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Tag Archives: network
A message to BT
Fed up with the ancient telephone exchange and poor quality service from the UK’s largest telecommunications provider – BT, the villagers of Kettleholm in Dumfries and Galloway have produced the following video, which we trust readers will enjoy. Hat tip: … Continue reading
Kebele on the network
Yesterday Bristol Wireless volunteer Acesabe paid a site visit to Easton’s Kebele Community Coop to connect them to the Bristol Wireless network. Being the good lad he is, Acesabe kept us informed throughout the process as evidenced by the following … Continue reading
A special offer for Bristolians
TCP/IP is the open framework that makes the internet work. Of that framework, we’d like to draw your attention today to the IP bit. IP stands for Internet Protocol, of course (and not Intellectual Property address, as once written by … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol Wireless News, Local IT News
Tagged digital inclusion, network, networking, open standards
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Lab report, Friday December 16th
It’s been an interesting day in the lab. Your correspondent arrived early in the lab and found Rich and Acesabe getting ready to out on a cabling job, running Cat6 round a new office for a client. After a while … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol Wireless News, Open Source News, Volunteering
Tagged free software, Linux, network, open source, Ubuntu, volunteering
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Lots more free public wifi for Bristol
Bristol City Council and Bristol University have reached an agreement that will result in several hundred more free wifi spots being made available in the city, the Bristol Evening Post reports. The council currently has some 50 free wifi spots … Continue reading
It’s not cricket, it’s #twicket!
The Lancashire village of Wray (population approx. 500) became a true global village on Easter Monday with a world first – the live streaming of video and audio coverage of a village cricket match over the internet. The protagonists were … Continue reading
Posted in International IT News, Media and Content, National IT News
Tagged digital inclusion, DIY, network, networking, social change
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Of mice and networks…
Last week BW volunteers Rich and Acesabe paid a visit to the Rosevear sheltered housing scheme in Newtown to see if their link to our network could be restored. One of the last things they expected to find there was … Continue reading
Net neutrality – Government minister ‘misinterpreted’
To some people network neutrality may seem an esoteric subject, but it’s absolutely vital for the way modern information technology functions. Last Wednesday, Government minister Ed Vaizey told the FT World Telecoms Conference that ISPs could soon be allowed to … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol Wireless News, National IT News
Tagged net neutrality, network, networking
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Weekend networking
It’s before 10 am on a Saturday morning and there’s a dozen or so Bristol Wireless folks huddled together in Hamilton House. Besides amazement at our weekend early rising proclivities, readers are probably wondering if this gathering served some useful … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol Wireless Events, Bristol Wireless News, Local Events, Training, Volunteering
Tagged event, network, networking, Training, volunteering
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WCW 2009 announced
The Wireless Community Weekend (WCW) hosted annually by Freifunk is taking place at the end of May (22.-24.05.2009) and will be staged once again at c-base in Berlin. The event programme has not been firmed up yet and will be … Continue reading
Posted in International Events, International IT News, Open Source News
Tagged activism, event, network, networking, wcw2009
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