NWC Changelog

Faster Internet. Fax Line. Boo yah.

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:23:47 -0400

The wait is over, kitteh.

Thanks to our good friends at Atlantic Metro, we’ve managed to seriously boost our upload speeds, with a Metro Ethernet connection, and will be able to easily upgrade in the future as we can afford to.

Our old Business DSL connection is now up and running as a backup connection, and we’ve still got our Clear connection as a last resort.

So there you have it, three completely separate internet connections running up in here.

FAX

No, you don’t use fax in your daily life. Odds are good you never did. But some bass-ackwards bureaucratic institution that you have to periodically deal with sure does!

We’ve got your back. Our new all-in-one printer/scanner/color copier is hooked up and ready to fax your bureaucratic pains away!

More lockers! Lots of things reorganized and streamlined!

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:02:11 -0400

Today we cleared out our storage unit of everything we intend to bring back to NWC 2.0. All that remains are things we intend to sell (stay tuned!), give away, or toss.

That means, right now, NWC has a lot more stuff in it than it did this morning. What you’ll notice, however, is that right now the space looks like it has less stuff than it did before. How did we pull off such a stunning magic trick?

Well, it involves a lot of elbow grease. But basically, we moved a lot of infrequently used stuff into overhead storage areas, threw a lot of stuff out, and simply rearranged things to make more efficient use of space. We also organized a lot of things that were previously sort of spread out around the space. Here’s the rough rundown:

Second set of lockers are online! They are along the back wall and will be available once they have been numbered.
Along with this, the back area has been rearranged a lot and is now much more neatly and efficiently laid out.
It is now much easier to find many of the things we have available for sharing, including monitor cables, adapters, whiteboards, sticky pads, keyboards, power strips, office supplies and more.
We’ll soon be publishing a comprehensive list of all of NWC’s shared resources, from pens to xboxes to guitars and more, as well as where to find them
Kitchen has been reorganized so things can be more easily accessed
Main conference room has been rearranged and a new speaker system has been added
Soft seating area rearranged
Ethernet cable strung across ceiling to light up the last corner of the space that doesn’t yet have wired connectivity
This will also get us one step closer to getting the new fax machine online!
Initial progress has been made on a new welcome display and sign-in area for newcomers at the front desk. More on this soon!
More books on our shelf! Some of our best books have come out of storage and are ready to blow your mind!
We’ll be giving away some old books at the front of the space all week; come by and check out the selection! The leftovers get tossed on Friday!
An experimental feature or two. Stop by the space to see everything!

Spring Cleaning

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:03:24 -0400

Between the cold winter, countless events, and slowly cleaning out the storage space we filled up from our first move, NWC 2.0 has accumulated no shortage of stuff. After a long weekend cleaning up the place, we found countless gems and random things—and threw out a bunch as well. Here are the highlights:

Rearranged reception desk, entryway area, and soft seating
Added new lunch table
Filled bookshelf with many fabulous books
Launched Nap Loft beta! Our loft now has a comfy futon, an Xbox 360, and snacks! Now all we need to do is build a staircase so people can safely get up there.
Drawer underneath printer now contains office supplies
Monitors, cables, connectors, and any other hardware are now consolidated to the back credenza
A lot of clutter has been cleared out

All of the changes have left us with some extra space, which we’ll be using for more upgrades and features soon!

Paper towel dispenser and SimpleHuman trash bins! Somebody may...

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:55:00 -0400

Paper towel dispenser and SimpleHuman trash bins! Somebody may have had to lay on the floor of the bathroom to take this photo.

More Mac display adapters and VGA cables! Side note: we also...

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:49:37 -0400

More Mac display adapters and VGA cables!

Side note: we also have some excellent sweet & sour and hoisin sauces in the fridge!

v 2.1.0 - Major Release! - 4G internet backup, TV tuner, and more

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:44:00 -0500

New & improved:

We scored a big haul from an office that was closing down; thanks to Peter Dixon-Moses for the heads up and for helping us move our stuff!

Our bathrooms now have proper mirrors!
We’ve now got two 4G internet hotspots from Clear as a backup to our current connection. If anyone for any reason has trouble connecting through our normal network, ask us how to connect to the Clear connections!
We attached an antenna and digital tuner to our projector, thus allowing us to watch good old network broadcast television!
Lots of beautiful Dell monitors for sharing
Two fabulous servers to mess with
A giant rolling whiteboard
Halogen standing lamps for events and conference room
Small lamps for huddle rooms and desks - these have had a tremendous effect on the huddle rooms; they are far more pleasant places to work now!
Various new markers and erasers
Landline phone is now operational!
Capped off a bunch of ethernet ports
Installed a shelf for our projector! No longer shall it rest upon a ladder.
Cleaned up mail slots
A coat rack
A labelmaker
A new toaster

Upcoming:

Lockers (no, really)
Improved acoustics in all meeting rooms
A welcome screen at the entrance, showing a rotating view of our upcoming events, a backchannel, tweets, and photos

Lots more major improvements coming in the early spring!

v2.0.9 - December Catchups: Ethernet, Landlines, Couch, Bookcase, Mail, M&Ms, Bucky Balls and more!

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:17:14 -0500

What’s New:

Lots has happened in December! Let’s catch up:

Big haul from the fine people at HWH Group!

