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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:
http://map.personaltelco.net/print.php Printable list that doesn't link to a map.
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 3468 total) :
Random page, twice: PersonalTelco/2019-05-01 / FutureWifiBoxDesigns
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
- BitTorrent
- BoardOfAdvisors
- 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
- 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):
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Best internet provider in Portland 2021: Top ISPs - ZDNet Community News – Community colleges making in-person decisions - Portland Press Herald - pressherald.com 2021 Washington County Hotel Performance - Washington County Visitors Association We're Hiring! The Mercury Is Looking for an Arts & Culture Editor! - The Portland Mercury FBA report: 43% of U.S. households now have access to fiber - FierceTelecom CenturyLink vs. Comcast Xfinity: Which is better for your home broadband? - CNET New Travel Apps to Help You Plan Your Next Getaway 2022 - The New York Times Portland communities benefit from free Wi-Fi hotspots - Jamaica Gleaner Comcast Launches WiFi-Connected “Lift Zones” at Sites Serving Veterans Experiencing Houselessness - Yahoo Finance Here's how fiber, FWA factor into cable's future in 2022 - FierceTelecom Broadband label discussion on tap at FCC - FierceTelecom Casinos in Oregon & Washington: 13 Awesome Venues to Try Your Luck - That Oregon Life Consolidated finishes fiber builds in 5 cities months early - FierceTelecom Shady Pines, Portland's All-Vegan Food Cart Pod, Has Closed Permanently - Eater Portland Discussion about municipal broadband with GWI's Kerem Durdag - FierceTelecom Thousands of students at two Portland-area schools in quarantine - KGW.com Spectrum internet outage hits thousands of customers in Maine and New Hampshire - Press Herald Tens of thousands lose internet in Oregon, connection could take weeks to return - KGW.com These secret islands in the US are hidden gems - Time Out Astound Broadband unites regional ISPs RCN, Grande, Wave under one brand - FierceTelecom 5G home internet might be the solution to your broadband needs - CNET T-Mobile Home Internet: Can a mobile company meet 5G home broadband needs? - CNET Ziply Fiber home internet review: Heading in the right direction - CNET Outstanding Portland Coffee Shops With Free Wi-Fi - Eater PDX Students in need get help to access internet for distance learning - KGW.com Game Guide: MNUFC vs. Portland Timbers - Minnesota United FC Internet restored after Spectrum outage - Bangor Daily News King Felix - Boulder Weekly The Great Digital Migration of 2020: How the Internet Kept America Running - Sahan Journal Listening Session: Youth and People with Lower Income - BikePortland - BikePortland.org Here’s how to protect yourself when using public wi-fi - NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ Where Can You Get T-Mobile's 5G Home Internet Service? Let's Go to the Map - PCMag With Municipal Broadband, Cities Are Taking Back the Internet—and Making It Faster and Cheaper. Can Portland Do the Same? - The Portland Mercury CenturyLink home internet review: A fiber deal worth your attention - CNET An Expert’s Guide to Portland’s Weed Scene - Thrillist The Right Place at the Right Time: Portland Got a Gucci Store, Baby!!! - The Portland Mercury Alaska Airlines' service and soft product pull through again - Runway Girl Network Ireland’s largest hotel group opens £45million hotel in central Manchester - Love Belfast Mills makes push for another $30 million for broadband internet in Maine - Press Herald Comcast offers free WiFi hotspots, unlimited data, waives late fees during coronavirus outbreak - KGW.com Hillsboro launches HiLight, aspiring to build Oregon’s largest city-run internet service - OregonLive COMCAST EXPANDING SERVICE TERRITORY, BRINGING FULL SUITE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO HUBBARD AND WOODBURN - Yahoo Finance 8 Cannabis Products We Love from Local Black-Owned Businesses - Portland Monthly Largest Assisted Living Facilities in Oregon & SW Washington - Portland Business Journal - New York Business Journal In Portland, the Sharing Economy Comes for the Home Office Space - Portland Monthly Google Fiber secures office, retail space in West Des Moines ahead of internet launch - Des Moines Register Oregon Health Authority Condemned by Scientists For Scrubbing Report on Wireless Hazards in Schools - The Washington Spectator Comcast To Offer Free WiFi For Groups Serving Veterans - TV Technology Mainers using Elon Musk's satellite internet say it's no silver bullet for rural access - Bangor Daily News Eugene library groups' campaign looks to 'Connect Community' with 300 Wi-Fi hotspots - The Register-Guard Amazon Web Services goes down, taking huge parts of internet offline | TheHill - The Hill Eternal Optimist Jesce Horton Talks Cannabis in the New