[nycwireless] Tiny "Wifi Receiver"?
Ive been thinking about buses and wifi. Bus riders want to know where the bus is. If there were an access point at each bus stop, the bus could simply ping each bus stop. The bus stops AP is mapped to a location, so the system would then know the last bus stop the bus left and be able to tell the user. But the bus needs something to ping with... This requires a device I havent seen beforea wifi signaler/receiver. Its like a GPS Receiver but instead its a Wifi Receiver. Im imagining a very small device running on a watch battery that does nothing but connect to a network and ping a central server. If the access point is associated with a physical location, its as good as GPS (or close. Remember, GPS doesnt work so well with skyscrapers all around). It has the following configuration settings: 1. the name of the signaler (Bus ) 2. a list of access points to try to connect to in order 3. a ping command This is not a signal detector and its not a USB client. Its just a little device that's constantly looking for networks to connect to and pinging outward. Does such a device exist now? Or is there a wifi signal finder that is built with hackable firmware to fulfill such a purpose? Rob __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
[nycwireless] >10ms pings soekris/pebble
I am using several soekris 4521 boards with smc 2532W-B pcmcia cards running pebble linux with hostap and am generally satisfied with the operation and performance. There is just one small detail that keeps nagging at me and that is why these boxes consistently run pings to adjacent boxes on my network in excess of 10 ms. Any other standard pc I have configured with various linux distros consistently return pings of 2-5ms.Does anyone know why the soekris/pebble combos take 2 to 3 times longer to respond? Is there a fix? - Do you Yahoo!? With a free 1 GB, there's more in store with Yahoo! Mail. -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
[nycwireless] EYEBEAM hosts Troika Ranch -- Final NYC Performances
Up until this Saturday, Jan 28, dance company Troika Ranch is presenting its "digital dance theater" at EYEBEAM in Chelsea. The production uses wireless technology and custom software to let dancers use their movements to manipulate the visuals and the score of the piece. My wife has worked with Troika Ranch for years and their productions are always interesting. EYEBEAM is also a cool space to check out. ^"Using a single camera pointed at the stage, free software called EyesWeb creates a 12-point 'skeleton' that follows the shapes of the dancers' bodies. The position and trajectory of each point is passed to Isadora. . . ." This software designed by Coniglio then "generates visuals and manipulates aspects of the sonic score by interpreting the movements of the skeleton. . . ."^ --Village Voice At earlier shows this week, they've had a test camera in the lobby so you yourself can try out the system. Twenty bucks at the door, show starts at 8:00 o'clock. See below for links to reviews of the show and a message from Mark Coniglio. Enjoy! RobKelley REVIEWS: Village Voice: [http://www.villagevoice.com/dance/0604,jowitt,71878,14.html ] New Jersey Star Ledger: [http://www.nj.com/search/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1137736200211910.xml?starledger?eth&coll=1 ] NYTheater.com: [http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/the_list.htm ] Subject: Troika Ranch - 16 [R]evolutions - Final NYC Performances Only three performances remain for the world premiere of Troika Ranch's 16 [R]evolutions in New York City -- January 25, 27 & 28 at 8PM at Eyebeam, 540 W 21st (between 10th and 11th Avenues) If you've already joined us for a what the Village Voice calls a "magically beautiful universe", thank you! If not, please join us before the run is over if you are in the area. You can make a reservation online at http://www.troikaranch.org/tickets We've included links to reviews below, as well as all the details about location and performance times. Best Wishes, Mark Coniglio & Dawn Stoppiello Artistic Directors Troika Ranch 321 Graham Ave. #4R Brooklyn, NY 11211 16 [R]EVOLUTIONS - WORLD PREMIERE January 18-25, 27-28, 2006 - 8PM (No performance January 26) EYEBEAM Art & Technology Center 540 West 21st Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues) New York, NY, USA Tickets: $20 at the door Online reservations: http://www.troikaranch.org/tickets - __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
[nycwireless] Getting and Serving Mobile-formatted content
