Got together with my neighbors and we all agreed to build a community WiFi hotspot.

I picked up an Airport Express to get started, upgraded the firmware in my Linksys Router and was able to create a remote bridge. Not as hard as I thought going from 3rd party to an Airport Express - it just creates a separate hotspot instead of just one big one. No biggie.

Once I was able to bridge my wireless signal, I placed the Airport Express by a Living-room window and plugged in a pair of powered speakers, then tested it with AirTunes. Awesome!

The speakers can be placed inside or out for parties and get-togethers.

We are now in the process of adding more Airport Expresses to the network so everyone will have a network feed (other non-wireless computers, and a computer who normally has a hard time getting a wireless signal to reach it), And with the help of browserTunes - be able to control the music from any connected computer.