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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://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 3238 total) :
Random page, twice: WeeklyMeeting20110608 / DunWirelessMeetings
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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Largest Oregon & Southwest Washington Retirement Communities - New York Business Journal 10 years in, WES ridership proving to be a 'big, serious problem' for TriMet - KATU The Five Best Music Events in Portland This Spring - Willamette Week Red Sox consider future games with free entry for kids - Press Herald Despite Mockery, Oregon Officials Are Poised to Investigate the Health Effects of WiFi on Schoolkids - Willamette Week McLeod Software creates AI Truck Racing League for understanding machine learning - The Trucker Clay Henry's Top 10 Keys: Arkansas vs. Portland State - WholeHogSports WiFi passwords hacked at local coffee shop, security compromised - KPTV.com Deb Mayer’s full responses to the Portland school board candidate survey - OregonLive WalkWise Helps Seniors Walk...Wisely - Silicon Prairie News Portland quietly launches mobile location data project with Alphabet’s controversial Sidewalk Labs - GeekWire With Municipal Broadband, Cities Are Taking Back the Internet—and Making It Faster and Cheaper. Can Portland Do the Same? - The Portland Mercury Free downtown wifi 'no longer a luxury' in places like Waterville, Millinocket - Mainebiz Portland family Internet monitor lands $20M - Portland Business Journal Where to Eat, Drink, and File Taxes This Weekend - Eater Portland 5G Is Here – but Portland Lawmakers are Concerned - 750 KXL A first look at the new-and-improved Providence Park for Portland Timbers and Thorns - Pro Soccer USA Things to do in Missoula - The Washington Post Portland WiFi networking company acquired - Portland Business Journal Do we need warnings on Wi-Fi? - Street Roots News Outstanding Portland Coffee Shops With Free Wi-Fi - Eater PDX A return to days of old: Portland developers pitch boardinghouses as affordable housing - Press Herald Portland-Vancouver ferry could become a reality - KOIN.com Free Wi-Fi is dicey: how to safely access the Internet when traveling - Fox News Hillsboro releases prices for proposed HiLight internet utility - Pamplin Media Group Lyft to offer free charging to Portland Green Mode EV drivers - Electrek The Race to Make Airplane Wi-Fi Less Terrible - The Wall Street Journal Some Cougar fans with Pac-12 Network won’t get WSU game on TV - 247Sports Hillsboro Launches Free WiFi - 750 KXL SmartRG leader talks new ownership - Portland Business Journal Daimler to make all-electric Freightliner trucks at converted Portland factory - Electrek Tigard telecom inks 'transformational' deals with the U.S. military - Portland Business Journal Portland would add Wi-Fi to lampposts as part of $8.5 million project to upgrade lighting - Press Herald Social services director's firing part of larger turnover in Portland City Hall - Press Herald Portland’s new electric buses run on wind energy, a first in US transit - Electrek Get Connected With Razorback Football in 2019 - Arkansas Razorbacks What's that about cops? Wi-Fi network label stirs Portland Twitter pot - OregonLive.com Former Aloha High teacher convicted in child pornography case - OregonLive Amtrak Flash Sale - Portland To Boston $17 - b985.fm Maine Is the Best-Ever Vacation Spot - Bon Appetit Maine's rural libraries will continue to allow patrons to check out mobile wi-fi devices - Press Herald Dozens of Portland streetlights stay dark amid contract dispute with CMP - Press Herald Luxury tiny home hotel Slabtown Village preserves Portland history - KATU Ruckus Networks R750 Access Point Now Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 - ACROFAN USA Smoke Legally in Portland, Oregon, at These Cannabis-Friendly Attractions - Leafly 16 Best Hotels in Portland, OR - Condé Nast Traveler Metro seeks more money from towns to fuel Breez bus service - Press Herald 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 New internet service increases access in rural downeast Maine - Mainebiz Former JonBenet Ramsey Photographer Accused Of Child Sex Abuse In Oregon - 750 KXL The 5G Health Hazard That Isn’t - The New York Times Futel Phones: Free Calling For All is Reshaping the Vehicle For Reaching Out - The Bridge Flash-bang lawsuit; Court