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How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework

Tech Soup

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. The processing power of our mobile phones roughly doubles every 18 months as does storage capacity, as do Internet speeds with the advent of faster 4G and 4G LTE mobile networks.

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iPhone owners: Anyone solved the multi-Mac dilemma?

Judi Sohn

I use Spanning Sync to keep iCal and Address Book on the laptop in sync with iCal and Address Book on the Mac (and in sync with Google Calendar and Gmail). Sure, I can charge my phone, but I have to be careful not to let iTunes sync, because it insists on only syncing to one iTunes Library at a time.

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How to Host a Virtual Fundraiser

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Participants take part from anywhere using a cell phone or laptop to connect to the event. Sometimes, you can get away with just a laptop with a webcam for a simple live-streaming event. This is another great question to ask because it determines what your communications calendar will look like.

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Leaving Apple Behind

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’m actually quite happy – I can run both Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux on my laptop, and I like Android (and my Droid 2 phone) a lot. I actually like my Droid phone better than I ever liked my iphone, which came somewhat of a surprise to me. resides in Google’s data centers. What will I miss?

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What to Do When Your Fundraising Methods Fall Flat

Get Fully Funded

Do you make it easy for them to contact you by putting your email address and phone number in plain sight? Seek funding for very specific needs, such as heartworm prevention medicine for dogs in your care or laptop computers and internet access for families in your education-focused program. Are your communications going two ways?

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Thinking tech for a 14 year old with autism

Judi Sohn

I just turned off her cell phone account because she was never using it. I have work and personal Google calendars that tell me what I have to do and when. Everything is nicely synced between my desktop computer, laptop and iPhone. For calendar and email, we'll likely set her up with a Google Account instead of MobileMe.

Tech 100
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Thinking tech for a 14 year old with autism

Judi Sohn

I just turned off her cell phone account because she was never using it. I have work and personal Google calendars that tell me what I have to do and when. Everything is nicely synced between my desktop computer, laptop and iPhone. For calendar and email, we'll likely set her up with a Google Account instead of MobileMe.

Tech 100