Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2017

Creative Cloud is a deeply discounted suite that includes almost everything that Adobe makes: creative design desktop applications, mobile apps, and services for designing anything visual. TechSoup's hardware programs offer both new and factory-refurbished commercial-grade laptop and desktop computers to our members.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Since not a whole lot is out there yet on the role of mobile devices in telework, I thought it’d be interesting to have a look a look at that. Call us what you will, the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that by 2015, a bit over 37 percent of the total global workforce will be made up of mobile workers. The downside?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Computerless February 20, 2007 My laptop is in the shop. It’s a lucky thing my partner has a laptop I can beg and borrow (stealing might cause issues.) I’ll spare you the details.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2012

Since the last era of integrated communications during the 90s, we've seen two economic crashes and the rise of social (and now mobile) media. You have development directors that reach out to donors directly, the overarching house file receives solicitations, their may be a direct mail program, and finally social media based fundraising.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Their iCloud online storage was targeted, and hackers stole personal data and photos from their mobile phones and iPads. Many mobile devices automatically sync with cloud storage so you can access your photos, contacts, and calendars from anywhere. Why It Should Matter to Organizations. Log in to share them in the comments.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Now that you've set up your network, you need to keep it safe, and to think about what it can do beyond file sharing and managing your Internet access. VoIP unifies all your organization's telephones, mobile phones, fax machines, and computers through a virtual PBX software application. Keep Your Networks Secure. Keep Reading.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 29, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Goodbye Microsoft… March 29, 2007 Just today, I received in the mail some Sony Vaio Picturebook laptops, courtesy of Gavin’s regular potlatch program. Debian comes to the rescue.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

Too bad it’s so hard to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files on them – or is it? Mobile Apps for Office Productivity. All of them view office documents including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files on various types of smartphones, but to varying degrees of effectiveness. Browse folders. Access cloud storage.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

I also use LastPass Premium on both my laptop and my cellphone for easy and secure password management. If someone happens to get in to my phone or computer, my browser’s password manager file is empty. "My security precaution on my mobile phone is not to leave it on my desk. I always carry it with me."

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of the emergence of mobile devices, social media stratification, the launch of Office 365 for Nonprofits, some huge digital inclusion initiatives, and lots of other things. PC Sales Continue To Decline While Mobile Sales Increase. Anything I missed?

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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. Collaborative Files I couldn't get through my day without Dropbox , which I have blogged about before. Within a personal file space, you can define shared folders with others.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

BackupPC : A high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux, Windows, and Mac desktops and laptops to a server's disk. Also supports mobile clients who might not always be on the network.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

I have become a complete devotee of Dokuwiki , which I use locally on my laptop, for my to do lists, notes, etc. I love it because it’s really easy to set up and back up (it’s all files, not in a database,) and it’s has draft autosaves (yay!). I am an avid Wiki user.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 3, 2013

Five years ago, it was the laptop. It doesn’t replace my laptop, but I sure get a lot of use out of it. –Tom The exception to this rule in the nonprofit space tends to be mobile tools for canvassers, volunteers, or major gift officers, who typically use specialized apps or web applications (e.g. a mobile major giving toolset).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Juice jacking is a data theft practice you may not have heard about yet: Public charging stations can be configured by bad guys to read the data on your phone or laptop and also upload malware when you charge your device. 777,000 new comments were filed with the FCC. Reimbursing Employee Mobile Phone Expenses.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

With an auction platform, you can run an in-person, virtual, or hybrid auction easily, and all your guests can bid on the items they want from their smartphones, laptops, and tablets from anywhere in the world. In the modern age, mobile phones are most people’s constant companions. Text fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2019

Get your employees set up with an encrypted laptop and make sure they sign into a secure VPN to help protect extremely sensitive IPs. Leverage email and collaboration tools that allow users to securely access office applications and share files using computers and mobile devices. Use secure cloud-based services.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 21, 2018

Almost everyone in this country who uses the internet at all has an email account, whether they access it by phone, tablet or laptop. . Though email is now a mobile medium as well, Facebook and mobile phones have long gone hand in hand (hah!). . Email Strengths: . Nearly ubiquitous in the United States. High action rates.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

A mobile library was set up with Wi-Fi and computer access, staffed by people trained in social services, disaster relief, healthcare services, job services, and more. The Rockaways, in the borough of Queens, was one of the hardest hit areas during Hurricane Sandy.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

” With this in mind, and my trusty laptop timer working as a moderator, I will now begin. Systems are capable of not only organizing Instructor-Led Training (ILT), but they now house E-Learnings, Gamification, Mobile Learnings, and alternative learning objects. Instead of struggling to get your program off and running.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

