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Favorite Free Software

Robert Weiner

Google Talk — An alternative to Skype, but only for 1 to 1 calls: [link]. Skype — Free VOIP calls, conference calls, and video calls: [link]. John Taylor at North Carolina State University recommended PDF995 which installs as a printer driver, allowing you to print to a PDF instead of a printer: [link].

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The search for good web conferencing, take 2

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

But interestingly, Yugma is now integrated with Skype, which totally changes the whole audio on a separate channel issue. It does mean that everyone who is involved in a webinar needs to install Skype – but that seems to be a minor issue, to my mind. But, you can’t use the Skype edition on Linux yet, either.

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Why Upgrade to Office 2013? 4 Compelling Features You'll Want to Know

Tech Soup

PDF to Word Doc Capabilities. Have you ever had to type out an entire PDF document because you. converting PDF files to Word format. includes all of the Office apps and comes with 60 minutes of Skype calls per month. needed to be able to edit it in Microsoft Word? In Office 2013, you'll. Word now does a great job of.

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How To Cost and Fund ICT: Publication

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Download the GUIDE in pdf. Anyway, I was reminded about this when Michael Gilbert pointed it out earlier this week: Marc Osten and Beth Kanter have recently completed a step by step guide on How to Cost and Fund ICT (76 page PDF ). I did all the interviews via skype.

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Online Training for TeleGreening Your Workplace

Tech Soup

percent annual growth rate (PDF), which far exceeds the 1.2 Online classes are typically less expensive than conventional coursework and according to Kent State University research (PDF) there is no significant difference in terms of learning effectiveness between in-person training and online or virtual classes.

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July Is Web Conferencing Month

Tech Soup

There are a number of web conferencing options on the market today, as well as freebies like Skype and Google Hangout. Audio, video, application, and screen sharing (jpg, ppt, pdf, flash, mp3, doc). Adobe Connect. One of the significant issues with any services that are cheap or free is reliability. Webcam sharing (multiple users).

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The Next-Generation Office Is Here!

Tech Soup

For example, you can add comments to a Word document, and colleagues can respond to them directly within the document or via email or Skype. One addition to Word that you'll notice right off the bat is its treatment of PDFs.