Judi Sohn
NOVEMBER 8, 2008
Like a solution in search of a problem. The afternoon keynote focused on philanthropy and bigger thinking than the latest Dell laptop, featuring Google’s Larry Brilliant and author Malcolm Gladwell. I wanted to get excited about the Force.com platform on Facebook , but I just couldn’t. “Facebook?
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
Laptops and now ultrabooks are much more energy efficient than desktop computers, and so in that aspect, can be regarded as green IT devices. Ultrabooks are light, thin, laptop computers with long battery life and that cost under $1,000. Ultrabooks are full laptops, with good performance packed in a highly portable form.
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MARCH 9, 2008
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Frustrations March 9, 2008 As some of you who follow me on Twitter know, I ran into frustrations a few days ago with WPA. The problems I “solved&# by offloading the functions onto the web.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MAY 21, 2007
Week 1 I should have taken pictures – unboxing a new laptop is a lot of fun. My first step was to make sure the laptop booted. I also ran into a weird problem with a daemon called “avahi-daemon&# which is basically the Linux implementation of “Bonjour&#. I’ll understand points of pain, for sure.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JUNE 24, 2008
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. I have had varied problems , from issues of software integration, video problems, wireless issues … The list is getting very long.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
AUGUST 9, 2007
The only time I shut down this laptop is when I’m taking it somewhere, which is relatively rarely. I have no problem getting just about all of my work done using Ubuntu. I’m relatively happy, and, surprisingly enough, I don’t miss using the mac everyday. I love apt-get/aptitude.
Tech Soup
JUNE 14, 2013
In 2008, SDFF received a grant from the California Emerging Technology Fund, which enabled SDFF to fully develop their digital divide program and expand the number of families they could reach. Using this model, SDFF has helped more than 10,000 previously disconnected families connect to the Internet via broadband at home. NTIA Toolkit (PDF).
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