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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 NodeLutz
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 3399 total) :
Random page, twice: WeeklyMeeting20160914 / NathanielPowning
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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Here’s how to protect yourself when using public wi-fi - NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ What Is Delta Air Lines’ Strategy In Portland? - Simple Flying Lawmakers want billions in government spending on unusual pet projects, Fox News investigation finds - Fox News COMCAST INTRODUCES THE FASTEST INTERNET SPEEDS OVER WIFI ACROSS OREGON/SW WASHINGTON - Yahoo Finance Covid Education: Four Things to Remember from 18 Awful Months - KATU Briefs - Portland Press Herald - pressherald.com Concourse B update: PDX traffic climbs to 45% of normal - Pamplin Media Group Delta Air Lines Reveals Strange Boeing 767 & Airbus A330 Retrofits - Simple Flying Tens of thousands lose internet in Oregon, connection could take weeks to return - KGW.com NCM staff's best and worst quarantine purchases - NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ Comcast says 76,000 still without internet service in Oregon; fixing localized outages may take a week or more - OregonLive Price tag for Multnomah County public internet? $1 billion - Pamplin Media Group Schedule Released For 2023 Canada & New England Princess Cruises - Cruise Radio Comcast says 125,000 Oregon customers still without internet, mostly because of power outages - OregonLive Comcast Launching WiFi-Connected “Lift Zones” in Oregon/SW Washington - Oregon Business Boys & Girls Clubs in Oregon and SW Washington expanding kids' access to high-speed internet - KGW.com Next Internet restored after Spectrum outage - Bangor Daily News Mobility On Demand Market | Global Analysis of Key Manufacturers, Dynamics & Forecast 2021-2027 | Key Player – General Motors Company, Delphi Automotive PLC, Robert Bosch GmbH, Ford Motor Company, Uber Technologies, Inc., and Tomtom NV Post author – KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper - KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper Parent Files Complaint Over Comcast Service for Portland's Low-Income Families - Willamette Week Portland Public Schools working with Comcast amid internet stability concerns - KPTV.com Students in need get help to access internet for distance learning - KGW.com Hillsboro launches HiLight, aspiring to build Oregon’s largest city-run internet service - OregonLive 8 Cannabis Products We Love from Local Black-Owned Businesses - Portland Monthly Comcast offers free WiFi hotspots, unlimited data, waives late fees during coronavirus outbreak - KGW.com The Right Place at the Right Time: Portland Got a Gucci Store, Baby!!! - The Portland Mercury Is your home wi-fi struggling to do all you’re asking of it? Here’s what to do - NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ A Former Comcast Employee Explains Why Low-Income WiFi Packages Aren't Helping Students - BuzzFeed News Comcast extends free wifi for those in low-income households | Venture - Daily Hive With Municipal Broadband, Cities Are Taking Back the Internet—and Making It Faster and Cheaper. Can Portland Do the Same? - The Portland Mercury Mainers using Elon Musk's satellite internet say it's no silver bullet for rural access - Bangor Daily News Google Fiber secures office, retail space in West Des Moines ahead of internet launch - Des Moines Register Widespread Maine Internet Outage - b985.fm - b985.fm - b985.fm Eugene library groups' campaign looks to 'Connect Community' with 300 Wi-Fi hotspots - The Register-Guard NASDAQ Drops 1.9% as Big Tech Takes a Big Dive - Nasdaq Personal Telco Project: A Case Study in Community Connectivity - EFF Trail Blazers’ Rookie CJ Elleby Adjusts to NBA Life - Blazer's Edge Comcast RISE Awards Eight Black-Owned, Small Businesses in Portland with Marketing Resources and Technology Makeovers - Business Wire Connecticut Educational Network bringing free, high-speed public Wi-Fi to Middletown - Middletown Press Comcast rolls out new Internet Essentials Partnership Program for schools in its footprint - Philadelphia Business Journal - Philadelphia Business Journal Free WiFi to be expanded in Russell neighborhood - WAVE 3 Outstanding Portland Coffee Shops With Free Wi-Fi - Eater PDX Facebook makes $60K donation to Sumner County schools - Lebanon Democrat Comcast’s Internet Essentials Program Has Now Connected More than 340,000 People in Oregon/SW Washington Over the Past 10 Years - Yahoo Finance BLUECHIP: Sayre: Answering an internet SOS - The Register-Guard Celebrity Cruises’ Silhouette: Cabins, dining, entertainment and prices explained - Express Public Wi-Fi Hotspot Established In Port Antonio – Jamaica Information Service - Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service Spectrum hiring 200 employees for Portland call center - NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ Verizon Response: Unlimited call/text/data for customers impacted by Oregon wildfires - Verizon News US Cellular offering in-home high-speed internet service to Maine residents - Bangor Daily News Municipal broadband in Multnomah County could cost $1B, study finds - Portland Business Journal - Portland Business Journal Extreme Networks lands MLB ballpark WiFi deal - Ballpark Digest Nationwide Internet Outage Affects ROTR, My Disney Experience, and MORE! - Inside the Magic Updates for Monday: Power returns to some locations, warming centers open, cell phones limited - Statesman Journal Pamplin Media Group - Gresham middle schoolers receive technology - Pamplin Media Group ‘There will be a lasting impact’: How the pandemic magnified Maine’s digital divide - NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ Rangoon Bistro's Alex Saw on Myanmar's Military Takeover - Portland Monthly For thousands of students without home internet access, remote learning is an extra challenge - Press Herald As Oregon Locks Down Again, Has the Chance to Open Schools Slipped Away? - Portland Monthly How one stranded Oregon community built its own wireless Internet network - Light Reading Elon Musk's SpaceX opens preorders for Starlink internet in Canada | Venture - Daily Hive Distant Learning Lift Zones For Students! - KATU FBI warns of 'Juice Jacking': Charging at public USB ports could load malware onto your phone - KGW.com Eastern Oregon school districts and businesses provide internet options - KGW.com Hilton Garden Inn Portland/Lake Oswego in Oregon Sold - Hotel News Resource Verizon issue causes widespread internet outages across northeast U.S., disrupting work and school - KTLA How to Boost Your Internet Speed: These 5 Hacks Can Fix Your Slow Internet Connection - Rolling Stone Multnomah County Closes Libraries To Prevent Spread Of Coronavirus - OPB News Streaming the Pandemic: The Assorted Horrors of Host - The Portland Mercury Boingo Launches Cellular DAS Network at Portland International Airport - Business Wire Ziply Fiber completes acquisition of Frontier Communications' Northwest operations - Portland Business Journal - Portland Business Journal Comcast raising TV and Internet prices, including a big hike to hidden fees - Ars Technica Public invited to three Interstate Bridge Replacement program advisory group meetings in January - Access Washington Portland Travel Guide: Where to Stay, What to Eat, and More - The Manual Hike for Hospice begins Oct. 3 - Portland Press Herald - Press Herald Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) buys Austin networking company Rivet Networks - Portland Business Journal - Portland Business Journal Global Wi-Fi Analytics Market to Reach $31.01 Billion by 2026: Says, AMR - GlobeNewswire Internet access secured for nearly 22,000 Maine students - NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ Starlink review (hands on): How good is Elon Musk's satellite internet service? - Tom's Guide Comcast to enforce 1.2TB data cap in entire 39-state territory in early 2021 - Ars Technica Free Public WiFi Coming to These Locations in Jamaica - Jamaicans.com Broadband for All – Eugene Weekly - Eugene Weekly Four more Wi-Fi hot spots for town centres by year-end - Jamaica Observer Boingo launches neutral host DAS at PDX - FierceWireless Philbrick: Internet, public transit connect with WiFi Bus - San José Spotlight - San José Spotlight Maine Wants to Borrow Another $30M for Broadband Expansion - Governing Rock Space AC1200 WiFi Extender review - Tom's Guide Portland's Circle Media lands $20M from T-Mobile (Nasdaq: TMUS), NETGEAR - Portland Business Journal - Portland Business Journal Work from someone else’s Oregon home: Book an office getaway - oregonlive.com Get There Challenge Comcast Business Home WiFi Optimization Zoom Cast - Oregon Business The Best Modems and Routers for Your Money, According to IT Pros - Money How to find out if your city has 5G right now - TechRepublic Chattanooga broadband providers expand discount programs to help low-income students with virtual learning - Chattanooga Times Free Press WiFi-enabled smart kiosks with touch screens could be coming to Portland, mayor says - GeekWire New homeless shelters open at former Wapato Jail, Mt. Scott Community Center - KGW.com In Further Sign of Tension, Portland Fire & Rescue Bans Federal Agents—and Portland Cops—From Using Its Stations - Willamette Week PacStar sold to Curtiss-Wright Corp (NYSE: CW) for $400M - Portland Business Journal Updates for Tuesday: Two Salem-area warming shelters to open, power slowly returning - Statesman Journal Elon Musk's Starlink internet exceeds 200 Mbps in new tests - Tom's Guide Digital Banking Multichannel Solution Market Status Analysis, Scope, Trend, Capacity and Forecast 2021-2030 – NeighborWebSJ - NeighborWebSJ Largest Retirement Communities in Oregon & SW Washington - Portland Business Journal - New York Business Journal
Macro: Hits
All hits ever? Since when?
Simple <<Hits>>: 7683. Same as <<Hits(all=False,event_type=VIEWPAGE)>>: 7683...
Page revisions <<Hits(all=False,event_type=SAVEPAGE)>>: 32
Page revisions <<Hits(all=True,event_type=VIEWPAGE)>>: 16052106
Macro: RandomQuote
<<RandomQuote()>> uses FortuneCookies, unless you specify a page in the quotes. From FortuneCookies, by using <<RandomQuote()>>:
Hint: Search for multiple words, just like Google. See also HelpOnSearching.
From NeedsUpdate, by using <<RandomQuote(NeedsUpdate)>>:
WhichGps - pretty old data here. Any of it still valuable?
From NeedsCoded, by using <<RandomQuote(NeedsCoded)>>:
No quotes on NeedsCoded.
From WikiTipOfTheDay, by using <<RandomQuote(WikiTipOfTheDay)>>:
The use of a Category helps to organize the information.
Macro: PageCount
<<PageCount>>: 36192
<<PageCount(exists)>>: 3399