TechImpact
DECEMBER 19, 2013
Mail, and Google Docs are all examples of cloud-based applications, also known as software as a service (SaaS). When using a cloud-based email system from your laptop for example, your machine is not doing any of the raw computations, it is simply displaying the results of computations that are happening elsewhere.
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MAY 29, 2023
Then add the following sentence, assuming 100% of the gift was a donation: “No goods or services were given in exchange for this donation.” No goods or services were given in exchange for this donation. If the donor’s gift was used to buy laptops, a photo of students on the new laptops will hit the right note.
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Tech Soup
JUNE 3, 2016
Most of the processing power needed to run cloud-based applications is online rather than on an individual computer or on-site server; therefore, your data can be viewed as quickly on a hundred-dollar desktop as on a high-end laptop. For example, staff can manage vendors via Google Docs or create questionnaires via SurveyMonkey.
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 3, 2011
Its mission is to offer products and services that help telecenters become self-sustainable while providing low-cost public access to computers and the Internet. He is also currently the country manager for the One Laptop per Child Project. Google Docs , Google Groups , and Google Maps are also very well-known and widely used.
Tech Soup
APRIL 25, 2014
During the polar vortex winter 2014, telework has done some unexpected things like keeping federal government services open for business during one of the really bad snow storms. As smartphones mature, we’re doing more on them and less on our laptops. From 2005 to 2012, telework growth in charities has been 87 percent.
Tech Soup
JANUARY 17, 2012
It renders documents well on the screen, nearly as well as on a laptop, and allows users to do a surprising amount of formatting, particularly within Word docs. It is also well-integrated and can store documents in the cloud to several services including Google Docs, Dropbox, Box.net, Evernote, Huddle, and several others.
NTEN
MARCH 30, 2011
I also need to be able to work on the move: I need my "virtual desk" in front of me quickly, whether from my laptop or some other desk or smart device. Dropbox sits nicely between formal, full featured project communications tools such as Basecamp (which we also use), Central Desktop , or Google Apps and Docs.
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