesting insight for those who are enjoying the opportunities WiFi opens up for those of us in the 'developed' world.
Published 10/05/06 : 0 Comments : Read More...
Fon: Organizing Wireless Sharing
FON is a new service aimed at making it easier to get online anywhere by making it simpler to share a wireless connection. By providing a central database of open networks, and hardware to make it easy for people to share their connection but protect their computers and data, they're helping communities provide their own always-on connections.
Published 10/02/06 : 0 Comments : Read More...
