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Has Apple become evil? No, but they are getting stupid.

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I like my 60G iPod that I’ve had for a while, and although I tire of lugging around three electronic devices (cell phone, Palm, iPod), and that my current phone is about to fall apart, the cost and the fact that it was so new made me decide not to go for it, even though AT&T is my carrier. The iPod is a rip off.

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Office Greening for the Holidays: Closing Up Shop

Tech Soup

Unplug chargers for computers, cell phones, iPods, and other chargeable devices. According to Green Home Huddle "Your cell phone charger, iPod charger, laptop charger, etc. keep drawing electricity even if your phone/iPod/laptop/etc isn't charging. This post was originally published in December 2008, but.

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My iPhone 3G

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 My iPhone 3G August 12, 2008 I once joined the “iPhone non-buyers&# group on Facebook. Syncing is way slower than on a regular iPod, and backups can take 1/2 hour, which is absurd.

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Happy Birthday, Gutsy Gibbon!

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Wi-Fi, printing, my digital camera and even my iPod all worked immediately after installation — no drivers or other software required. I’m in the middle of moving, otherwise, I’d be checking it out immediately.

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Office Greening for the Holidays: Closing Up Shop

Tech Soup

Update: This post was originally published in December 2008, but since it holds lots of useful information for closing your office over a holiday break, we wanted to update it and put it at the top of our list for the 2009 holiday. Unplug chargers for computers, cell phones, iPods, and other chargeable devices.

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Why I won’t be buying Leopard

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’m not liking Apple’s increasingly closed and monopolistic tendencies when it comes to the iPod and iPhone. I don’t use my Mac much anymore – I migrated to Linux as my main desktop, and will be sticking there. Music converters: [link] [link] [link] 3 Gordon Montgomery 11.20.07

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How To Get Insight From Data Visualization: SHUT UP and SLOW DOWN!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been a fan of Dan Roam’s work since his book “ The Back of the Napkin ” in 2008. ” I gave myself 30 minutes, played Mozart on my Ipod and looked at all the data one page. Then, I caught myself in the negative thinking trap and told myself, “shut up and draw!”

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