Twitching with psand.net
This Wednesday Bristol Wireless volunteers were treated to a hands-on ‘birdspotting’ workshop, aka using satellite communications, with Mike Harris of psand.net.
Something about Steve Woods
Chief scribe
New Knowle West Neighbourhood Forum Launched
On 11th October 2006, a new online forum was launched for Bristol’s Knowle West area.
ICT support event at the Watershed
On 13th November 2006, a free workshop on “Making The Best Use of Free ICT Support” will be held at Watershed, Bristol
Virtually essential: why voluntary and community groups must embrace the internet
Ignoring the Internet is no longer an option for voluntary and community organisations, according to a new booklet ‘ICT, Social Capital and Voluntary Action’ published recently by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
HAL: Connecting Montreal to its Artists
Ile Sans Fil, together with student radio station CHOQ.FM and and student-run CUTV, is launching an exciting new service that will change the way Montrealers interact with local artists.
LTSP at Truthfest
As its ‘last of the summer wine’ expedition this year, Bristol Wireless’ mobile LTSP suite paid a visit to Truthfest at Radford Mill Farm in Timsbury.
Momentum back up to speed after the summer
The first Connecting Bristol Momentum meeting took place on Tuesday 13th September at the Watershed. This was the first group meeting since hearing back in July that Bristol had made it through to the top 10 finalists in the government’s £7 million Digital Challenge.
Link up! Knowle West Web connected to Bristol Wireless Backbone
The Knowle West Web network has now been successfully connected to the Bristol Wireless backbone.
Bristol Teachers Say Home Internet Access Aids Education
A new survey amongst Bristol schoolteachers has revealed that children who do not have internet access at home are at a disadvantage, the Evening Post reports.
We’re all LTSP’ing on our summer holidays
In various sizes and disguises, Bristol Wireless’ mobile LTSP suite has been on its summer holidays again this year, taking in the Global Village in Kent, the Big Green Gathering in Somerset and the Climate Action Camp in North Yorkshire.
Network news – Bristol Wireless Backbone now stable
After a great deal of toil, testing and tweaking, the new Bristol Wireless 5.8 GHz network backbone is now stable and is almost ready for service since it is considered to be at the pre-production stage.
HP offers Debian Linux support
Debian is a resolutely non-commercial version of Linux. Nevertheless, Hewlett-Packard will give it a big boost on Monday with the announcement of a plan to provide support for the open-source operating system, CNET News announces.
Open source makes “substantial advance” in UK education
Three quarters of all colleges and universities consider open source for IT procurements
Green Wifi To Launch Solar WiFi In India
Green Wifi, a non-profit organisation aiming to bring internet access to schools in developing countries via cheap, solar-powered wi-fi networks, will be starting a full-scale pilot project in Uttar Pradesh, India, at the end of the summer.
Norwich turns on UK’s largest wi-fi network
The citizens of Norwich are now enjoying the pleasures of free wi-fi internet access thanks to a project backed by Norfolk County Council and the East of England Development Agency.
Bristol’s Digital Challenge on the box
On Friday 4th August a team from BBC Bristol’s Points West filmed a piece on Bristol’s Digital Challenge bid.
Bristol in Top Ten Digital Cities in UK
Bristol has today been named the region’s top digital city after being
named amongst the ten national finalists in the government’s Digital
Challenge.
Learn Cinelerra video editing for free at Easton
Ben Green of Bristol Wireless is organising an introductory course on video editing with Cinelerra at Easton Community Centre in Bristol in July 2006.
French poor to get broadband for €1 per day
The French government has just announced ambitious plans for trying to bridge the digital divide.
New York’s Central Park to go wireless
New York’s Central Park and other public areas are to have free wireless internet access by the summer.