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MARCH 27, 2008

I’ll be the project manager on their big new client database project, and help them think about how far to dip their toes into Web 2.0. Since we’re starting with the developer documentation, one of the coolest things about this project is that it’s making me learn Java and Eclipse , plus get my hands dirty with Tomcat.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2007

I haven’t read that blog (yet) because I’m not a librarian, although, I’ve always thought what Deborah said on the ISF list : “I have long thought that nonprofit techies should make a point of learning from and making common cause with tech-savvy librarians.&# It takes more, because you own your own system.

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JULY 10, 2008

The other arm is learning. And I can’t stay a technology expert without continually learning. The vendor is expert at what they do, but cannot always provide a channel of communication that the client can really work with. I provide that clear channel, so both sides benefit. at 6:06 am Michelle, I love this! Be Helpful.

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JUNE 24, 2008

I’ve basically switched to using my Mac mini for just about everything except the bit of systems admin and coding I do, because it’s just so much easier to set up things on Linux for that type of work. And, of course, designers need software that just don’t have high enough quality open source alternatives yet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

It’s really nice to learn more about what people are talking about. A Girl’s Guide to Managing Projects has a nice post about what Project Managers do all day, anyway. A Girl’s Guide to Managing Projects has a nice post about what Project Managers do all day, anyway. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

November 28, 2006 Well, both in the process of learning about all of the very cool web 2.0 Unfortunately, the nptech world hasn’t yet caught on to the “Planet&# phenomenon of the open source world (see Planet Ubuntu Women.) And, of course, not everyone I work with is choosing the same to do list or project manager.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2007

Now, there are many more, and traditional Windows shops are beginning to either add staff who know Linux, or learn it themselves. Sometimes it does matter, both to an organization that might use that vendor, and to the vendor themselves in terms of viability of their business model. But there still isn’t a lot out there.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

Whether they implement a system, or build it, they will inevitably have the job of supporting that technology. So what is it about a teacher-student relationship that we can learn from to provide really good technical support? Not a lot of learning, but certainly a lot of spitballs. But with smaller providers it certainly is.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

What happened to our school system that an organization is formed to provide a place for thousands (yes, thousands ) of projects for school kids? So they can learn. Building open social networks – This is a great article on O’Reilly Radar about opening up the “social graph&# – it’s worth a look.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

I’ve emerged from this week’s frenzy of buzzwords like “blogging,&# “open API,&# “e-advocacy,&# “municipal wireless&# and “social networking&# not surprised at how much things have changed, really, but how much they have stayed exactly the same. .&# This was in the solidly web 1.0

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Network Management Systems? at 10:31 am Art Social Networking - Network Management Systems Zen and the Art of | Artist Days 11.03.08 What do these tools allow you to do?

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AUGUST 10, 2022

The open and direct connections among individual users would allow for the efficient exchange of goods, services, and information. lower- quality homes), and job openings that the companies have deemed “appropriate” to their customers’ social position. Want to share your extra room with a traveler and make a few bucks? 9</sup).

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