DanRasmussen - Personal Telco Project

Sections on this page: #about, #projects, #writtenbyme, #macros

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:
  1. 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?
  2. Bookmark Dashboard page with small-screen devices, volunteers use as startup page. Easiest short-term solution until/unless one of the following items happens:
  3. Somebody who enjoys HTML/CSS formatting ("NOT IT!") gets sidebar to load *after* main page text
  4. 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)
  5. 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://pdxwifimap.com/portland-wifi-list Printable list of Personal Telco hotspots that links 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 3269 total) :

Random page, twice: DebianLinuxInstallation / CafePress

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.

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

See SystemInformation

Macro: NewsResults(term1+term2+...)

NewsResults(portland+wifi):
Heading Out To Dog-Friendly Portland - Nature World News
Oregon FBI's Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Using Virtual Private Networks - Federal Bureau of Investigation
Google brings high-speed wifi to the remote community of Celilo Village - News Maven
Winter Escapes - Willamette Week
Matrix Networks Named a RingCentral Preferred Partner - Valdosta Daily Times
Maine Voices: Public land has special meaning for veterans - Press Herald
Bradley International Airport ranked as 5th best airport in USA - WTNH.com
Alaska Lounges In Portland & Anchorage Leaving Priority Pass - One Mile at a Time
20 top Black Friday-Cyber Monday deals sure to appeal to Oregonians - OregonLive.com
Converge IoT to Exhibit CannaCard Payment Solution by CannaTrac at Retail & Dispensary Expo in Portland - GlobeNewswire
I spent two weeks travelling in and around Seattle without a car. Here's what happened - CityMetric
Breakout Brewery: Ruse - Craft Beer & Brewing
At 22.5% CAGR Small Cell Power Amplifier Market to Garner $6 billion by 2023 - GuruFocus.com
The Five Best Music Events in Portland This Spring - Willamette Week
Charging stations, warming centers open after nor'easter - WGME
Despite Mockery, Oregon Officials Are Poised to Investigate the Health Effects of WiFi on Schoolkids - Willamette Week
2019 Gift Guide: Kids - Design Milk
Portland quietly launches mobile location data project with Alphabet’s controversial Sidewalk Labs - GeekWire
WiFi passwords hacked at local coffee shop, security compromised - KPTV.com
Deb Mayer’s full responses to the Portland school board candidate survey - OregonLive
Portland WiFi networking company acquired - Portland Business Journal
Portland family Internet monitor lands $20M - Portland Business Journal
With Municipal Broadband, Cities Are Taking Back the Internet—and Making It Faster and Cheaper. Can Portland Do the Same? - The Portland Mercury
5G Is Here – but Portland Lawmakers are Concerned - 750 KXL
10 years in, WES ridership proving to be a 'big, serious problem' for TriMet - KATU
Free downtown wifi 'no longer a luxury' in places like Waterville, Millinocket - Mainebiz
So You Want To Be A Musician? A Lesson In Mastery From The World Famous Tony Williams - Forbes
New wifi service at USM coming in Febuary - The - The Free Press of the University of Southern Maine
Is 5G in Portland Yet? - 750 KXL
Keeping an Eye on the Coast - Guysborough Journal
Cheaper in-flight Wi-Fi is coming - The Week
Inside the confidential 2016 study that provided the blueprint for MLS's modern era - The Athletic
Tigard telecom inks 'transformational' deals with the U.S. military - Portland Business Journal
Free Wi-Fi is dicey: how to safely access the Internet when traveling - Fox News
Dozens scour Portland for missing UP student Owen Klinger - KOIN.com
PDX to Demolish Concourse A as Plans Continue for Expansions at Concourses B and E - Engineering News-Record
Lyft to offer free charging to Portland Green Mode EV drivers - Electrek
Former Aloha High teacher convicted in child pornography case - OregonLive
Where to Eat, Drink, and File Taxes This Weekend - Eater Portland
The Race to Make Airplane Wi-Fi Less Terrible - The Wall Street Journal
Outstanding Portland Coffee Shops With Free Wi-Fi - Eater PDX
Portland-Vancouver ferry could become a reality - KOIN.com
SmartRG leader talks new ownership - Portland Business Journal
Portland club discrimination case settled - High Country News
A first look at the new-and-improved Providence Park for Portland Timbers and Thorns - Pro Soccer USA
Get Connected With Razorback Football in 2019 - Arkansas Razorbacks
