Oh Wireless, Oh Wireless for everyone!

I ran across a really interesting article talking about the rebuilding of New Orleans. They are going to put wireless in the city, starting in the city center and french quarter and then slowly work its way out. They...

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I ran across a really interesting article talking about the rebuilding of New Orleans. They are going to put wireless in the city, starting in the city center and french quarter and then slowly work its way out. They are placing points on top of the street lamps so that the signal will be faster. This is mainly to jump start the city back up and bridge the digital divide for low income families.

I know that there have also been talk of wireless also in the Seattle area and Ann Arbor, but I haven’t seen anything. I think this is going to be an interesting area in the future, not only because of the technology applications but the consequences that will come about, intended and unintended of having the ability to access the internet anywhere anytime. One such consequence is that the internet providors are complaining because it is the state governments entering the market in providing wireless.

And even at the sametime, wireless is provided so freely, if a family cannot afford to spend money on a computer that has wireless….the real question is, what’s the point then?

In Shady Waters, 12/01/2005 | Original | Archive | Post to del.icio.us | Technorati

Big Easy Launches Free Wireless System - Yahoo! News

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Pretty Cool

In del.icio.us/zeenah, 11/29/2005 | Original | Archive

New Orleans' new connection - washingtonpost.com Highlights - MSNBC.com

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the New Orleans government has instituted its own wi-fi network starting today. will it have to outsource it publically eventually?

In del.icio.us/jbartko, 11/29/2005 | Original | Archive

Wi-Fi: Public or Private?

What do you guys think?? I was reading this article about New Orleans going completely Wi-Fi, starting today. The city owns and operates the entire network and all of its equipment. However, the city is only allowed to do...

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What do you guys think??

I was reading this article about New Orleans going completely Wi-Fi, starting today. The city owns and operates the entire network and all of its equipment. However, the city is only allowed to do this because its current state of disaster. After that, it will have to abide by the Lousiana law and outsource the network publically. The state doesn’t allow any locality to offer an Internet connection over 144 kilobits/sec. The new network is 512 kilobits/sec.

New Orleans got around the law because it is in a state of disaster. The city has to be saved, and officials feel that this technology will play a key role in doing so. Why can’t any city use that argument? Detroit is doing pretty bad. Why can’t the Detroit government institute Wi-Fi? Is any private company really going to invest in Wi-Fi in Detroit? Private might be its only hope. I haven’t really formed my entire opinion of whether Wi-Fi should be public or private - these are just some primary thoughts.

In jb's blog, 11/29/2005 | Original | Archive | Post to del.icio.us | Technorati

CNN.com - Survey: Americans went online for Katrina news - Nov 25, 2005

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an interesting study of how the internet is used for finding news - stats on Katrina news seekers

In del.icio.us/jbartko, 11/27/2005 | Original | Archive

The Open Source Classism, Racism, and Sexism Project: Hurricane Katrina, The Blogosphere And Corporate Media...

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In del.icio.us/hiccups, 11/14/2005 | Original | Archive

Red Cross

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The Red Cross' homepage is the safe way to ensure money donated to the hurricane relief effort gets there.

In del.icio.us/williamhmacy3, 10/04/2005 | Original | Archive

Emergency contact

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What happens when the web of communication goes down but we still have to function?

In del.icio.us/pinkfootsie, 09/23/2005 | Original | Archive

Google Hurricane Resources

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what doesn't google do? "homepage" for hurricane resources

In del.icio.us/jbartko, 09/22/2005 | Original | Archive

Proprietary for You

Now, there are options, and there are “options”. In response to hurrican Katrina the US government has an online Application for Aid — that is, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s hurricane-relief application. However, it requires that one have Microsoft...

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Now, there are options, and there are “options”. In response to hurrican Katrina the US government has an online Application for Aid — that is, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s hurricane-relief application. However, it requires that one have Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows. This is kind of a big problem, especially when the government doesn’t provide “options” for mass amounts of mac, firefox, etc etc survivors of the Katrina hurricane. In this world of “options” one really wonders if they really are “options”.

And it seems almost backwards the way they are setting up. The first set up a website that only so many can use and they advertise to survivors a number to call on TV when many don’t have even a change of clothes on hand. What are they thinking.

Take for instance this blog…or when websites build up for a specific web program. Is this really what the internet is about? As everyone fights for their programs to be used….I wonder where we will end up.

In Shady Waters, 09/22/2005 | Original | Archive | Post to del.icio.us | Technorati

Addition to “Electronic Medical Records”

I was listening to the news and they were saying how beneficial it would have to have electronic medical records, as a result of Katrina. A doctor made copies of parts of medical records so that patients that were...

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I was listening to the news and they were saying how beneficial it would have to have electronic medical records, as a result of Katrina. A doctor made copies of parts of medical records so that patients that were transported to another hospital would receive the correct medicine and dosage without having to be seen and diagnosed again by another doctor. If the records were in electronic format, this whole process would have been easier. Just another benefit to this idea.

In Tigerlily's Blog, 09/16/2005 | Original | Archive | Post to del.icio.us | Technorati

Web design and computer consultant provides her website to assist storm victims

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Includes help with locating relatives, missing persons, and relief links.

In del.icio.us/supriya, 09/16/2005 | Original | Archive

Help pets affected by Hurricane Katrina

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Support the relief effort team as they help pets displaced by Katrina

In del.icio.us/supriya, 09/16/2005 | Original | Archive

Ante up for America: Foreign Donations for Katrina

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Listing of all countries and their donations to the US: money, supplies, personnel

In del.icio.us/hiccups, 09/16/2005 | Original | Archive

CNN.com - Robots can be lifesaving rescue workers - Sep 15, 2005

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In del.icio.us/zeenah, 09/15/2005 | Original | Archive

Katrina & The Racial Opinion Divide

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An article about polling difference between whites and black opinion on Katrina, the aftermath, and who's to blame

In del.icio.us/hiccups, 09/13/2005 | Original | Archive

craigslist | Katrina 2005

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Interesting: a section of Craig's List devoted to Hurricane Katrina resources

In del.icio.us/jbartko, 09/12/2005 | Original | Archive