Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

Too bad it’s so hard to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files on them – or is it? All of them view office documents including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files on various types of smartphones, but to varying degrees of effectiveness. You can view and edit Word and Excel files but just view PowerPoint files.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

As smartphones mature, we’re doing more on them and less on our laptops. Microsoft with its Surface line of tablets that are a hybrid of laptops and tablets, is working hard to transform tablets from personal entertainment devices to business productivity machines. Tablet adoption is very brisk.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

Most of the processing power needed to run cloud-based applications is online rather than on an individual computer or on-site server; therefore, your data can be viewed as quickly on a hundred-dollar desktop as on a high-end laptop. For example, staff can manage vendors via Google Docs or create questionnaires via SurveyMonkey.

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NTEN

MARCH 30, 2011

I also need to be able to work on the move: I need my "virtual desk" in front of me quickly, whether from my laptop or some other desk or smart device. Collaborative Files I couldn't get through my day without Dropbox , which I have blogged about before. Within a personal file space, you can define shared folders with others.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Tablet sales are up 53% while laptop and desktop computers are down 11% from the previous year. For instance, this past year Google released a web-based Device Manager that allows you to locate, ring at full volume, and wipe data from an Android device. Google Drive. Here’s what it all looked like to me. What this means?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Juice jacking is a data theft practice you may not have heard about yet: Public charging stations can be configured by bad guys to read the data on your phone or laptop and also upload malware when you charge your device. Google had a similar campaign going as well. 777,000 new comments were filed with the FCC. Pretty darn well.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 3, 2013

Five years ago, it was the laptop. It doesn’t replace my laptop, but I sure get a lot of use out of it. –Tom Dropbox - managing files across devices, access to documents when on the road, or quickly sharing files with others. Twenty years ago, everyone brought pen and paper to meetings. We’ve done your homework for you.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

You may think your data isn't desirable, but if you hold fundraising events and have donor data in your files, provide direct services to your community and have client health records or domestic violence shelter rosters, and so on, then your data is desirable by someone. Why It Should Matter to Organizations.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

Perhaps your donors are in the CRM, your advocates and evangelists are in an Excel spreadsheet, and your program beneficiaries are in paper files. Maybe some of those constituents are on the laptop of an employee who works remotely and can't connect to the CRM. That may be trickier than you'd think. Please train the staff.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

Perhaps your donors are in the CRM, your advocates and evangelists are in an Excel spreadsheet, and your program beneficiaries are in paper files. Maybe some of those constituents are on the laptop of an employee who works remotely and can't connect to the CRM. That may be trickier than you'd think. Please train the staff.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2015

She plans to save some money and space by investing in Google Chromebooks rather than full-featured Windows-compatible computers. She says that most patrons also prefer the comfort and privacy of being able to use a laptop anywhere in the library.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

They have an integrated, cloud-based IT system in which everyone has laptops and merely needs some way to get to the Internet to plug in to 350.org. For office productivity we use Google Apps. For file sharing we use Box.net. " Jon was very matter of fact. We have weekly global Skype video calls for various teams.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 5, 2006

Each morning I grabbed my laptop and bopped off to the internet cafe with Doria to have a latte and make sure we weren't missing something in our email that might change our lives. I found the file in c:windowssystem32drivers, and renamed it. I took the newest version of this file from the vendor's website, and lo!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

They have an integrated, cloud-based IT system in which everyone has laptops and merely needs some way to get to the Internet to plug in to 350.org. For office productivity we use Google Apps. For file sharing we use Box.net. " Jon was very matter of fact. We have weekly global Skype video calls for various teams.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

At Nonprofit Hub, we use Google for everything—and I mean everything. From our calendars, to our email accounts, to important documents and spreadsheets, Google is our best friend. Google gives you virtually unlimited storage, easy sharing and compatibility with tons of apps and websites all for FREE. And why wouldn’t it be?

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 22, 2021

Second, we must then explore Tracking Cookies: files containing anonymous data that identifies website visitors through their activity on your website.

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Volunteer Hub

APRIL 30, 2023

A quick Google search will turn up dozens of volunteer liability form templates and resources. From the administrator’s tablet, smartphone, or laptop, he or she can review the volunteer’s waiver history with a few clicks. No more calling the main office and digging through file folders!

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Shortly after the Colorectal Cancer Coalition was incorporated as an organization in March 2005 we hired an admin, bought her a laptop and gave her a desk in a tiny single room office sublet from another organization in Washington, DC. With Screen Steps, I can easily edit the file to replace an image or rewrite a step. Didn't happen.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Shortly after the Colorectal Cancer Coalition was incorporated as an organization in March 2005 we hired an admin, bought her a laptop and gave her a desk in a tiny single room office sublet from another organization in Washington, DC. With Screen Steps, I can easily edit the file to replace an image or rewrite a step. Didn't happen.

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 21, 2009

Use it not only to advertise your services, but also to share files with clients, point to resources, clarify your working style/methods/contract, etc. get your files organized: both electronically and paper. Get files to hold all your new categories of information (esp. 0) above and beyond all, google rules. do it ASAP.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Millions more are already using Google's Android mobile operating system and, additionally, a Google tablet prototype was unveiled recently. The device's hardware includes components not currently found in a traditional desktop computer or laptop. It's promised battery life is ten hours -- longer than any laptop to date.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Google Analytics :: analytics.google.com. Google Analytics is a freemium web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Storrito enables users to create Instagram and Facebook Stories on desktop/laptop computers. TurboScan :: Google Play / iTunes. Websites & Email.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

This tool is a simple way to create graphics of inspirational quotes or powerful stats that can then also be shared on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and Google+. Quozio is a simple tool that enables to create images of quotes that can be uploaded to Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter or Google+. Google Wallet :: google.com/wallet.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

This ability to organize content segments, like moving post-its around on a table, makes wikis more useful than other collaborative document creation tools like Google Docs. Google docs is good if you are writing a single document or creating a single spreadsheet. He had the right people, but not the right time.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Another big trend in the IT press forecasts is the much heralded decline of the traditional PC – laptops and desktop computers. This may be wishful thinking, but the Foundation Center recently covered Google Foundation's bold prediction that tech innovation will increasingly be seen as driver of nonprofit impact.

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