Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices.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

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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. PCs aren’t going away, but mobile devices (phones and tablets) are flooding in to the nonprofit workplace. They save us the arduous task of taking our phones out of our pockets to look at them. What this means? Green Technology.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

By "post-PC," Jobs meant essentially that computing and Internet use for both work and pleasure will no longer be dominated by PCs, but that there will be an array of smart devices including smartphones, tablet computers, smart TVs, laptops, and even sensing devices in our clothes and cars and other every day items.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2011

During the month of October, join TechSoup.org and the TechSoup Global Network for our Cloud Computing Worldwide campaign. Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

" Another paper, The Determinants of the Global Digital Divide: A Cross-Country Analysis of Computer and Internet Penetration , concludes that "income is largely responsible for the global technology gap" The Infighting. Cell phones and wireless technology mean rural areas don't need expensive landlines.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Now, it is looking like the emerging killer apps may be messaging apps that text directly to stakeholders' mobile phones. But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. Here are a few new things we could be doing with our phones and tablets in 2016.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Young people have access to computers in schools and libraries, but there is a difference in the quality of experience. There is a gap in social skills, experience, and knowledge when you only have 10-15 minutes of access in library versus 24/7 access at home. They focus on the media creation of what they learned. NMC Flickr Photos.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

Urban Sprouts Executive Director, Abby Jaramillo, brought her laptop to one meeting with a funder and showed them the positive comments written on a post by teachers and students who were being served by the program. The Ann Arbor District Library System uses a blog for the front page of their site.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

Mobile World Congress , an annual tech conference in Barcelona, Spain, sets the tone for global technology trends in the coming year. Windows Phone 8. Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 had solid representation at the show with Nokia showing off a few new smartphones, including the Lumia 520 and Lumia 720.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

These include: A built-in library of eLearning assets. A content library of ready-to-use templates. Elucidat is known for creating training for large– at times global– employers, and that’s reflected in both its features and pricing. Key Features of eLearning Authoring Tools. Localize training for various regional audiences.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

They will be powered by the same operating systems used on desktops and laptop PCs – mostly Windows and Mac OS. The IT press has been covering lots new developments lately in paying by mobile phone. Of course mobile phone payments are not new. CNN Money: 5 pay-by-phone apps tested. Digital Wallets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. In addition to text quotes, Quoto also has a digital library of quotes embedded on images. You can either manage your group online or on your mobile phone.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

She’s one of our great forward-thinking people at TechSoup Global. She just did a presentation to the Gates Global Libraries Working Group in November 2013 on the top tech trends for libraries. Our information we send out will be viewed on phones more and more. Marnie is watching the field of complex data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

While virtual tools make it possible for a far-flung team to work with or for an organization that has global impact, I am reminded about the importance of “face time&# for effectiveness – there is simply no other way to build relationships. Jessica Colaco places books in the iHub Community Library.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

I love year-ahead forecasts and have looked a number of them from all over the global IT press. More and more nonprofit, library, and NGO offices worldwide will need to accommodate personally-owned tablets and smartphones on wireless networks in order to work and communicate. The Forecasts for 2012. The Decline of PCs.

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