Following in the footsteps of defunct webvan as well as Sentry Hilldale’s ongoing web shopping service, Sheboygan based Fresh Brands will rollout online grocery services starting 10/10.
Daily Archives: September 27, 2005
Broadband: Falling Farther Behind
UK citizens can now order 24mbps broadband for about $43/month. These speeds are 60 to 40 times as fast as those available in Madison, at similar prices.
Municipalities to Spend over $700M the next 3 years on Wireless
Muniwireless’s latest report is out on the scale and composition of the municipal wireless broadband market: This latest report states that $700 million will be spent on muniwireless over the next three years in the U.S., with $400 million spent in 2007 alone. Esme Vos, operator of Muniwireless.com and the organizer of the MuniWireless 2005 conference this week in San Francisco, writes that the growth of networks is irrespective of the size of the town or city. As is often overlooked, public safety operations remain the number one application for these networks, despite the focus on public-access broadband for free or fee.
Sigur Ros Orpheum Roundup
Kristian Knutsen nicely rounds up the local blogosphere’s review of Friday’s sold-out Sigur Ros performance at the Orpheum:
The Daily Page, unlike many others, was lucky enough to attend the Sigur Rós show last Friday night. Sold out some two weeks in advance, the concert (previewed in last week’s edition of Isthmus) was held at the Orpheum Theatre on State. The line for the general admission show began forming in the late afternoon and eventually wrapped around the corner of E. Johnson St.