hi DDN community -
this is wonderful news. portland, oregon, is getting free wifi for all its
residents. 1 megabit downstream bandwidth. advertiser supported.
http://digg.com/technology/Portland,_Free_Wireless,_and_Open_Source
- phil
this same bandwidth can be used to subscribe to podcasts and video blogs using
free tools like itunes and fireant.tv.
i wonder if any literacy organizations in portland might create rich media
educational materials that anyone could have access to for free?
distance learning possibilities using moodle (free, open source software)
are also very ripe when everyone in the city gets free wireless internet.
i asked the good god google to tell me who is doing computer refurbishing
in portland. google pointed me to
http://www.freegeek.org/
http://www.nwcgiving.org/
and i should mention that one of my favorite pacific northwest
organizations, the RECA Foundation, is about 200 miles away in Kennewick,
Washington.
see http://www.cbpin.org/recycle.htm
and http://www.digitaldivide.net/articles/view.php?ArticleID=48
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