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First Parks and Rec board meeting

This afternoon I attend my first Parks, Recreation, and Greenways Advisory Board (PRGAB) meeting as a board member. I’ve already dug int my agenda packet and am mulling my role. There are a handful of committees that I can choose from to get even more involved, such as the Parks committee, Greenways committee, and the Mordecai House committee, for starters. I don’t know how I want to divide my time but I’ll figure it out.

If any Raleighites want to attend the meeting, you’re welcome to do so as they’re public meetings. You can join me at 5:30 at the Jaycees Park Module Building, 2405 Wade Avenue. Or better yet give me a ride, as I’m otherwise taking the bus.

Hosting multiple networks on a WRT54G

I was looking for some hints on an issue I’m having with the company wireless access point. Googling, as it often does, turned up something else useful: a wireless-savvy geek has figured out how to host multiple wireless networks on his WRT54G.

Why is this useful? Say you’re a giving guy, you know you have more bandwidth than you typically use, and want to make that extra bandwidth available to the public while not exposing your internal network. OpenWRT and a Linksys WRT54G can do this.
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Greg Hatem wide open

I had to come to work this morning to work on the company network. As I walked out of the building to grab some coffee I saw downtown developer Greg Hatem walking south down Fayetteville Street, soaked to the bone. He was wearing his typical white collared shirt and black shorts with sandals, only now his shirt was wind-whipped and completely soaked through.

The remnants of Raleigh Wide Open are scattered around downtown. Vendor tents lie upturned on the sidewalk, partially shredded by the wind. The gusting wind is occasionally punctuated by the metallic bang of another tent pole crashing into the street. Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to keep the celebration going after all (though I’m sure the musical acts would’ve been tough to re-book). Its a shame the weather hasn’t cooperated.

Raleigh now Wide Open

Raleigh is officially Wide Open now as the city’s festivities have begun. I couldn’t help but notice as Big Mama E and The Cool took the Cherry Bounce stage, 50 yards from my office window. The music is kicking but quite distracting while we’re working to finish up a big project before the weekend starts. Still, its good to see all the people wandering downtown. I think officials made the right call in deciding the show must go on.

Here’s a map of festivities so you can know where to get down with thy bad self.

N&O shrinks staff yet again

Last weekend I couldn’t help but notice the Lowe’s sales circular which normally arrives in the Sunday paper came instead by First Class mail. I don’t know if Lowe’s wanted to put it in the hands of its customers earlier to take advantage of the Labor Day weekend or if Lowe’s simply didn’t find the News and Observer up to the task. Either way, that’s revenue the N&O would’ve banked but didn’t.

Decisions like Lowe’s don’t bode well for the N&O, as yesterday the beleaguered paper announced more buyout packages in an effort to reduce staff (I was going to say “headcount,” but they’re people, dammit). I wonder if McClatchy’s 2006 decision to buy Knight Ridder seems so prudent in the face of today’s economy.

Shrinking product or no, I still enjoy my morning paper and I hope things settle down there soon.

Indy disses Raleigh yet again

I was all into the Independent Weekly’s look at Raleigh when I came to this story by Vernon Coleman, called Seeing the city through a conventioneer’s eyes: Wanderlust in Raleigh. Its the same old tired story of Durhamites looking down their noses at Raleigh. Coleman spends an afternoon wandering around downtown, asks advice from some homeless people, and assumes that since he is totally clueless that there’s nothing going on here. Moron.

Just when I think the Indy is finally on the Raleigh bandwagon they trot out tripe like this. I never thought I’d say I miss the Spectator.