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Now I've Gone and Done It

Gerry Blackwell, writing in Wi-Fi Planet, has written a very nice synopsis of my entrepreneurial career to date, a pretty fair analysis of what's cooking with my various business ventures.  I sometimes refer to myself as the "Ralph Kramden" of technology, I do all kinds of nutty things, like putting Wi-Fi in a barbershop and on buses.  Throw it against the wall, and see if it sticks!  There's a couple of nits in the article, which may be my fault, as we conducted the interview while I was driving around between assignments.  Between all three companies that I have a hand in, there's fifteen employees altogether, and the Bluetooth onboard the Jitney is for internal apps, not public access.  But that may not be a bad idea, thanks Gerry!

Next stop, Wi-Fi on the MTA, hopefully!

It was Kismet, plus a lot of hard work, as Wi-Fi returns to Kismet

After months of delay and waiting through weeks of miserable winter weather once the paperwork was done, Wi-Fi has returned to the petite village of Kismet, the westernmost community on Fire Island.  Perched atop the beautiful new Fire House, our relocated Saltaire access point is broadcasting the SSID FIWISPSALT out to the Marina, the homes, the Fire Island Lighthouse, and the western edge of Saltaire.  Many thanks go out to the Fire Commissioners of Kismet, and we at Fire Island Wireless look forward to reliably serving the Fire Department and the community with wireless broadband for many seasons into the future.

Assemble the Fleet!

The next wave of Hampton Jitney Wi-RANs has been launched.  Our primary target for this service has been the Manhattan to the Hamptons market, but  Hampton Jitney runs special NASCAR race tours, so our Wi-Fi really roams, and we get to kick the tires on the nation's networks.  Last week, a tour went to Bristol, Tennessee for a race, and folks were surfing the web on that really long ride.

If you're on any of the following twelve buses, you're connected with Wi-RAN:

                       

51
56
62
66
67
68
75
76
83
84
86
89

Twelve down, and twenty-four to go!