appearance for woman accused of killing brother: Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Aug. 6 - OregonLive Joseph Rose: Why stealing WiFi from a Bolt Bus on the highway is lame - OregonLive.com With hiking, fishing and biking, there are plenty of reasons to Missoula, Montana - Chron.com Frontier internet and landline outage hits Gales Creek - Gales Creek Journal 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 Circle Media Labs Announces Circle® Home Plus - The Most Comprehensive and Simple Online Screen Time Management Solution for WiFi-Connected and Mobile Devices - PRNewswire Editorial endorsements 2019: Voters’ best picks for Portland School Board - Scott, DePass, Kohnstamm and Lowery - OregonLive.com Check out Portland's first retail space built from shipping containers - Mainebiz 'Allagash' film has residents of a Maine town sick of their home being used for branding - WGME Bluetooth, 5G and wireless technology — what are the health impacts? | TheHill - The Hill United hopes to make Wi-Fi free, faster - San Francisco Chronicle Google Fiber made 'tough decision' to pull service from Louisville - Courier Journal 13 Stellar Beer Bars to Hit in Portland - Eater Portland Study Makes Case for High-Speed Rail in Pacific Northwest - Next City Hurry, JetBlue Has $20 Flights All Over the Country This Fall - Thrillist Uber is testing PIN-based pickup at the Portland airport - Engadget Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Bell suspended over $15 candle prank: Report - OregonLive Portland using street lights to expand public Wi-Fi - Bangor Daily News WoodSpring Suites Arrives in Oregon; More Openings Out West... - Hotel Business Car passenger attempts knife attack on man biking in rural Washington County - BikePortland.org Largest Regional Out-of-Metro-Area Meeting Facilities - New York Business Journal Choosing an Internet service provider: Tips for cord-cutters - OregonLive.com 21 Spontaneous Day Trips From Portland You Need To Go On This Winter - Narcity Cheaper in-flight Wi-Fi is coming - The Week Paine Field Airport: what to eat, what to do, how to get around - Curbed Seattle Flying Alaska out of Paine Field proves pain-free - Runway Girl Network New wifi service at USM coming in Febuary - The Free Press of the University of Southern Maine Amazon Prime Day is a bonanza for porch pirates too - Press Herald Momentum builds for carfree river ferry service between Portland and Vancouver - BikePortland.org Ian Ward '20 and Kate Lusignan '21 Revel in Local Journalism at Portland Paper - Bowdoin News A Guide to Some of the Newest and Lesser-Known Alternative Living Options in Oregon - Willamette Week Portland’s favorite coffee: The top 10 places to work remotely - Portland Business Journal First Look: Halsey-Weidler couplet in Gateway updated with protected bikeways and more - BikePortland.org How Circle Media parlayed a partnership into $20M - Portland Business Journal Stop Working From Coffee Shops and Start Working From Bars - Thrillist Portland Timbers Owner: MLS Fan Experience Unlike Other Pro Sports - SportTechie The Laundromat Is Hot! - The New York Times Comcast WiFi Passwords Disclosed - 750 KXL Underclocking a baseband chip creates a stealth wifi channel - Boing Boing Portland startup announces deal with T-Mobile, eyes Series B - Portland Business Journal First of its kind emergency "Prep Hub" to be designed, built and installed in Portland - KATU Why are people opposed to future 5G wireless service - WUSA9.com Why Every Home Needs The Google WiFi System - Patch.com New Credit Card Gives You Free Southwest Wifi - InsideFlyer WiFi-enabled smart kiosks with touch screens could be coming to Portland, mayor says - GeekWire No Home Birth for Meghan Markle -- Palace Confirms She Was Driven to the Hospital in Secret to Deliver Baby Sussex - The Cheat Sheet
Macro: Hits
All hits ever? Since when?
Simple <<Hits>>: 4122. Same as <<Hits(all=False,event_type=VIEWPAGE)>>: 4122...
Page revisions <<Hits(all=False,event_type=SAVEPAGE)>>: 32
Page revisions <<Hits(all=True,event_type=VIEWPAGE)>>: 13896532
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)>>:
From NeedsCoded, by using <<RandomQuote(NeedsCoded)>>:
No quotes on NeedsCoded.
From WikiTipOfTheDay, by using <<RandomQuote(WikiTipOfTheDay)>>:
Email-addresses and avoiding Spam: <<MailTo(Firstname DOT Lastname AT example DOT net)>>.
Macro: PageCount
<<PageCount>>: 28372
<<PageCount(exists)>>: 3238