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Date:  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 10:50:49 -0400
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From:  Lewis G Rosenthal <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] Warpstock 2005, Hershey, Pennsylvania, Oct 6-9

Hi, Howard, and thanks for chiming in. Looking forward to seeing you 
again this year. Some quick replies, below:

On 06/08/2005 05:19 am, Howard Winter thus wrote :

>Lewis,
>
>On Sat, 14 May 2005 23:18:17 -0400, Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
>
>  
>
>>I hope that by now, most everyone on this list is aware of the upcoming 
>>Warpstock event in Hershey, PA in October. We (the event team, of which 
>>your humble author is Chair) are hard at work planning what promises to 
>>be a great event, both from a content perspective and also the overall 
>>experience.
>>    
>>
>
>One thing that I always need to know as early as possible is the outline schedule, in particular when the 
>first session starts and the last one finishes, so I can plan transport.  I usually end up missing the last 
>session or two because I have to catch a flight, and knowing this and when I need to be there to catch the 
>start is vital information that's needed ASAP - and usually doesn't appear until much too late to book 
>flights.
>
>  
>
Good suggestion. I believe that Edgar's plan is to follow last year's 
schedule rather closely, with half-day sessions on Thursday and Friday, 
and shorter presentations on the weekend. Start and end times should 
also be fairly close to last year (8am - 5:30pm). Keep an eye on the 
schedule which should be coming online soon enough at 
http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2005/presentations.html.

>>I need to get some feedback from this list to shape my 
>>presentations, as I don't want to re-hash the same stuff I've done the 
>>past two years (those presentations are still available for download 
>>    
>>
>>from the Warpstock site, BTW).
>
>I recently bought a couple of the Asus WL-330g "Pocket Wireless Access Point" devices, and they're excellent!  
>I set one up as the AP and the other as an Ethernet Adaptor on my ThinkPad, and the performance was excellent.  
>I walked up the road to check range, and gave up when I started receiving someone else's network on the same 
>channel (about 100 yards from home).  I think you should tell people about these in more detail because 
>although they're not as convenient as an internal device, they do give us 802.11g without any driver worries.  
>I'll bring mine along if you like.
>
>  
>
Stan has graciously volunteered to update his networking session from 
2003, and says that he will include this device in his talk. Great idea.

>>Finally, who on this list is seriously considering registering for Warpstock this year? 
>>    
>>
>
>Well my original reaction was disappointment (along with "Where?" :-) because I know SCOUG had a bid in and I 
>was hopping it was going to be there, half an hour's drive from some friends that I can stay with! 
>
It would be nice to do SoCal in '06, and I'm hopeful that they'll stay 
involved.

> But I 
>spoke to my girlfriend (she lives in New York) and she was enthusiastic about us both going - with her 
>"hitting the town" while I'm in the sessions.  So count me as one for the conference plus one other!  I take 
>it that the room rates are not per-person?
>
>  
>
That is correct. The rates are for a single or double room, not per person.

>What are the facilities for Internet in the rooms?  If it's wired, can I use my Pocket APs to set up my own 
>little WiFi hotspot?
>
>  
>
Wired broadband, and if you join Wyndham By Request, it's free 
(otherwise, it's $9.95 per day). I joined last year, and I can honestly 
say that I have not been spammed as a result of joining, which is a good 
thing. I usually set up a router in the room so that my wife and I can 
share the connection, so feel free!

-- 
Lewis
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