Get Your 802.11 Media Fix From SeattleWireless TV

Michael Pierce writes "SeattleWireless TV brings you the latest information on Community, Corporate, and Home Wireless applications, hardware, security, and innovators in the field. July 2003 Show Summary: On this month's show, Peter and Michael report on the wireless project called 'SnowNet,' a project where Casey Halverson plans to use mountain tops to connect communities via a 802.11b backbone. We then check out the first link connected to SnowNet. TacomaNode,' located in Tacoma, Wa. It will connect to Seattle via a wireless backbone through SnowNet. Scott Kennedy, the owner of the Drinkmore Café, tells us why he has decided to provide free WiFi to his customers while other places charge. And finally we had a chance to try out a new Linux embedded product called the Prismiq MediaPlayer. Using this device, you no longer have to watch your media files on your small computer monitor. Using a wireless card, it can hook up to your network anywhere! You can view by choosing your player: Windows MediaPlayer or RealPlayer. If for some reason they don't stream there are some download links on the site. Also, if the stream links get messed up for any reason they are on the site, too." SnowNet is too cool to ignore.

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Seattle Wireless field day

[adpowers]

On a similar topic, if you are in the Seattle area on August 30th, you should check out the Wireless Field Day. We will be creating a number of links between various parks in the Seattle area. Plus, we hope to connect to SnowNet and use it to link with Tacoma. I will be demonstrating iChat AV over wireless so people will be able to see the advantages of having a public community wireless network. Be sure to come check us out!

Re:Seattle Wireless field day

[Anonymous Coward]

Just remember to open up the ports on both sides of you router, otherwise nothing will happen and you'll look like a retard.

iChat AV is one of the few Apple progams that make Mac users look even dumber than usual.

KUOW-FM/NPR show on Seattle Wireless efforts

[seattlenerd]

Seattle Wireless actually talked about this earlier this week on the NPR affil in Seattle, KUOW-FM, during the Weekday program. It's pretty interesting stuff ... if it all works out. The KUOW.org site has an audio stream of the hour-long show. One challenge is convincing the masses, who already are just starting to understand what Wi-Fi is, that Wi-Fi ISN'T just wireless Internet ... that's it creates a wireless network that can move damn near anything digital without ever touching the Internet(voice, video ... bits is bits). But perception lags reality.

Re:Heh!

[glitch!]

Isn't it a bit insecure for it to scan the entire hard disk drive of an old Windows machine for media files?

The PRISMIQ software asks you which directory you want to scan and what file extensions to look for.
How secure is the communication if one decides to use it in its wireless incarnation?

Someone who could sniff your wireless traffic could probably snarf a copy of the audio and video streams. So if you're paranoid, don't stream your steamy home movies over wireless :-)

If you are interested in seeing a lot of real users discussing the PRISMIQ box, go to www.prismiq.ORG and click on "forums".