Perhaps your donors are in the CRM, your advocates and evangelists are in an Excel spreadsheet, and your program beneficiaries are in paper files. Maybe some of those constituents are on the laptop of an employee who works remotely and can't connect to the CRM. That may be trickier than you'd think.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

Perhaps your donors are in the CRM, your advocates and evangelists are in an Excel spreadsheet, and your program beneficiaries are in paper files. Maybe some of those constituents are on the laptop of an employee who works remotely and can't connect to the CRM. That may be trickier than you'd think.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Net2 ThinkTank gives up a round up of how Nonprofits and NGOs are Using Mobile Phones and SMS for Social Change. This post shows you how to jury rig a DIY periscope for your webcam if it is built into your laptop screen. This is useful if you want both broadcast AND use your laptop to take notes (or answer email).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 9, 2008

But what I realized was that the whole WPA thing with my laptop added to the pile of “little problems I haven’t solved yet.&# I knew that I should do it at some point, but I hadn’t encountered a WPA network until last week, so I hadn’t bothered. Needless to say, I’m doing that right now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Election observers across Nigeria will be using mobile phones to text officials if they spot irregularities during Saturday's election. Check out Greenlight Nigeria and Mobile Monitors. If you want to keep up with the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), check out the wiki. plus two file sharing services sendspace and box.net.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

This makes me more comfortable for me to open my laptop and take notes. There are now 990 actively engaged Fellows— across the five focal countries of Ethiopia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines—regularly participating in the Leadership Development for Mobilizing Reproductive Health network activities.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

So things like asking, will the organization be providing computers and mobile devices for all staff, or would there be a hybrid model where some staff would have organization-issued computers and other staff would have to rely on their personal devices? Not really specifically to computers, but mobile devices.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 7, 2021

All of these parts can be filtered through a single device, like a laptop. Many people record live streams from a simple camera, such as the camera on a computer or mobile device. One of the most important pieces of equipment is the encoder, which we will explore in the live streaming equipment section (below).

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 7, 2021

All of these parts can be filtered through a single device, like a laptop. Many people record live streams from a simple camera, such as the camera on a computer or mobile device. One of the most important pieces of equipment is the encoder, which we will explore in the live streaming equipment section (below).

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Design your fundraising appeal for mobile. In November 2013, 51% of all emails were opened on mobile devices , according to Litmus. When thinking about your email visual design, mobile rendering needs to be the priority. How can you design mobile-friendly emails ? Mobile-Friendly Email Design. They include: 1.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2016

A single laptop runs all the screens. TechSoup's hardware donation programs offer factory-refurbished commercial-grade laptop and desktop computers to churches, synagogues, mosques, and other religious organizations. Box is an online file sharing and collaboration tool. We also use Publisher for our welcome brochure."

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The reason why Windows 8 is such a big departure is because it is designed to work on all computing formats including mobile phones, tablet computers, and all types of PCs. Mobile computing now leads the way in our post-PC world. Windows 7, XP, and Vista combined still account for 81 percent of PC operating systems.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

Though Adobe Flash compatibility was phased out at the tail end of 2020, Captivate is still available and able to publish courses as HTML-5 files. Convert existing PowerPoint files into interactive video elements. With dominKnow, your team will be able to: Create responsive eLearning for laptops, tablets, and mobile phones alike.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The iPad's release next month is best considered as another milestone in the phenomenal expansion of mobile computing. Millions more are already using Google's Android mobile operating system and, additionally, a Google tablet prototype was unveiled recently. It's promised battery life is ten hours -- longer than any laptop to date.

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Achieve

JULY 23, 2020

in the United States filed for unemployment at the onset of COVID-19. From digital giving platforms to mobile giving technology, we’ve seen a gradual shift to online supporter engagement over the years. Keep in mind that your supporters may tune into your virtual stewardship event from their laptop, their phones, or larger screens.

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 21, 2009

Use it not only to advertise your services, but also to share files with clients, point to resources, clarify your working style/methods/contract, etc. get your files organized: both electronically and paper. Get files to hold all your new categories of information (esp. 2) Get a wiki. use Turbo Tax. do it ASAP. do it ASAP.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

I set up both on my laptop, and tried out some really simple app development. In Cake, the database build is separate from the application building (you do it yourself), whereas in Symfony, you use Symfony to build the database with schema files written in YAML. The approaches are similar and different to each other. at 4:52 pm Wow.

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