Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Foursquare does have a mobile website ( m.foursquare.com ) for laptop users, but the best way to experience Foursquare is on a smartphone. Trottr allows you to record brief audio messages with your cell phone that are then hosted on the Trottr website. TwitPic.com allows you to easily share photos on Twitter in real-time.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2013

ReadyTalk Mobile (iPad) makes it easy to jump in on a meeting if you left your work laptop behind. This app also features free, unlimited calls (video or audio) to your contacts—no matter where they're located in the world. TechSoup Donor Partners. Like ooVoo, Fring. And like Tango, it can operate over multiple networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2015

And if the quality of the audio is bad, can’t hear everything well. That means everyone – the facilitator, note taker, and even the senior manager. The idea of this exercise is to foster empathy for remote participants who can’t see everything that going on or everyone’s faces.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 1, 2007

I’m on week 3 of my Ubuntu laptop migration – things are smoothing out – I’ve got audio working, I can listen to mp3 and audio streams. I still haven’t figured out how to get higher resolution on my laptop screen, but that’s mostly due to lack of time trying to get it to work.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

ReadyTalk — This standard for webinar production offers integrated slides, screensharing, live moderated chat, and high-quality recorded audio. Facebook — We post frequently to our TechSoup Facebook page from our laptops, tablets and phones by tagging @TechSoup in our updates.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

including, laptops, instant messaging, VoIP, smart phones, and more. ReadyTalk’s audio and web conferencing can help managers realize a variety of benefits: Employee engagement. ReadyTalk’s secure audio and web conferencing services, including webinars, enable federal, state, and local agencies to meet with.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Evernote lets me organize files, web sites, pictures, audio, and notes, from any device. I can retrieve these items from my phone, my tablet, my laptop, or any computer with a browser. It's exacerbated by the fact that it's a 24/7 job. Did I already mention that this is a 24/7 job?

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NTEN

DECEMBER 30, 2011

There are three main parts: the source, or camera that you use to capture video and audio; the encoder, which is software that you use to produce the live video; and the player that viewers will watch the video on. Your source can be as simple as a mini-dv digital camcorder, or even a webcam that you can connect to a laptop via USB.

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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. Logistics are not separate from the learning design – so think carefully about the supplies, materials, and audio visual needs and how they can support the learning.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2017

TechSoup's hardware programs offer both new and factory-refurbished commercial-grade laptop and desktop computers to our members. Our f actory-refurbished laptop and desktop computers provide high-quality IT equipment at less than half the price of equivalent new equipment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2006

Since I'm going to Podcamp , I'm summarizing this bit of wisdom from the N-TEN Discuss List: Any recommendations on a decent microphone that will plug into a laptop? Preferably, a mic that will plug into our Powerbook although I'm assuming audio inputs are standard? The only brand I know is Shure, but I'm sure there are others.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 27, 2011

You can add flash animation, audio narration, YouTube videos, and polls to your presentations. They're more portable than a laptop, and they have larger display screens than mobile phones. So even when you're offline, you can still tell your nonprofit or library's story with SlideRocket. Cloud-Based and Offline Access.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Jeremiah raved about this inexpensive laptop stand that transforms any surface into a standing desk because it allowed you customized the height. The big question about walking meetings: How do you take notes? I bring along a moleskine and pen to jot down notes or sometimes I use an iphone recording app called “ Capture Audio.”

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2010

The thing is a computer interface for new Ford cars that sports two screens or dashboards: an instrument cluster display shows vehicle information such as engine speed, temperature, and trip data; and the other dashboard shows audio, phone, and navigation information. Ford also plans to include a web browser. read more.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Yaw Anokwa (2010), who, along with others from the University of Washington, created the Open Data Kit, enabling Android-powered smartphones to easily collect data in the field, like text, photos, video, audio, barcodes, and location.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

My goals for this screencast: -Informal conversation about benefit of using Skype with video -Integrate music, real life video, screen video capture to figure out best production flow -Weave audio/video channels -Do over narration of a real life video clip -Do the whole project in less than two hours (goal met!) What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2008

He attended the Cambodian Blogging Summit and received the digital audio recorder to create language lessons for his students (offline podcasts!) (The Opened in 2006, the school offers computer classes every morning utilizing ten donated laptops and a few older desk tops.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 7, 2021

Every live stream has five major parts in order to function properly: a video source, an audio source, a video encoder, a streaming destination, and an internet connection. All of these parts can be filtered through a single device, like a laptop. Audio Equipment. Medium to high-quality audio equipment includes USB and 3.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

