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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » OLPC – One Laptop Per Child

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My daughter took the OLPC laptop we just received to school to show it off and only a few of her teachers had heard of the project. Without the background on what it is, the laptop looks and feels like a toy. (In And so we shouldn’t spend money on laptops. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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11 Online Auction Website Best Practices for a Dynamic Virtual Event

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Qgiv also offers web-based bidding for people who are participating from their laptops and mobile bidding for those who prefer to place bids from an app on their smartphones. Request a demo. Use photos and videos. High-quality pictures and videos of your items can help your supporters better decide what they want to bid on.

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Raise Money for Animals with These Donation Form Best Practices

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The dodo’s popularity brings up another excellent point: the importance of video in storytelling. Video has long been the most popular way for audiences to consume media, and that’s not going to change any time soon. In fact, Zenith Media predicted the average viewer will watch 100 minutes of video a day in 2021! .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology New tools February 5, 2008 Last week, I spent too much time watching demos from DEMO , which is this twice yearly event that showcases the most bleeding edge internet technology. Have a look at the demo.

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E-Mediat: Day 2 – The Networked NGO in the Arab World

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Lina Aleryani , Team Leader from Yemen, offered this reflection on her workshop blog during “laptop time.&#. We did an exercise to identify keywords and I demoed several tools. The Morocco Team blogged about two of the tools that were demoed, social mention and rowfeeder.

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Windows 8: Designed for Accessibility

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Additionally, Microsoft's next generation of Windows 8 touch screen devices, such as tablets and laptops, are designed with accessibility in mind. Watch this video demo from Microsoft to see the new accessibility features in action: (Please visit the site to view this video). Narrator: More Responsive.

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A Guide to Windows 8 Resources

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Luckily, there are a lot of articles and videos available with tips, walk-throughs, and other information on getting up and running on Windows 8. Watch a video demo to learn about Windows 8's new features and how to navigate around the new interface. Microsoft's library of Windows 7 videos. Windows 7 Resources.