As Far As I Can Tell

Mobile work and ubiquitous WIFI

When I started school I was given a 15-inch Powerbook to use. I�ve never had a laptop powerful enough to do actual work on and I�m really enjoying it. I�ve fallen into a mobile work style where I�m constantly changing my location. I�ll roam from the studio on campus to the public library, over to the caf�, and then home. Even in my apartment I�ll swap between the kitchen, couch, and bed. I like not being prisoner to my desk.

One of the reasons this works is that every place I go in a normal day has free WIFI. The one missing spot was the 61C coffee shop next door to my house but this week they hooked it up. I don�t even think about internet access anymore; I just open my laptop and assume I�m connected. Complete city coverage through municipal wireless would be great but in my day-to-day geography this mesh network is great.

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# September 28, 2005 11:50 PM


 

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i live in portland now, did i tell you? anyway, they are going to try to get city-wide access, but the city is probably going to muck it up—because it won’t be free! basically giving one company the rirhgt to charge the whole city. and right now there is this great geek-run organization that installs wifi in places around town for free ( personal telco: http://www.personaltelco.net/static/index.html ) , and if this city thing goes thru, it would create problems for the good stuff already in place. p.s. the falsefridays thing was me, too.

Posted by: jim w. on October 3, 2005 2:27 PM

As far as who can tell?


Chicago, IL

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