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About Me
Joined PTP in 2011. On the BoardOfAdvisors. Personal website: http://danrasmussen.org/ .
Expended lots of effort with the goal of getting the word out about the Personal Telco Project. First, lots of work on the PTP wiki. Then re-wrote the homepage so outsiders could understand what Personal Telco was about. I made Dashboard so that I, and others could more effectively keep the wiki up-to-date and relevant/interesting. I rewrote PTP's listing for Calagator and for a while took it on myself to submit PTP events to Calagator in an attempt to seek new volunteers. I tried to visit all of the Personal Telco nodes in Portland, and eventually did visit most of them. Here's a map of the results: http://pdxwifimap.com/ptp_audit_2012 . That project became http://pdxwifimap.com/, another attempt of mine to draw attention to the Personal Telco Project. It's also a learning project. PDX Wifi Map is based on OpenStreetMap and does things I haven't seen on any other wifi map.
Projects
(in no particular order)
SplashPageRedesign - PTP's splash pages need some help!
Make homepage awesome. On both mobile (still sucks - sidebar causes unpleasant scrolling experience, but at least text explains what PTP is about) and immobile (fairly satisfied with how it looks with Firefox on netbook screen, haven't tried any others yet).
Introduction - Like PersonalTelco, but works well on small screens. Learned: Russell and Jason apparently fond of sidebar on homepage, DanRasmussen dislikes sidebar - see Dashboard section below). Replaced OldHomepage text with Introduction text on 25. April 2012 and trimmed down OldHomepage's sidebar. Visit PersonalTelco with a small-screen-having device to see why I hate the sidebar.
- Possible solutions:
From WikiTipOfTheDay: "You can set other pages than the FrontPage as your personal start page, e.g. RecentChanges or your own homepage." NeedsUpdate Some way to make Dashboard personal start page?
Bookmark Dashboard page with small-screen devices, volunteers use as startup page. Easiest short-term solution until/unless one of the following items happens:
- Somebody who enjoys HTML/CSS formatting ("NOT IT!") gets sidebar to load *after* main page text
Detect small screen devices, send them to Dashboard if logged in or PersonalTelco page minus sidebar if not logged in? (Probably also a "NOT IT!" item)
Your solution here
IntroductionNextGen - DRAFT of next-gen homepage. Contains ideas for improvements to Introduction.
Dashboard - PTP entry page for volunteers. Goal: show every homepage visitor what they need, and no more! See UsingDashboard for details.
4 - Number of print pages required to print OldHomepage. Note how awkward this looks in printed form, and how much of the information is quickly dated, or does not make sense in non-hyperlink form.
2 - Number of print pages required to print current homepage (Introduction).
1 - Number of print pages required to print current homepage without sidebar - default as of May 1st, 2012!
1.5 - Number of print pages required to print Dashboard. No real reason to print this page.
Add sponsor links to nodes (ongoing, but started 22. Feb 2012 and essentially finished 28. Feb 2012) - working through NodesByAge
Delete, or add to DeleteMe, appropriate pages from AbandonedPages and OrphanedPages - WARNING: both of these links could take a long time to load!
Create pages the wiki says ought to exist, where beneficial. See WantedPages, and be aware that it could take forever to load
Create a NetbookHotspot (a type of BackPackAp).
- Using Android, find offline way to GPS navigate to nearest PTP node.
Pages I've Created
NeedsUpdate - list of pages containing useful, but partly outdated, information. Skills required: wiki editing, and maybe research or subject knowledge.
NeedsCoded - list of areas in which PTP could use a little coding work, or advanced wiki skills
HistoricalInterest - list of interesting historical information, and/or mostly/completely outdated stuff, superseded by CategoryHistorical
PersonalTelcoMetrics - list of interesting ways to measure the growth, utility, and benefits of the project
PersonalTelcoExports - useful documents for those who would emulate Personal Telco.
