Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2007

A lengthy article in the Wall Street Journal highlights the effect that the One Laptop per Child Initiative has had on the pc industry. But the current article points to one of the unexpected results of the initiative. competition from mainstream vendors who do not want to miss out on this possibly lucrative market.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Additionally, the majority of providers offer mobile apps and software platforms that can be downloaded to smart phones and laptops to be taken anywhere by your employees. If you’re interested in reading more you can check out the original article by VOIP Review. Industry News Mobile Tech mobile Mobile Technology nonprofit npTech'

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 19, 2013

When using a cloud-based email system from your laptop for example, your machine is not doing any of the raw computations, it is simply displaying the results of computations that are happening elsewhere. If you’re interested in reading more about cloud computing, check out the original article at TechSoup’s blog.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

An article on BNews explains what virtual desktops are and how they are being used. When you accidentally spill your coffee on your computer or drop your work laptop, you risk losing all the data on the hard drive. Here are some things nonprofits should know about a virtual user interface: You won’t know the difference.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 2, 2020

And there’s been no shortage of articles with tips on how to work remotely. No matter where your staff may be – on their laptop in their home office or on their mobile device at their kitchen table, they can access the data they need to do their work. You’ve probably read a lot lately about moving to a remote workforce.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2005

WSIS 2005: $100 laptop Originally uploaded by BillT. Here's the google news stream that captures the news articles mostly from the mainstream media about this product. Here are some links from various listserv discussions and blog posts when the laptop was announced here in Boston last month.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Indeed, experts now estimate that the vast majority of users access the web on a smartphone, tablet or the like, rather than a standard desktop or laptop computer. Anyone who has ever tried to compose long articles on a mobile device no doubt got frustrated: the screen is small, it’s difficult to navigate around etc.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2013

Jim walked out of there with four refurbished laptops preloaded with Windows Multipoint Server and 16 NComputing thin clients. The laptop servers are far more energy efficient than desktop computers and each little five-watt NComputing thin client uses 90% less electricity than a laptop. Three refurbished i5 laptops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The HBR article has a handy decision-making tree. If you can’t get by with fewer meetings, try to make them shorter. The Buffer Blog article suggests that taking hand-written notes is more effective than typing notes on a laptop. In the article, they suggest creating a coat-check for cell phones.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In this article, we’ll discuss what PCI compliance is and how it affects nonprofits accepting online donations. Implement two-factor authentication wherever possible on devices used within your organization like laptops/tablets/phones etc… PCI compliance applies to nonprofits that accept credit card payments.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Photo Credit: Mini Laptop Club Thanks to Sibley for sending me this fascinating article about "the laptop club"--a group of second and third graders in an afterschool program who designed their own (non-functional) laptops using construction paper, pencils, and a lot of imagination.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2014

In order to accomplish their goals in the field, many of the organization's staff work offsite with laptops. " ABCS staff laptops also hold highly confidential information about clients that falls under HIPAA compliance regulations. " Expanding an ABCS pregnancy center in Mexico. Serving with Efficiency and Security.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2013

Stephen Blyth wrote up this reflection from the workshop about mindfulness and points a recent Guardian post where Oliver Burkeman delves into ‘conscious computing’. The article showcases “Calming” technology – which is to use technology to help you focus or what he calls the “slow web movement.”

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

By giving visitors the opportunity to pass on your articles you will vastly increase your exposure to the larger blog-creating and blog-reading community, which will inevitably increase hits to your site. Remember this: the vast majority of people now go online via their mobile devices, not a desktop or laptop computer.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

" Andy defined an endpoint in the following way: An endpoint is a desktop or laptop computer. So when we say endpoint we're really talking about desktops, servers, and laptops. " Does your organization have desktops, servers, or laptops? We put mobile devices in a different category because they are unique.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 15, 2008

In his article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy titled “ Top 10 Threats to Computer Systems Include Professors and Students ,&# Jeffrey Young says. 9: Cellphones (&# harder to secure than laptops or desktops&# ). #8: You can (and should) read the whole article at [link]. No surprise there).

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Achieve

MAY 11, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover these five nonprofit employee recognition ideas: Say thank you. These can be t-shirts, laptop cases, water bottles, pens, lanyards, and so much more. Your staff, for example, plays a crucial role in day-to-day and big-picture operations, helping your nonprofit work towards its mission. Give gifts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

Broke and living in community housing, I came home one evening to find my room burgled, my laptop and cash savings gone. Dan was the sole anonymous donor for the program, which brushed off my indignity and furnished me with a new laptop, a mentor, and monthly checks for books, food and travel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

And perhaps because of that, walking meetings are common in Silicon Valley as this article points out. The walking at work trend is being more broadly adopted by senior managers, in part because leaders want to get some distance from their always on work styles, with all of the demands of smartphones and laptops.

