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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 3327 total) :
Random page, twice: GoogleNews / NodeTB151
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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False Claims Follow Old Portland Mugshots - FactCheck.org Parent Files Complaint Over Comcast Service for Portland's Low-Income Families - Willamette Week West Virginia: Wifi hotspots to allow virtual school options - Washington Times Portland Track makes magic happen in popup meet alongside the McKenzie River: Oregon track & field rundown - OregonLive Portland companies bridging digital divide through tech and supply drives - KGW.com School Supplies Drive for Friends of the Children - Portland - KATU Work from someone else’s Oregon home: Book an office getaway - oregonlive.com Breonna Taylor billboards around Louisville organized by Oprah Winfrey - WHSV For Many New Yorkers, WFH Now Means Working Without Electricity - BNN For parents who can afford it, a solution for fall: Bring the teachers to them - The Washington Post How libraries are fostering early literacy while closed - Pamplin Media Group Tornado confirmed in western New York - WHSV Comcast offers free WiFi hotspots, unlimited data, waives late fees during coronavirus outbreak - KGW.com Storm Power Outages Confront At-Home Workers - AdvisorHub Storm-Hit New Yorkers Confront Working at Home Without Power - Livemint Hurricane Update For City Of Wilton - August 7, 2020 - Patch.com US reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19 - WHSV Students in need get help to access internet for distance learning - KGW.com University of Maine System to offer Wi-Fi hot spots at Maine schools - WMTW Portland Portland schools to roll out online learning program amid coronavirus pandemic - KGW.com Multnomah County Closes Libraries To Prevent Spread Of Coronavirus - OPB News Oregon Education head praises school districts' efforts during unprecedented move to distance learning - KGW.com Tech Tuesday—Holiday Travels — FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation Eastern Oregon school districts and businesses provide internet options - KGW.com Spectrum offers students free internet amid COVID-19 school closures - NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ When His Students Went Home, Joe McFerrin Searched to Find Them Wi-Fi Hot Spots - Willamette Week Boingo Launches Cellular DAS Network at Portland International Airport - Business Wire Electric bus debuts on G (Orange) Line today in San Fernando Valley - metro.net Residence Life approves over 300 students to stay on campus - The Beacon Growing Industry of Inflight WIFI Equipment Market is Expected to Rise Massive USD Value till 2026 : Gogo, ViaSat, Thales Group, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Global Eagle Entertainment - Chelanpress Up, up in the sky – it’s WiFi! - WVNS-TV Life In The Time Of Coronavirus: What's Still Open In Oregon? - OPB News The FBI Is Warning That Your Smart Home Devices Aren't Secure. Here's What You Should Do About It - Inc. Internet in the pandemic: Low-cost, free options, tips - KOIN.com Internet access secured for nearly 22,000 Maine students - NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ Multnomah County libraries closed; late fees waived - KGW.com Internet, cable companies won't shut off service to those who can't pay during outbreak - Bangor Daily News Wireless Monitoring System Market: competitive benchmarking and regions analysis available in the latest report: Comark Instruments(Fluke) - Chelanpress Coronavirus real-time updates: More tests coming to Oregon - KGW.com Outstanding Portland Coffee Shops With Free Wi-Fi - Eater PDX Portland’s pandemic-era apartment buildings: Tenants win with rent incentives, but gyms may go away - OregonLive FBI recommends that you keep your IoT devices on a separate network - ZDNet With Municipal Broadband, Cities Are Taking Back the Internet—and Making It Faster and Cheaper. Can Portland Do the Same? - The Portland Mercury University of Maine System helps provide public wifi hotspots for those without internet access - WABI Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Securing Smart TVs — FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation Bad WiFi is slowing you down. Fix yours without spending a dime. - Boston.com FBI Warns of Risks Behind Using Free WiFi While Traveling - BleepingComputer Oregon’s online schools also subject to Gov. Kate Brown’s coronavirus closure order - OregonLive JSX Springs Into Portland This April With Daily Flights To Seattle-Boeing Field - PRNewswire