DanRasmussen/Questions - Personal Telco topics I'm interested in that don't appear to be documented in the written language
PhilosophyOnePage - Everything in CategoryPhilosophy, on one page for easy reading. Personal experiment.
Calagator - My attempt to get Portland's geek community interested in Personal Telco.
NeighborhoodNodes - Printable list of PTP nodes, pulled from the database, with some address standardization. I feel the naming of this page leaves something to be desired (in particular: it's a little long, and requires good spelling/typo-avoidance to type), but NodeList is taken, and Nodes (another badly-named node list page) is a page I feel I shouldn't edit. Random node news:
Added "Cart Row" ( NodeCartRow )
SplashPage - explanation of how PTP's splash page works. Didn't create the page, but rewrote everything that was there...
Macro Test Bed
Macro: RecentChangesList / RecentChanges()
RecentChanges takes up a lot of space! Possible to limit output? See Dashboard for RecentChangesList.
Macro: RandomPage(integer) , RandomPage, PageCount
Several random pages, (out of 3967 total) :
Random page, twice: WikiCourse/19 Symbols / PersonalTelco/2010-09-01
Macro: FullSearch() / FullSearchCached()
Pages where DanRasmussen appears in text. Is there some way to show most recent pages edited by DanRasmussen, vs. being in the page text? FullSearchCached is for searches that don't change much. I don't know how often the cache is refreshed, but would like to figure that out. "Clear Cache" is one of the Page Actions.
- AccessPoint
- AnnualMembersMeeting2012
- BackPackAp
- BetaSite
- BitTorrent
- Calagator
- CategoryBeWitched
- CategoryCategory
- CategoryDunWireless
- CategoryEmpty
- CategoryExample
- CategoryHistorical
- CategoryNetwork
- CategoryNodeBehindNat
- CategoryNodeDetails
- CategoryPhilosophy
- DAAP
- DanRasmussen
- DanRasmussen/PrivateTestPage
- DanRasmussen/Questions
- Dashboard
- DeleteMe
- ElectronicFrontierFoundation
- EthernetPlugnPlay
- FindNearestNode
- FrequentlyAskedQuestions
- Introduction
- IntroductionNextGen
- IrcChannel
- JenSedell
- KarmaNode
- MailingLists
- MeetingApril2012
- MeetingJune2011
- MeetingMarch2012
- MeetingSeptember2011
- MississippiNetworkNews
- MobileSplash
- NeedsCoded
- NeedsUpdate
- NeighborhoodNodes
- NetbookHotspot
- NewUsersGuide
- NoTextChasGroup
- NodeFaq
- NodeGuide
- NodeOwnerHelp
- NodeUpaTree
- OSCON2012
- OpenAp
- OrphanedPages
- OtherPublicAccessPoints
- OurLogo
- PersonalTelco
- PersonalTelcoExports
- PersonalTelcoHandbook
- PersonalTelcoHandbookTodo
- PersonalTelcoMetrics
- PlacesToUnwire
- PlayDayJuly2012
- PortalSoftware
- PortlandWirelessCommunities
- PotentialNodeOwnerFaq
- PowellsBooks
- PreviousMeeting
- PublicNodes
- Publications
- QuarterlyZine
- RealBrowser
- SkyPilotPlayDay20120204
- SloganIdeas
- SnmpHelp
- SocialNetworks
- SplashPageRedesign
- StateOfTheCategory
- TheSign
- UsingBuilderHowTo
- UsingDashboard
- WarDriving
- WeeklyMeeting20110511
- WeeklyMeeting20120201
- WeeklyMeeting20120215
- WeeklyMeeting20120222
- WeeklyMeeting20120307
- WeeklyMeeting20120321
- WeeklyMeeting20120404
- WeeklyMeeting20120411
- WeeklyMeeting20120418
- WeeklyMeeting20120502
- WeeklyMeeting20120801
- WeeklyMeeting20140409
- WeeklyMeetingNotesHowto
- WikiMaintenance
- WikiTour
- WirelessPowerMeter
- loraksus
Macro: EditedSystemPages
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Macro: TitleIndex, WordIndex, WantedPages, OrphanedPages
WordIndex: index of all words in page titles. WordIndex system page disabled on PTP wiki, but macro is embeddable in any page. WantedPages: list links to non-existent pages OrphanedPages: list pages no other page links to
<<TitleIndex>>: an index of all page titles. TitleIndex system page disabled on PTP wiki, but macro is embeddable in any page.