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Judi Sohn

MAY 31, 2009

For example, if I download a magazine to my iMac, I can’t read the same file from my laptop. If I want to revisit an old article, Zinio’s site has a copy of every digital magazine I’ve ever received, all 532 of them so far, going back to August 2003. The big downside to Zinio is their ridiculously draconian DRM.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Figuring this out is far beyond the scope of this article. And, between phones, tablets, e-readers, laptops, desktops, servers, routers … it’s an incredible amount of resource consumption and waste. And they become “green&# by purchasing renewable energy credits, or by purchasing carbon offsets. So what to do?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Luckily, there are a lot of articles and videos available with tips, walk-throughs, and other information on getting up and running on Windows 8. article has four points to consider. See an overview of Windows 8 hardware and a glimpse into Microsoft's plans for future tablets, laptops and other devices.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

This is an update of a TechSoup article we posted online in November 2011. During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices. And indeed sales of new PCs and laptops are declining.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

There are lots of ways to hack an inexpensive standing desk , personally I use this inexpensive adjustable laptop stand. Exercise or moving around is one of the basic pillars of good health, sleep is another. How can these practices become part of your nonprofit’s work culture? So, you could combine the two with a nap desk.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Off-Salesforce tips and best practices: Device Management: If your organization has MDM (Mobile Device Management) tools in place, this can ensure that data is protected at the device-level (laptop, mobile, etc), remotely wiped and monitored. Of course, a blog article cannot address specific threats in context.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Luckily, there are a lot of articles and videos available with tips, walk-throughs, and other information on getting up and running on Windows 8. article has four points to consider. See an overview of Windows 8 hardware and a glimpse into Microsoft's plans for future tablets, laptops and other devices.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

If I find a great article on IRS cell phone reimbursement policies, I can clip it straight from the browser into my Operations notebook. I can retrieve these items from my phone, my tablet, my laptop, or any computer with a browser. Did I already mention that this is a 24/7 job?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

This is an update of a TechSoup article we posted online in September 2009. Forrester Research has also found that total shipments of desktop and laptop computers will continue to rise through 2015. Refurbishers in emerging markets will start to see a higher supply of laptops for refurbishment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

The website design was wider and centered to accommodate larger computers and laptops. Font size is significantly increased and rather than having dozens of text-based articles and blog posts featured on the homepage, the WWF has narrowed it down to four with corresponding photos taking precedence over text.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2009

In early 2008, both Apple and Dell started shipping high-end laptops with SSDs only; others have followed suit since then. From Atwood's article: I was an early solid state (SSD) drive adopter with my last laptop purchase, and it was a profound disappointment. As Kevin points out in Should You Upgrade to Windows 7?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Next, look to protect your donor, client, and project information across your entire network of "endpoints" (desktops, laptops, and servers) with Symantec's donated enterprise-level security software. This usually means setting up a second server to back up data as you work, or configuring a NAS to serve as a backup.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 24, 2012

You should read the full article but I’ll share some of my favorite gems here: “…female-headed households are more likely to give to charity than male-headed households; and that in nearly all income groups women give more than men. What do Women Want in a Laptop? (a Marketing to Women Quick Facts.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 17, 2009

You will want to insure your business equipment, even if that's just a laptop. writing articles. You might need Errors and Omissions/Professional Liability if your actions or inactions could disrupt your clients' operations. You will need General Liability if clients will come to your office. publish your business name in the paper.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Classroom style with desks puts a barrier between the students and the instruction, especially when people are using laptops or tablets to take notes. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. If you are trying to do an interactive lecture, it dampens interaction. The flexible classroom is a large open space.

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NTEN

MAY 16, 2011

Flickr: qthomasbower You may have noticed the recent articles on our blog about data. It's this month's topic here at NTEN (and you should subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter to receive the compiled "best of" version of these articles later this week). From the article: ". Should they alphabetize the names?

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Gyrus

JUNE 14, 2016

Scheduling that same instructor, the classroom, the projector he/she is using, a laser pointer and a shared laptop… priceless. In fact, you would be hard pressed to identify matching features across the entirety of the industry.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2015

If the article is about editing documents with others in the cloud, photos of clouds (subject) are less desirable than photos of people working together (concept)." Check out Jim Lynch's article: Can I Use That Image for My Website or Newsletter? The image should also reflect the mood and message you want to convey.

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