In-person participants will need to bring their own laptops). In addition to the main screen in your conference room, you can also set up laptops with their video and audio at a seat at the table. They can also move the camera or adjust volume on the audio if needed. 6: Give Remote Participants A Seat at the Table.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2010

There was also a dream team of audio visual techs. The conference had fast and reliable wifi and many had their laptops opened and were tweeting before the conference started – so I encouraged using Twitter as a back channel. Seating was in round table eight, approximately 300 people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

producer who can help with the AV and two laptops. Also, if you’re using videos, wireless mics, and fixed mics – make sure the conference provider has enough audio inputs. That means I need a T.V. I did not promote the invitation to participate very widely. I used my channels, but lightly.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2015

TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) offers factory-refurbished, warrantied, commercial-grade desktops, laptops, and tablet computers. BetterWorld Audio Conferencing & VoIP is a conferencing service that makes it easier to telework. RCI also offers free end-of-life take-back and recycling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

I would bring the laptop and plug into the phone line and do demos in small groups. And I had to tape flip chart paper over the windows so it would get dark enough to project the laptop to show the presentation. I wanted to use more video examples, but only selected one that was more of a music video in case the audio didn't work.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 7, 2021

Every live stream has five major parts in order to function properly: a video source, an audio source, a video encoder, a streaming destination, and an internet connection. All of these parts can be filtered through a single device, like a laptop. Audio Equipment. Medium to high-quality audio equipment includes USB and 3.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2005

Do Audio - Thanks to some inspiration from Lisa Williams , I'm over my audiophobia and relieved to know that I don't have shell out the bucks for Ipod to podcast. I have the first few steps to get started now with audio. Get ecto on my laptop. How to keep plugged into and contribute this blogher community? To Do List.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

To make this model work, there was another IRC backchannel that streamed audio from the conference and someone did the equivalent of live tweeting. They appointed a person in the room as the "Backchannel Advocate" and the speaker would ask them verbalize questions from the backchannel. One of the reflections.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

It was by most accounts a good show with lots of weird stuff on display.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

I was able to find some research and pieces about laptops in the classroom. Can you add audio with slideshare? ( What I wasn't able to find was any research that spoke to the pros and cons, in a scientific way, of integrating social media into instruction. Know of any? Can we get the full site for the twitter statistics? (Yes

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

" This was a rich conversation and was not able to capture all the details as my audio faded in and out and was multi-tasking in a major way, so here is what I as able to capture. and I have to put this into context for people who were not at this event and may have only heard of the MacArthur Foundation on NPR."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

He notes they were all taken with a Sony Picturebook mini-laptop with built-in camera. " Nancy White's slides from TALO and some audio from Nothern s about the new rules for online communities. A Blast from the Past Gavin has posted some really early photos of the founding meetings for Aspiration, NTEN, and the NSNT on flickr.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Check out Steve Dembo's Geek Toys that'll give you Geekbumps which includes the Give One Get One XO Laptop Campaign (hurry offer ends on November 30th) and a Chumby (hmm. Quick audio or video messages published to a trusted social community. Now that you've shopped for good, what about for yourself?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Skeptics doubted the iPod in 2001 , but it went on to help revolutionize how people consume music and audio content. 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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Achieve

JULY 23, 2020

Keep in mind that your supporters may tune into your virtual stewardship event from their laptop, their phones, or larger screens. We recommend keeping the video and audio both on for these meetings. Plus, enabling video allows you to rely both on visual and audio cues to communicate, allowing for more effective discussions.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

For starters, Zoom has excellent video and audio quality, and it is easy to use. Helpful recording features such as the option to save recordings of video conferences on your laptop, without requiring the expense of cloud storage fees. We Shopped Around, and Zoom Is a Great Solution. Zoom also has lots of features we like.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2007

I play my own un-fun games: beat the last tank's fuel efficiency, guess the number of eggs in the coop, bet on how long I have until the laptop power dies. There are lots of experiences in the museum that are "boring," or, to use a less incendiary word, typical--reading text, watching film, listening to audio. Which by comics?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

All you need is a laptop with a camera and a broadband connection. Take a few moments before shooting to make sure the audio and video are recording. Even better, go old-school and plug your laptop in to your broadband router with an Ethernet cable. Optimize Audio Quality. (Please visit the site to view this video).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

For starters, Zoom has excellent video and audio quality, and it is easy to use. Helpful recording features such as the option to save recordings of video conferences on your laptop, without requiring the expense of cloud storage fees. We Shopped Around, and Zoom Is a Great Solution. Zoom also has lots of features we like.

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