Back to School for OrangeMesh

Hi, my name is Mac Mollison and I’m one of the three students who created the OrangeMesh dashboard over the course of the last semester. Over the summer, all three of us had some form of internship or training program to attend to, but school will be back in session in a few days and I think it’s safe to say that we’re all looking forward to getting our feet wet with OrangeMesh in the days to come.

Since we released our beta version in May, over 80 people have created test accounts on our live demo, and a number of feature requests have come in from early adopters around the world. We’re looking forward to tackling those as the semester progresses.

During my free time over the summer, I’ve spent a lot of time working with a group known as Village Mesh, which has been interested in using mesh networking to facilitate Internet access in Uganda. I’ve also heard some interest expressed in setting up mesh networks for apartment buildings in Chapel Hill. So let’s hope this is a fruitful semester (and work to make it one)!

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us or check out the ROBIN forums, where there is a fair amount of discussion about OrangeMesh. As a reminder, our website is here.