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News in open source and open standards

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Venture capitalists are liking open source more and more. More $ toward open source is a tide that lifts all boats. Adobe (yeah, Adobe ) joined the Linux Foundation , and released a Linux alpha of Air , their new application platform. { There’s lots of great details on Groklaw. Be Helpful.

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My Top 16 tools of 2008

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

They also span the range of proprietary, SaaS, and Open Source. Open Source Tools. Having been bogged down with my own open source CMS tool before 2005, then having taken a break from development, I missed out on the prime years of Drupal’s development. Adobe Air , and applications. WordPress.

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What is cloud computing?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

August 11, 2008 You’ve likely heard a lot about “ cloud computing “ And what’s true is that the sales-talk about computing in the cloud certainly makes the conceptual issues behind it, honestly, well, cloudy. Be Helpful.

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The search for good web conferencing

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Linux desktops?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

June 24, 2008 I’m doing a webinar on Linux Desktops next month, and it’s making me think a lot about my own experience using Linux on the desktop, and where I think things are going. And, of course, designers need software that just don’t have high enough quality open source alternatives yet.

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The Tech That Will Change 2016

Tech Soup

According to research by Adobe, only 3 percent of people find charities by following social media links. This has been a steady upward trend since 2008. "The creativity and connectivity explosion via social media, free, and open-source tools, and nonprofits having more direct control in communications and fundraising.

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09NTC Nonprofit Radio: How to Make Podcasts That Promote Your Brand and Engage Supporters

Amy Sample Ward

data from edison research from 2008 on podcasting listenership. Audacity - open source and free, lots of community resources, have to download a separate mp3 encoder but they have links on their site. Can import other sources well. So, bring your iPods and earbuds, and let’s podcast! Chad: baudcast.

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