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News in open source and open standards

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Adobe (yeah, Adobe ) joined the Linux Foundation , and released a Linux alpha of Air , their new application platform. { Adobe (yeah, Adobe ) joined the Linux Foundation , and released a Linux alpha of Air , their new application platform. {

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What is cloud computing?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Quick definition Cloud computing is basically running applications on the web via “Software as a Service (SaaS)&#. That includes applications from Google Documents, to Salesforce.com, to Gliffy.com , (the service I used to create that graphic.) Also, you can access the applications anywhere you go.

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My Top 16 tools of 2008

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It has become arguably the most popular open source CMS, and is a very able platform for creating all sorts of great web applications. I’m betting that in 2009, many folks will move from shared hosting to VPS servers. it’s absolutely an application to get to know. Adobe Air , and applications.

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TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs

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In order to assist with the recovery, TechSoup Japan , a program of the Japan NPO Center , is working with Microsoft, Adobe, and Symantec to aid local nonprofit organizations whose facilities are damaged in the earthquake by providing software donations. A joint press release in English is posted in the TechSoup Global press room.

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The search for good web conferencing

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The others I assessed include DimDim , Yugma, and Adobe Connect. They are all cross-platform for participants, but none of these can show Linux desktops, and some (like Adobe in particular) can’t even run the presenter software on Linux. They all are certainly interesting, and DimDim and Yugma are free. (I

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Linux desktops?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I know that the Adobe Air is alpha in Linux, but it’s worth trying out. Thomas Sorry to burst your bubble. :-) And, by the way, there are loads and tons of great open source desktop applications available for both Mac and Windows, that I swear by and use every day, like Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenOffice.org, Adium, etc.

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Premiere Elements 10 vs. Premiere Pro CS5

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This post was originally authored by TechSoup's Carlos Bergfeld in 2009 and was recently updated by Wes Holing, also a web content developer here at TechSoup. Eligible organizations can request Adobe Premiere Elements 10 , the newest version of Adobe's consumer-level video-editing software, as a donation through TechSoup.

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