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Mobile for Good: Fire Phone, Locking Down Data, and Services for the Homeless

Tech Soup

From apps to new devices to connected home objects that can be controlled with your phone, the market is saturated with all things mobile. For this month's column, I'm going to dissect the latest entry into the smartphone field: the Amazon Fire Phone. Amazon Fire Phone and the Internet of Things.

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#Fakecommute: A Ritual for Work-Life Balance When You #WFH

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to a recent Pew Internet survey , most respondents say they have been able to get work done. I also have a winding down ritual – I set the alarm, make my next day to-do list, and put away my laptop and phone. Don’t take your phone on your walk or put it into airplane mode if you are using the camera.

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How to Set Up an Event Live Stream

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Video and audio equipment are a must (even if they are through your phone), as well as an encoder, virtual event platform, and internet connection. . A live stream requires four main aspects in order to work: a video and audio source, an encoder, a streaming destination (like social media), and an internet connection! .

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What Your Nonprofit Can Learn From The #IceBucketChallenge

TechImpact

With over 150,000 new donors so far this year, and over $10M raised for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research, the #IceBucketChallenge took the Internet by storm a few weeks ago and is showing no signs of slowing down. And chances are, you’ve been challenged to it. But what makes the Ice Bucket Challenge so successful?

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How to Backup Your Windows Phone or Windows 8 Tablet

Tech Soup

We'll start with Windows devices, but posts on Android and iOS phones and tablets will come in the following weeks. Backing Up Windows Phone. Windows Phone 8 , Microsoft's next generation mobile operating system, has improved backup features from Windows 7. This 3G phone features a 4.1-inch

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What Will Happen When PCs and Mobile Phones Converge?

Tech Soup

He observes that smartphones have already effectively converged with digital cameras, GPS navigators, and MP3 players, making the ownership of those separate devices superfluous for most casual users of them. Most African and Latin American countries are on a completely different mobile phone infrastructure track.

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Social Media Usage Guidelines: Don't moon people with cameras (or at least hide your face when you do)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Webinar was mostly focused on the privacy concerns and the Human Resources side of Internet/Social Media Policies. During the Webinar, I had copies of the Foundation's Business Conduct, Confidentiality, IT Internet Usage Policy, and other related HR policies in front me. Brownstone, Esq. Smart Colleague: Here's some guidelines.