Decade - Portland Monthly For rural Mainers seeking broadband solutions, is Starlink the answer? - Press Herald What Is Delta Air Lines’ Strategy In Portland? - Simple Flying WiFi-enabled smart kiosks with touch screens could be coming to Portland, mayor says - GeekWire Internet speeds up in Oregon cities, but rural areas still lag - OregonLive.com Capturing Portland Farmers Market - Vanguard - Psuvanguard.com Amtrak Business Class Is Worth the Splurge—Here Are 3 Reasons Why - Condé Nast Traveler Applications now open for program to help low-income families afford broadband - NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ Will the internet die? What happens if the internet turns off - Deseret News Alaska Airlines Shows Off New Gates At Portland’s Concourse B - Simple Flying For thousands of students without home internet access, remote learning is an extra challenge - Press Herald USF On Track To Establish 189 Wi-Fi Hotspots By March 2022 – Jamaica Information Service - Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service Portland Cà Phê Is Crushing the Coffee (and Sandwich) Game Right Now - The Portland Mercury Comcast buys 2 small municipal internet businesses in Massachusetts - FierceTelecom Quinnipiac will cut off internet access for students who refuse to get vaccinated - Bangor Daily News Consolidated spotlights Wi-Fi experience with Fidium Fiber rollout - FierceTelecom Searsport wants to bring high-speed internet to every house in town - Bangor Daily News Is your home wi-fi struggling to do all you’re asking of it? Here’s what to do - NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ Nervous about using public Wi-Fi while you travel? You shouldn’t be. Here’s why - Digital Trends Wi-Fi 7 is coming to CES 2022 with promises of even faster speeds - Digital Trends Whatever happened to Google Fiber? - CNET 'Down payment': Baltimore will spend at least $35M in federal funds to help fix city's digital divide - Baltimore Business Journal Largest Retirement Communities in Oregon & SW Washington - Portland Business Journal - New York Business Journal UPDATE #3:Person Identified in Officer Involved Shooting (Photo) - City of Portland, Oregon 4 things you can do right now to prep your Wi-Fi network for holiday houseguests - Digital Trends Synthesis Cloud plots plan for national broadcast Internet network - Light Reading Tech Tuesday: Internet of Things (IoT) — FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation Moxy Portland Downtown Brings Style, Fun, And Affordability To The City Of Roses - Forbes Hands On With T-Mobile's 5G Home Internet Gateway - PCMag Comcast and HGTV Team Up to Launch Lift Zone Makeovers - Business Wire Game Guide: MNUFC vs. Houston Dynamo - Minnesota United FC Cheap, tech friendly BoltBus is rolled into Greyhound during ‘service renovations’ - GeekWire Personal Telco Project: A Case Study in Community Connectivity - EFF Portland's Best Coffee Shops With WiFi - Thrillist Building a publicly owned internet system across Multnomah County is probably too expensive - OPB News North Idaho internet provider continues to censor Facebook, Twitter for customers who request it - KREM.com Aruba rolls out enterprise-grade Wi-Fi 6E devices - ZDNet How to connect Google Nest home speakers to Wi-Fi - Digital Trends 5G home internet: Carriers, coverage, and plans - Digital Trends Global Wireless Security Cameras Systems Market to Reach $18.30 Billion by 2030 - GlobeNewswire Air service from Redmond to Portland ends November 4 - Sisters Nugget Oregon Visitors Are Invited to Stay at Jupiter Hotel in Portland Oregon - KHON2 40 Best Target Cyber Monday Deals (2021) - WIRED 12 LA Coffee Shops With Really Fast Wifi - Los Angeles - The Infatuation WES commuter rail costs TriMet $108 per passenger - KGW.com Ray Ozzie’s cellular IoT startup Blues Wireless raises $22M from Bill Gates and others - GeekWire 2021 Fiber-To-The-Home Top 100 - Broadband Communities It's the best time of year to stay at Lyons Lakeside Cabins - pressherald.com Oregon has seventh cheapest utility costs in U.S., no thanks to internet prices: ranking - OregonLive.com
Macro: Hits
All hits ever? Since when?
Simple <<Hits>>: 9371. Same as <<Hits(all=False,event_type=VIEWPAGE)>>: 9371...
Page revisions <<Hits(all=False,event_type=SAVEPAGE)>>: 32
Page revisions <<Hits(all=True,event_type=VIEWPAGE)>>: 16923180
Macro: RandomQuote
<<RandomQuote()>> uses FortuneCookies, unless you specify a page in the quotes. From FortuneCookies, by using <<RandomQuote()>>:
Hint: Set your pages language with #language en processing instruction. See also HelpOnLanguages.
From NeedsUpdate, by using <<RandomQuote(NeedsUpdate)>>:
WaybackMachine could dig up some interesting tidbits, perhaps..
From NeedsCoded, by using <<RandomQuote(NeedsCoded)>>:
No quotes on NeedsCoded.
From WikiTipOfTheDay, by using <<RandomQuote(WikiTipOfTheDay)>>:
With "Info" you can look at the revision history of the current page.
Macro: PageCount
<<PageCount>>: 40741
<<PageCount(exists)>>: 3468