Macro: AbandonedPages
See AbandonedPages Quite a long list! Many PTP wiki pages haven't been edited forever - e.g. historical meeting notes. Wonder what the cut-off date is for this function...
Macro: SystemInfo
Macro: NewsResults(term1+term2+...)
NewsResults(portland+wifi):
![[WWW]](/htdocs/personaltelco/img/moin-www.png "[WWW]"){kind=small}
We tried the comfiest coworking cafes in Portland. Here are our favorites - OregonLive.com Top internet providers in Portland, OR: Compare plans and prices - USA Today Portland park receives free public Wi-Fi through Cumberland Connect - WKRN News 2 Comcast Launches Simpler, Transparent Internet Plans—What It Means for Oregon Households - The Portland Tribune Police Commander Suggests Installing Metal Detectors and Weakening Wi-Fi Signal at Central Library - Willamette Week Multnomah County to test alert system to 1 million phones - KGW Blazers' Jrue Holiday Ended His Intro Press Conference With Funny Line About His Wifi - Sports Illustrated Comfortable Portland Cafes That Are Ideal for Remote Work - Eater Portland Tour Oregon's 'People's Coast' Right From Portland With No Parking Stresses On Buses With Wi-Fi And Bathrooms - islands.com Blazers' Damian Lillard reveals how WiFi has kept him close to new teammate Jrue Holiday - sportingnews.com Maine Internet Speed Ranked Worst in New England, Study Shows - 102.9 WBLM Alaska Airlines selects Starlink, the fastest Wi-Fi in the sky, to launch new era of connectivity - Alaska Airlines Map shows which internet provider is fastest in Portland - KOIN.com I Was On The First Frontier Airlines Flight to Portland, Maine from Tampa - Q105 Alex Kerai: The Rise of Digital Nomads Highlights Fast Broadband Needs - Broadband Breakfast Xfinity Internet Customers in Oregon Get Speed Upgrade and More at No Additional Cost - The Portland Tribune Damian Lillard reveals biggest complaint about Jrue Holiday the landlord - USA Today Man who killed son over WiFi dispute in SE Portland dies in prison - OregonLive.com Students in need get help to access internet for distance learning - KGW Global CrowdStrike outage affects Portland tech systems - Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB With Municipal Broadband, Cities Are Taking Back the Internet—and Making It Faster and Cheaper. Can Portland Do the Same? - Portland Mercury How to Simplify Your Video Viewing Experience and Save Big in Portland - The Portland Tribune Rural Mainers lose internet for weeks as companies fight over billing - Bangor Daily News Dispute between internet companies leaves rural Mainers offline for over a week - The Portland Press Herald What’s New in Digital Equity: Portland Broadband Story Map - GovTech Digital Inclusion Tech Kit Project - City of Portland, Oregon (.gov) Personal Telco Project: A Case Study in Community Connectivity - Electronic Frontier Foundation Fidium Introduces Maine’s Fastest and Most Widely Available 8 Gig Fiber Internet Speeds - Business Wire Best cheap internet service providers of 2025 - USA Today Cumberland Connect unveils free Wi-Fi at Tennessee public park - Broadband Communities Top cheap internet providers in Oregon: Compare plans and prices in 2025 - USA Today Verizon just had a big outage. Here’s what we know - NPR A fearful flyer’s guide to train travel on the Coast Starlight - Here is Oregon Swedish company to relocate operations to Portland - Tennessee Municipal League Multnomah County Closes Libraries To Prevent Spread Of Coronavirus - Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB Portland takes on Philadelphia in non-conference matchup - MSN The Complete Guide to Portland International Airport (PDX) - Going (Formerly Scott's Cheap Flights) Portland’s