Tom Higgins and family -tom@wsmf.org -node236

12/18/02 QuarterlyZine time, wifi style. PTP has enough action packed stuff going on to not only warrant a zine, it will be a great way to show off other talents as well.

12/14/02 WarStrollering -

http://208.151.246.210/pictures/PersonalTelco/thumbs/WarStrollering-Ben.JPG

• The act of seaching for hotspots via a wifi rig mounted,howerver flimsily, atop an infant stroller. Great for nieghborhood walk about, nights out on the town with the family and as yet another excuse to go out with the younguns.

An example can be seen here http://208.151.246.210/pictures/PersonalTelco/

11/14/02

http://208.151.246.210/pictures/PersonalTelco/thumbs/Node236-WSMFcomound.JPG Node236 - The WSMF Compound

Having found ptp about a month or two ago I have spent much of that time reading up on the particulars and moving into my new house. The new house has, of course, a new roof from which many of the ideas I have read up on will be put to use.

Some of the things I find most interesting about wireless community networks so far...

() Network clouds - The idea of a mesh or cloud type network seems to be the best fit for forming community networks. They allow growth from small beginings and scale up nicely.

() Internet independence - Not everythign need go thru, on or into the internet. I think community networkclouds can, and should, be used to house lots of the infromation and resources folks are currently paying usage fees to get to or to make avialble.

() Clouds merging with clouds - Connecting the various community networks togther , at first over the internet and over time thru non internet connectivity, seems the best way to utilize the power of localized netowrking over a global scale

() Using gnutella / freenet over the clouds - These apps have proved themselves viable methods to both offer up and retrive items across a dynamic network structure. Its a damn near perfect fit for the clouds.