Archive for February 2007
Meraki is a company that is aiming to provide a universal wi-fi service in an inside-out approach rather than an outside-in approach. Some companies have tried to create this universal service by trying to attach wi-fi boxes to telephone poles, an approach that has created problems - often leading to people trying to get internet access by pressing their laptops against their windows. Meraki wants to put boxes in homes and apartment buildings, so that people can create networks (for themselves and their neighbors) that will work better indoors. Individuals should be able to purchase a box that will provide wi-fi service for $49.
This looks great to me. There is an extensive New York Times write-up on this system titled “Wireless Network For All, Without the Towers“.
I have developed a weakness for old-school drafting/graphics art equipment. Here’s the latest toy to experiment with during art projects:
I prefer old-school equipment. Usually these items are built with very solid materials and are designed to last for a lifetime. A lot of the more modern drafting tables look like you could easily knock them over or break them.
Many have already seen “New York Doll”, the movie about Arthur “Killer” Kane (bassist for the New York Dolls) who converted to Mormonism and managed to live the Mormon lifestyle without losing his desire to rock out the house.
One of the highlights of the film is a performance by David Johansen (lead singer of the New York Dolls) of two LDS hymns: “A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief” and “Come Come Ye Saints.” The singing is accompanied by very nice acoustic guitar renditions of these hymns. I’d like to hear more music like this. You can listen to these recordings to the radio blog.