and did the imc video group give you any new videos?

Yes, you can also bring your own videos to share.

I don't know too much about bluetooth but I imagine it's possible to dump content into the open public drop box.

I have however discovered that not all bluetooth devices have the ability to browse bluetooth shared network drives so you might want to check your instruction booklets.

Don't really know what you mean by new IMC Videos but we got quite a few films converted now, including about half a dozen feature films. These are generally about 35MB so you will probably need a USB cable to get them in a reasonable speed. Most are much smaller, about 4 min converts to 1.5MB and takes less than a minute to beam across to your phone.

I used to be against wifi as unnecessary and potentially dangerous pollution of the spectrum - they are microwave transmitters after all, just like the phone masts none of us want to live next to.

However, I've changed my mind and it's good to see you utilising it. I think you could be underestimating the potential of wireless technology to activists. You can set-up a virtually free distribution net using basic, off the shelf equipment, covering not just your centre but throughout the community. In effect freeing your community from ISPs and telco's massive profiteering.

Moore's law states the complexity of an integrated circuit will double in about 18 months. Technology halves in price every year and a half. Telco's and ISPs, like any other service companies based on technology, should be cutting your bills in half every 18 months, or doubling the level of service that you get, but instead they rake most of the savings off as profits.

I'm not anything to do with these people but  http://www.wlan.org.uk is certainly worth a read.

"Profit free broadband access can give access to high quality video media for all sections of the community such as the very young, sick, elderly, unemployed and disadvantaged. Free high speed broadband access additionally offers quality internet based face-to-face conferencing, counseling and cosmopolitan initiatives in culture and education which would otherwise for many years to come be the exclusive gift of wealthy upmarket consumers and businesses alone. Free broadband will be of enormous permanent benefit to children and young people and poorly resourced lower schools without their own telephones, ISDN or 'DSL etc."