Daimler to make all-electric Freightliner trucks at converted Portland factory - Electrek
Maine Is the Best-Ever Vacation Spot - Bon Appetit
A hotel called police on a black guest for ‘loitering.’ He’s suing for $10 million. - Washington Post
High-speed rail could travel from Seattle to Portland in less than an hour, report says - KEPR 19
Futel Phones: Free Calling For All is Reshaping the Vehicle For Reaching Out - The Bridge
The 5G Health Hazard That Isn’t - The New York Times
Hillsboro Launches Free WiFi - 750 KXL
Rush Bowls Opens in Portland, Oregon - Restaurant News - QSR magazine
What's that about cops? Wi-Fi network label stirs Portland Twitter pot - OregonLive.com
Portland’s new electric buses run on wind energy, a first in US transit - Electrek
Amtrak Flash Sale - Portland To Boston $17 - b985.fm
WiFi-enabled smart kiosks with touch screens could be coming to Portland, mayor says - GeekWire
Google Fiber made 'tough decision' to pull service from Louisville - Courier Journal
Looking For a Place to Toke Up in Portland? Here Are Your (Few) Options - Willamette Week
Little Giant market to become all-day cafe - WGME
Do we need warnings on Wi-Fi? - Street Roots News
Frontier internet and landline outage hits Gales Creek - Gales Creek Journal
16 Best Hotels in Portland, OR - Condé Nast Traveler
'Allagash' film has residents of a Maine town sick of their home being used for branding - WGME
Former JonBenet Ramsey Photographer Accused Of Child Sex Abuse In Oregon - 750 KXL
Atlanta Motor Speedway to offer free wifi during 2020 NASCAR weekend - Atlanta Business Chronicle
Joseph Rose: Why stealing WiFi from a Bolt Bus on the highway is lame - OregonLive.com
One Maine City Is About To Get Free Wireless Internet For All - wcyy.com
Got WiFi? The FBI would like you to reboot your router - OregonLive.com
United hopes to make Wi-Fi free, faster - San Francisco Chronicle
How to watch ESPN Plus on your TV: What is it, what does it cost and what does it include? - MassLive.com
Kings notes: Bogdan Bogdanovic hot off World Cup; Buddy Hield worried about WiFi - Sacramento Bee
Ian Ward '20 and Kate Lusignan '21 Revel in Local Journalism at Portland Paper - Bowdoin News
This map has WiFi passwords for airports around the world - Considerable
Flash-bang lawsuit; Court appearance for woman accused of killing brother: Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Aug. - OregonLive
Circle Media Labs Announces Circle® Home Plus - The Most Comprehensive and Simple Online Screen Time Management Solution for WiFi-Connected and Mobile Devices - PRNewswire
Hurry, JetBlue Has $20 Flights All Over the Country This Fall - Thrillist
Flying Alaska out of Paine Field proves pain-free - Runway Girl Network
Companies offer data, WiFi deals to Dorian-affected people - WCBD News 2
Geared Up: Why Amazon is getting into WiFi, and how Apple could upgrade the AirPods - GeekWire
Portland’s favorite coffee: The top 10 places to work remotely - Portland Business Journal
How Circle Media parlayed a partnership into $20M - Portland Business Journal
Check out Portland's first retail space built from shipping containers - Mainebiz
New internet service increases access in rural downeast Maine - Mainebiz
Car passenger attempts knife attack on man biking in rural Washington County - BikePortland.org
Two airports fly higher than Sea-Tac, which falls to third in new analysis of best free Wi-Fi - GeekWire
13 Stellar Beer Bars to Hit in Portland - Eater Portland
As oil trains roll into Portland, city residents keep watch - High Country News
Bluetooth, 5G and wireless technology — what are the health impacts? | TheHill - The Hill
Amazon acquiring mesh WiFi startup eero, doubling down on smart home - GeekWire
New Credit Card Gives You Free Southwest Wifi - InsideFlyer
Portland's Wi-Fi network coming down - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
Mozilla's office grows in Portland - Portland Business Journal
Editorial endorsements 2019: Voters’ best picks for Portland School Board - Scott, DePass, Kohnstamm and Lowe - OregonLive.com
Pettengill Farm Day celebrates rustic land's 200-year legacy in Freeport - Press Herald
Oklahoma Football: OU introduces stadium-wide Wi-Fi for season opener - Crimson And Cream Machine
WoodSpring Suites Arrives in Oregon; More Openings Out West... - Hotel Business
The Green New Deal is already at work in one Portland neighborhood - High Country News
Personal Hotspot and Sim Cards Market Survey on Developing... - Market Research Analyst

Macro: Hits

All hits ever? Since when?

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Macro: RandomQuote

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