Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten signed a proclamation Monday calling for Topeka to be known for the month of March as "Google, Kansas — the capital city of fiber optics."
Bunten told city council members about the proclamation prior to a special meeting of the council held at noon at City Hall to hear the first reading of a proposal that wasn't linked to local efforts to convince Google to make Topeka a test site for an ultrafast Internet connection.
Bunten asked the seven council members on hand if they had a problem with his issuing the proclamation, which also encourages Topekans to recognize and support continuing efforts to bring Google's fiber optics experiment here. None objected.
"I support pushing the 'send' button," Councilman Jeff Preisner said.
Bunten told reporters afterward that the proclamation was "more 'fun' than anything else."
He said he hoped it would set Topeka apart from other cities vying for Google's attention, which include Grand Rapids, Mich., and Baton Rouge, La.
If they get it I would move there in a heartbeat.
If only it wasn't Kansas.
btw this must be freaking out MS. With those kinds of speeds, software running from the web could replace Windows.
No thanks, I like having a machine that can run when my net connection is down or my network drivers aren't working/need to be updated/broke/aren't installed yet.
No thanks, I like having a machine that can run when my net connection is down or my network drivers aren't working/need to be updated/broke/aren't installed yet.
That's like our neighbor changing his name to Luke Steelerstahl whenever the Steelers were playing the Ravens (real name is Ravenstahl). Ghey...
Well, they do make Chrome OS which basically does that so they are already moving in that direction. I think it's mainly going to be a netbook and grandparents OS.That may be so, but if Google offers an OS, and apps, including Office compatible programs, then people may decide that the over 200 dollars they save would be worth it.
Well, they do make Chrome OS which basically does that so they are already moving in that direction. I think it's mainly going to be a netbook and grandparents OS.