Ginger Tea and Channa Masala » Usability http://masalalabs.ca Tue, 25 May 2010 00:53:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Fun with WifiDog http://masalalabs.ca/2010/03/fun-with-wifidog/ http://masalalabs.ca/2010/03/fun-with-wifidog/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:53:04 +0000 wlach http://masalalabs.ca/?p=105 Because I don’t have enough spare time projects (this is a joke), I decided to take on the task of adding a must-requested special iPhone/iPod-touch friendly view for the WifiDog authentication server (used by the infamous Île Sans Fil) after being inspired by the WifiDog camp held a few weeks ago at Station C. I finally finally finished up a prototype today. It’s a bit of a hack, but a relatively clean one– hopefully some version of it can be integrated into trunk, and users with mobile devices will have a better experience when they’re on the go in Montréal (or any other area with a community-oriented wifidog deployment: I hear there’s lots).

WifiDog on iPhone yo

For those interested in grubby details, you can track the progress of this work on the WifiDog ticket tracker.

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Image of crazy status icon in notification area

Image of crazy status icon in notification area

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