Get Connected

Blog Home
Posts Archive

Receive blog via e-mail

E-Newsletter: Enter e-mail for quarterly e-newsletter:

Post info

Bristol Wireless was written on November 7, 2007 and filed in All,Bristol,Local,Podcasts,UK.
There are 2 comments so far, feel free to post a comment of your own.
 

E-Democracy.org – Project Blog

Bristol Wireless

Written by Tim Erickson

Another great day in the UK. I began the day by spending some time with a friend of E-Democracy.Org, MJ Ray. MJ is very interested in the work that we are doing, but also great at providing feedback and constructive suggestions. I always enjoy my conversations with MJ, whom I first met in King’s Lynn, over a year ago. Recently, MJ has been somewhat involved in an online forum the community where he now lives, Weston-super-Mare.

In particular, MJ and I had a great discussion about how E-Democracy.Org might make better use of RSS feeds on our site. I think I talked him into doing a quick demo for us, about how we might create an aggregation of RSS feeds from a specific community and somehow link them to one of our forums (a demo project).

Later MJ and I went over to meet with the guys from Bristol Wireless.

Bristol Wireless Lab

I’ve been a big admirer of the guys from Bristol Wireless, since I first met them over a year ago (even though I found out, that they no longer crawl around on the roof tops of Bristol). They are doing great work at:

  • providing free access to the internet
  • promoting the use of free and open source software
  • setting up and maintaining community access computers
  • helping non-profits/charities set up networks
  • recycling old computers and equipment and putting it to great use
  • and taking their portable computer lab to alternative festivals and events, where they hook up to the internet using solar/wind power and satellite technology.

    • I did a 10 minute interview with the guys from Bristol wireless. I’ve not yet had time to format it into a polished podcast, but here is the raw footage for your listening pleasure.

    LISTEN: Bristol Wireless

    Related posts:

    1. New Forum to Launch in Knowle West, Bristol (UK)
    2. On the Road Again
    3. UK report endorses Issues Forums, Brighton and Hove seeks to deepen model with Innovations Fund application
    4. Voter Voices! Tag you’re it.
    5. What Bloggers are saying about the E-Debate

    Subscribe to Blog via E-mail

    2 Comments on Bristol Wireless

    From: Bristol Wireless News » Blog Archive » A visit from Tim Erickson Date: Nov 14 2007 12:22 UTC Short link

    [...] recorded his visit on the E-Democracy.org project blog. His piece on Bristol Wireless can be read here, whilst those of you who are brave may like to listen to the [...]

    From: Groundbreaking Fiber News for Monticello! « Blandin on Broadband Date: Dec 2 2007 12:54 UTC Short link

    Kramer auto Pingback[...] Round 2 Full Proposals – 2007 Knight News ChallengeE-Democracy.Org at Blandin Broadband ConferenceBristol WirelessGreater Bedminster NeighboursVintage BrightonCricket In BrightonOn the Road AgainIssues Forums in [...]

    Add a comment to the blog post Bristol Wireless

     

    Powered by WordPress