Bristol Wireless are hosting an evening of radical geekery at St Werburghs Centre (Horley Road) on Sunday 11th May from 5.30pm. You’re invited to try out some of the excellent projects they’ve been developing with free software and discarded computer kit, listen to talks on the rise of the Creative Commons movement, learn about the […]
The problem of compatibility between wireless devices is being addressed at an international conference this week. Scientists will be discussing what has been dubbed “Tower of Babel” technology – software that can converge different wireless gadgets into a single device. The aim for Software Defined Radio (SDR) is to be able to translate and understand […]
From BCC press Office – http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/ccm/content/press-releases/2006/jul/it-development-eases-sharing-of-information.en A new IT development is marking the beginning of the end of ‘can’t open yours’ culture. As part of its drive to reduce the cost of services without compromising quality, Bristol City Council today joined the Open Document Format (ODF) Alliance. The move is expected to make it easier […]
Bristol City Council have submitted their bid to the Digital Challenge set by the goverment for showcasing how Local Authorities and their communities can really make use of new technologies to enhance peoples lives – The bid intro lays out the ambitious aims – increase participation in the social and economic life of Bristol and […]
Bristol Wireless are pleased to be able to have relaunched its PC giveaway project. We have distributed another 15 machines in the first month of 2006. Receipt of machines is linked to completion of “First Time on Line” the UFI funders basic skills assessment website. PCs donated by Institute of Physics Publishing (av.800Mhz/256MB/40GB) were data […]
A brief scare went round Bristol Wireless early in November when our favourite model AP looked like it was going to be killed off by Linksys, the company that manufacture the WRT54G. Fortunately Linksys look like they know who it is that has popularised and recommended their device to make it the biggest selling Wireless […]
Ben Green prefaced this project with a quote from “Mission Impossible”, but Bristol Wireless and Fluffy Logic have suceeded in the Challenge, making a succint and informative promotional infotisement on a minimal budget and lots of hard work. We’re really pleased with the result.
Bristol Wireless has successfully secured funding from the University for industry (Ufi) to continue the activities we have been developing at Easton Community Centre since May. This will allow us to continue to run the IT Suite as a UKOnline Centre for at least the next 6 months, providing courses and community IT support through […]
Many of you will know we have been working on using old hardware with the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) and now have over 5 networks installed across the city – one of them at Princess Royal Gardens. We got involved because of Ronnie Corbett, the Warden there. Ronnie has written about getting the computers […]
The official launch of the Bristol Wireless installed LTSP suite at Princess Royal Gardens, a sheltered accommodation project in East Bristol, was held on 20th July, attended by City Councillors John Kiely and Abdul Malik and his Lordship, The Mayor Peter Abraham. The suite consists of 6 terminals and a server all kindly donated by […]
FAVE is a new event for people who are interested in free and open source creative software on Linux and other computer platforms. It’s taking place on Saturday August 20th 2005 at the Trinity Community & Arts Centre in Bristol, UK. Everyone is welcome, even if they have never used this kind of software before. […]
Bristol Indymedia return to our screens today just in time for the G8 and today’s Bristol demonstration. Bristol Wireless are pleased to have donated a machine for a new server for Bristol Indymedia to host their News Site on, to replace the one seized by the authorities in the run-up to what would probably have […]
Chelsea tonight 8 may 05 8pm is Shane
I’m in a non-broadband area in Swansea and im trying to sort out a wireless connection with a friend who lives 200 metres away from me who is in a cabled area. Is 200 metres a feasible distance to attempt a wireless connection bearing in mind that our houses are not in line of sight […]
http://www.vnunet.com/news/1157886 BCS survey finds ‘significant proportion’ of adults with no access to a PC Robert Jaques, vnunet.com 07 Sep 2004 One in four Britons are in danger of being marginalised because they have no access to PCs at home or at work, the British Computer Society (BCS) has warned. According to its latest survey investigating […]
This might be a useful way to get free Cisco Wireess routers for VolOrgs in Bristol to connect to our network. http://www.techsoup.org/stock/cisco/emea/pilot/ We are looking for NGOs and charities to participate in a pilot product donation program with Cisco Systems and TechSoup Stock. We piloted a similar Cisco product donation program in September of 2002 […]
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Posted to the Voscur mailing list this week – should we follow this up – deadline is tight Objective 2 Funding money still left in the pot! – European Regional Development Fund strands: (£70,485 and £4,063,042 available) – European Social fund: (£1,359,797 available) – Applications over £30,000 invited – Matched funding essential and can be […]
A Meeting to discuss fundraising and the financial future of the project. I have a idea to contact the Guardian for the Bannerman Rd school project that I would like to discuss. If you have a particular interest in fundraising and are unable to attend please let the list know by Thursday and we will […]
The latest course at Easton Community Centre has been cancelled due to only having one recruited student (of 4) actually turn up for the first evening class. The last one had only 3 students. Our recruitment mechanism is obviously not working properly and if we wish to continue with these courses we do need to […]