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News in open source and open standards

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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

And, further, efforts like Adobe AIR, and Microsoft Silverlight , are bringing full-fledged desktop application functionality to applications in the cloud. As the limitations of both AJAX and Flash are overcome (and as both develop further) expect even more usability for online applications.

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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. We offer special NTEN rates for any memebers out there.

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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. @Brian Yes, I will discuss pre-loaded systems, and you are right, they are easier to deal with, for sure. But you’ll still have the peripherals issue. Seth I haven’t tried it yet – that’s a good idea.

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22 Years Ago…

Tech Soup

Adobe, Cisco, Intuit, and Symantec are just a few. Cisco, Symantec, Adobe, Microsoft and others separately. " In 2009, Ben-Horin received the "Lifetime Achievement. Award" from the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN) and. We could stop. the software for social benefit. technology companies.

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