Getting and Serving Mobile-formatted content As you know a lot of websites haven't yet cottoned to CMS rule of "write once, publish everywhere". Some very popular sites still have only standard pages. Curbed.com has a .5Mb home page. How do you use the site with the mobile phone you have? And what if you want to serve mobile content on your website? 1. __Getting Content__ Google has a mobile optimizer. Type in a site's URL in your phone browser and it'll attempt to strip it down to something you can read. Add this link to your phone or PDA: http://google.com/gwt/n Thanks to Jeff at Palm Addicts for this [http://palmaddict.typepad.com/palmaddicts/2006/01/i_stumbled_onto.html |tip]! 2. __Serving Content__ Mike at MikeIndustries.com has posted an article about [http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2005/07/make-your-site-mobile-friendly |"Make Your Site Mobile-Friendly in Two Minutes"]. He walks you through a PHP prepend script that strips out inappropriate HTML, disables the style sheet, and returns just the content. It's quick and a little controversial (check the comments), but right now it does the job for me. You can check out my site: [http://ChelseaNYC.info/] (for the full browser) [http://10011.info/] (for the mobile browser) If you have tips for getting or serving mobile content, let us know! RobKelley -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
[nycwireless] TONIGHT!! NYCwireless January Meeting - Wed. Jan. 25th: VOIP over Wifi Design
NYCwireless January Meeting Announcement All are invited - please re-post everywhere! TONIGHT! TONIGHT! TONIGHT! Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 at 7:15pm Bway.net 568 Broadway at Prince St, NE corner Suite 404 New York, NY 10012 [Please note: Everybody will need to sign-in in the lobby.] Agenda: 1. Dustin Goodwin: Designing Wifi Network for VOIP So you think you can just buy a couple of Wifi VOIP phones and start using them on your office network? Well unfortunately it's not that easy. Wifi networks designed for data are probably not well enough engineered to handle VOIP phones with a high degree of quality. If you want to learn about design factors for VOIP over WiFi, don't miss this presentation. 2. tba 3. Workshop breakout sessions: small group discussions from novice to advanced questions === Dustin Goodwin, VOIP expert and NYCwireless Board member - Dustin has shared his expertise many times at NYCw meetings, his presentations are always informative, and not to be missed. Dustin's Bio: http://nycwireless.net/tiki-index.php?page=About (scroll down to Board of Directors) === NYCwireless is a non-profit organization that advocates for, and enables the growth of free, public wireless networks. NYCw monthly meetings are held on the last Wednesday of the month. They are free, and open to all, RSVP not required. === -- === Joe Plotkin DSL/Marketing Bway.net - NYC's Best Internet === Bway.net Note--> new address: 568 Broadway Suite 404 New York, NY 10012 vox: 212.982.9800 fax: 212.982.5499 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] xDSL info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.bway.net === -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
Re: [nycwireless] Panix supports Network Neutrality
Way to go Panix.com!! I see Panix advertises a Home Office DSL package -- "corporate speeds at residential prices." 6.0Mbps/768kbps, $79.99/month (1 yr commitment) Worth checking out... Rob --- Dustin Goodwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > NYers looking for a broadband provider that will allow access to > content > and applications of their choosing now have two providers to choose > from. I am very excited to report that the oldest ISP in NYC > Panix.com > supports Network Neutrality. Please reward these companies for > supporting fair and open access by considering them for your home and > business Internet needs. > > For a full list of fair and open ISPs: > http://www.nycwireless.net/BroadbandChallengeScoreCard > > More about the NYCwireless Network Neutrality Broadband Challenge > http://www.nycwireless.net/BroadbandChallenge . Please contact your > ISP > about supporting Network Neutrality. A great way to speak directly to > your ISP in a public setting is to use the forums on > http://www.dslreports.com/forums/25 . I am currently lobbying > Speakeasy > my DSL provider to support our challenge. If you are also using > Speakeasy and would like to have them publicly support Network > Neutrality add your voice to my thread on the SE forum > http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1526973 . > > - Dustin - > > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: > http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
[nycwireless] Panix supports Network Neutrality
NYers looking for a broadband provider that will allow access to content and applications of their choosing now have two providers to choose from. I am very excited to report that the oldest ISP in NYC Panix.com supports Network Neutrality. Please reward these companies for supporting fair and open access by considering them for your home and business Internet needs. For a full list of fair and open ISPs: http://www.nycwireless.net/BroadbandChallengeScoreCard More about the NYCwireless Network Neutrality Broadband Challenge http://www.nycwireless.net/BroadbandChallenge . Please contact your ISP about supporting Network Neutrality. A great way to speak directly to your ISP in a public setting is to use the forums on http://www.dslreports.com/forums/25 . I am currently lobbying Speakeasy my DSL provider to support our challenge. If you are also using Speakeasy and would like to have them publicly support Network Neutrality add your voice to my thread on the SE forum http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1526973 . - Dustin - -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