New couch and love seat
New fake trees
Bookcase
Filing cabinet
Mail slots

As well as some more improvements:

Ethernet in more spots now
Landlines! You can now make a call in the conference room on a Polycom speaker
New phone number! Behold, the 212! (212) 226-1585!
Improved music setup in the back
Cleaned up back area where wires / cables / other things are being stored
A fabulous motion-activated M&Ms dispenser. Thanks to the Chipps family!
Bucky Balls! Thanks Rob Kelley!

Also:

We resurrected a Uservoice page where we can share and vote on suggestions. We’ll be making periodic improvements to the space throughout the year, so we’ll be using this to guide what we focus on in which order!

Go here and make some suggestions! https://nwc2.uservoice.com

Just in case: we can now charge iPod Nanos!

Sat, 04 Dec 2010 13:25:36 -0500

Just in case: we can now charge iPod Nanos!

Network Overhaul Day!

Sat, 04 Dec 2010 13:22:06 -0500

Many improvements and new features going in today!

v2.0.8 - Security Upgrades, Shelving, Network Fixes

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:31:20 -0400

New and Improved:

Security camera! It records, it moves, it has infrared night vision, it has a web interface! It will help us dispatch justice to anyone trying any funny business!
Glass shelving in conference room assembled and beautiful!
Several tweaks to the optimize the network
The heat is on! And it works!

v2.0.7 - Event Furniture, Adapters, Glass Conf Room Furniture, and more!

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:57:32 -0400

New & Improved:

50 Fancy new stacking chairs and 10 new folding tables for the event space up front!
This also doubles our coworking capacity and opens up the front space for coworking awesomeness!
Tons of cables and adapters. Monoprice.com rocks.
VGA and audio extension cables. Now presenters can connect their laptop to the projector from the front of the space instead of having to stand in the back.
New credenzas for storage and old-school (literally, they came from a school) classiness.
Big beautiful glass table in the conference room! Thanks Steelcase!
Glass shelf unit in the conference room! Thanks Steelcase!

Network:

Put password on network to alleviate
Launched separate B/G, N, and Guest networks
Implemented load balancing
Implemented failovers
Turned on Stickybits

v 2.0.6 - Settling in

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:30:47 -0400

New & Improved:

Landline phone lines installed! One outgoing line from the conference room, and one fax line. Now if members have a really important call coming up, they won’t have to rely on cell phones or VoIP!
Somebody brought us a water heater for tea!
Beautiful new glass door in the back— now the back wall has three big windows instead of two!
Light fixtures installed in huddle rooms
Huddle rooms are now cleared out and online!
Wii is set up in the ballroom!

v2.0.5 Wrapping Up Construction!

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:10:26 -0400

New and improved:

Walls in kitchen closed up (the last of the walls!)
Plumbing added for water filter and ice maker (when we get them)
Painting on front window sill complete
Painting on all walls, sills, and surfaces complete
Completed walls and flooring in Nap Loft
Second bathroom almost almost done! Peter, go install the new faucet!
Tons of brand new Belkin gear
Lots of new chairs
Fancy space divider
Whiteboards, whiteboards, and more whiteboards!
Tripod for whiteboard
New futon for Nap Loft, compliments of Rob Kelley! Thanks Rob!

v2.0.4 - Got To Admit It's Getting Better

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:48:12 -0400

New Features:

Walls going up in kitchen area; half done!
New wall in Nap Loft to contain air conditioning ducts
New iPad-painted portraits in main hallway
Trained new office space managers
Tile in second bathroom completed!
Construction equipment in front space consolidated & floor boards removed (now the whole lovely floor is exposed!)
Covers added to electrical outlets

Notes:

Battle-tested wifi with 150+ people during Startup Weekend while running on half of our backup connection— it held up way better than we had anticipated!

v2.0.3 - Step Tile Couch Chairs

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:30:46 -0400

New and improved:

Fancy new chairs
New rugs (thanks Chris!)
All wall tile is up in the bathroom
New step built under fire door in back
New wall built in front of East wall
More floor exposed
New light switches by front door

v2.0.2 - Less Ugly & Stink

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:16:00 -0400

New & improved:

More mud & spackle on baseboards in back area
More mud & spackle on exterior walls of conference & meeting rooms
More framing, walls, and cabinetry around electrical equipment by entrance
More tile in the second bathroom
New fab couch! Thanks Dana!
New fancy chairs for conference room (thanks Whitney & Whitney’s parents!)

v2.0.1 - Trim & Proper

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:00 -0400

New changes:

Assembled new desks
Brought in new (old) chairs
Revamped Dashboard page with new pricing
Began framing and drywall around electrical equipment near entrance
— This will make the entryway look a lot prettier
— Will also double as a trash container, reducing smell and eyesores
Firmware upgraded on wireless router
— Thanks Rob for coming in late last night to do this!
More preparation of baseboards and conference room walls for painting
New door handles on all the doors!
Progress tiling the second bathroom

New requests:

Work on prioritizing Skype traffic to decrease likelihood of dropped calls

v2.0.0 - Launch!

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:06:39 -0400

Main coworking area prepped for work
Tables purchased & built
Floors exposed
Lighting hung
Glass cleaned
Trim painted
Air conditioner cleaned
Garbage consolidated
Construction & other belongings rearranged & consolidated