Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2011

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. Photo by Jon Downs.

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Japan Disaster Local NPO 68

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

You are dependent on your internet connection – which could be a problem for mission-critical applications. And, further, efforts like Adobe AIR, and Microsoft Silverlight , are bringing full-fledged desktop application functionality to applications in the cloud.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

I have had varied problems , from issues of software integration, video problems, wireless issues … The list is getting very long. On the Mac side, Apple controls the hardware, so there never is a problem with it. I know that the Adobe Air is alpha in Linux, but it’s worth trying out. And, guess what?

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Ubuntu Open Source Software Laptop 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

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. Problem is, I’m not a nonprofit organization. Wish I were! 13 Diego 11.04.07

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