New LED Street Lights with Public Wi-Fi Are Showing Up - WJBQ Flying on a Classic Grumman Albatross in Portland – With Wifi - AirlineReporter Citywide Wi-Fi: IT Leaders Create an Affordable Reality - StateTech Magazine Portland General expands into Washington in $1.9 billion deal backed by Manulife - MSN 5 reasons PDX is still the best - oregonbusiness.com NBA legend and Portland head coach Chauncey Billups arrested in FBI gambling probe - MSN Wi-Fi Hot Spots Are Getting the Homeless Back on Their Feet - U.S. News & World Report Federal agents must limit tear gas for now at protests outside Portland ICE building, judge says - MSN These Towns in Maine Have the Fastest Internet Speeds - 94.3 WCYY Verizon says wireless service coming back online after nationwide outage - OregonLive.com Google Fiber made 'tough decision' to pull service from Louisville - The Courier-Journal Portland's decision to 'legalize' drugs leaves 118-year-old seafood restaurant on brink of closure - MSN Portland's Best Coffee Shops With WiFi - Thrillist David Morrison; Watchman of the Wi-Fi - Street Roots Open Mesh shuns VC for success in measured growth - The Business Journals Vancouver Whitecaps take shutout streak into matchup against the Portland Timbers - MSN Federal agents shoot two people in Portland, FBI launches investigation - MSN The connected sports fan: Testing out speedy WiFi, ticket upgrade feature at a Portland Trail Blazers game - GeekWire Portland Nightlife: Nightclub information by 10Best - USA TODAY 10BEST Which 2017 Cars Offer In-Car Wi-Fi? - Cars.com Google Fiber is leaving Louisville, so what should customers do? - The Courier-Journal Damian Lillard Rented Jrue Holiday’s House, Then Gave Him Crucial Advice After Trade To Portland - Fadeaway World PHOTOS: Community Wi-Fi Launch in Portland Eastern - Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Portland’s Mullet Hall logs on to free Wi-Fi pilot - Jamaica Gleaner Major internet outage hits the U.S. - Mashable PHOTOS: Community Wi-Fi Launched in Cornwall Barracks, Portland - Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Micro-apartments, with micro-restaurants, coming to North Williams corridor - OregonLive.com PHOTOS: Minister Vaz Launches Skibo Community Wi-Fi Service in Portland - Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Milwaukie child porn case provides cautionary tale for Internet users - OregonLive.com Public Wi-Fi Hotspot Established In Port Antonio - Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Wireless Internet for All, Without the Towers (Published 2007) - The New York Times Free Public WiFi Coming to These Locations in Jamaica - Jamaicans.com 63 More Wi-Fi Hotspots Coming - Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Rental of the week: 156 Portland Street - blogTO
Macro: Hits
All hits ever? Since when?
Simple <<Hits>>: 17336. Same as <<Hits(all=False,event_type=VIEWPAGE)>>: 17336...
Page revisions <<Hits(all=False,event_type=SAVEPAGE)>>: 32
Page revisions <<Hits(all=True,event_type=VIEWPAGE)>>: 23501373
Macro: RandomQuote
<<RandomQuote()>> uses FortuneCookies, unless you specify a page in the quotes. From FortuneCookies, by using <<RandomQuote()>>:
Hint: Edit the FortuneCookies page to display randomly selected wisdom here.
From NeedsUpdate, by using <<RandomQuote(NeedsUpdate)>>:
CheapAssSetup - update this for 2012, but keep a copy of the original for HistoricalInterest
From NeedsCoded, by using <<RandomQuote(NeedsCoded)>>:
No quotes on NeedsCoded.
From WikiTipOfTheDay, by using <<RandomQuote(WikiTipOfTheDay)>>:
OrphanedPages shows pages which are not referenced by a WikiName from any page.
Macro: PageCount
<<PageCount>>: 7864
<<PageCount(exists)>>: 3967