Portland Public Schools Closer To Moving Classes Online - 750 KXL Charter Expands Internet and WiFi Offer to Educators - Spectrum News 1 Readers respond: An opportunity for year-round schooling - oregonlive.com Internet, phone companies to halt late fees, disconnections - Pamplin Media Group 39 Reported Cases In Oregon, Brown Considering Bar, Restaurant Closures - OPB News Internet hotspots free for 60 days - Tuscaloosa News Oregon FBI's Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Using Virtual Private Networks - Federal Bureau of Investigation Williamsburg Regional Library rolls out mobile internet access across Greater Williamsburg - Daily Press Created with Sketch. Life, Limb, Or Vision - Ricochet.com Planned Parenthood opens East Portland Health Center - Pamplin Media Group Bangor turns to fundraising so all students can have internet access - Bangor Daily News Saving the safety net: A closer look at Central City Concern - Portland Business Journal Cox, Dominion suspend WiFi, power disconnections for overdue bills amid coronavirus outbreak - WFXRtv.com Oregon Relief Nurseries pivots to serving vulnerable families online - KGW.com Jay County REMC offering free WIFI to students - WANE Undocumented during COVID-19: 'Dreamer' discusses her fears and uncertainty - KGW.com As Oregon Schools Roll Out Distance Learning, Some Students May Be Left Behind - OPB News Here are simple ways to fix your WiFi woes, Internet signal - KOMO News Portland WiFi networking company acquired - Portland Business Journal Ray's offers free internet hotspot for local students - Pamplin Media Group Stranded in Peru amid virus pandemic, Mainers plead: 'Come and get us' - Bangor Daily News Portland Chromebook Pickup From April 9-10 And April 13-17 | Portland, OR - Patch.com Tazewell County Public Schools to offer free wifi - WVVA TV 10 years in, WES ridership proving to be a 'big, serious problem' for TriMet - KATU CenturyLink suspends data limits, waives late fees, service terminations during coronavirus crisis - OregonLive Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile All Experiencing Service Issues (Updated) - Droid Life School Closures 'Will Not Stop The Spread Of COVID-19,' Brown Warns - OPB News Portland Clinicians Prepare for Uptick in Mental Health Crises Due to COVID-19 - The Portland Mercury Should stay-at-home restrictions be lifted for rural Oregon? - KGW.com Cancel your Spectrum cable or internet? New policy means you may still have to pay - WGME PSU announces flexible class plan for fall 2020 - Portland Business Journal Now even the FBI is warning about your smart TV’s security - TechCrunch Coronavirus closure won’t lead to online classes in Oregon public schools. This is why - OregonLive The Five Best Music Events in Portland This Spring - Willamette Week How to get Wi-Fi access for students in need - Monroe Evening News Wireless Connectivity Technology Market Expected to Hit $128.47 Billion by 2026, at 12.6% CAGR - GlobeNewswire Internet providers offer free internet amid coronavirus shutdowns - PolitiFact Portland quietly launches mobile location data project with Alphabet’s controversial Sidewalk Labs - GeekWire PPS distance learning plan an ‘Apollo 13 moment’ - KOIN.com Rep. Yvette Clarke promotes public WiFi Kiosks during coronavirus pandemic - New York Post Busting The Myth Of 'Pre-Installed WiFi' In Multifamily Buildings - Bisnow Resources for parents trying to keep their kids learning and engaged - KGW.com Portland's Mullet Hall logs on to free Wi-Fi pilot - Jamaica Gleaner Park & Learn WiFi - Times Record Consumer Reports: Tips to fix your WiFi problems when working from home, studying online amid COVID-19 pandemic - KGO-TV Borrowed laptops and bad WiFi: How the NFL is adapting to an online draft - SB Nation Tazewell County schools put up external wifi points - WVNS-TV Marcola School District makes quick transition to online teaching - KGW.com San Francisco ups access to WiFi hotspots to support distance learning during pandemic - KRON4 What You Need to Know About Wifi 6E - Lifehacker Everyone online? Here's how to fix your weak WiFi - KTRK-TV
Macro: Hits
All hits ever? Since when?
Simple <<Hits>>: 5907. Same as <<Hits(all=False,event_type=VIEWPAGE)>>: 5907...
Page revisions <<Hits(all=False,event_type=SAVEPAGE)>>: 32
Page revisions <<Hits(all=True,event_type=VIEWPAGE)>>: 14990158
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)>>:
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)>>:
In your UserPreferences you can define your own CSS (any URL) in case the default one is not OK for you.
Macro: PageCount
<<PageCount>>: 33892
<<PageCount(exists)>>: 3327