Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 30, 2010

I think it is one of the long list of unpredicted successes that resulted from the near-ubiquitousness of open source software on the server side. We have a script going which runs by cron daily to do the backups. We started using S3fs as a way to mount an S3 bucket in the filesystem, then just copy the files to S3.

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Amazon Drupal Script Web 120

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Data archeology: recover data from ancient files in odd formats. We use free and open source software whenever possible, but we're pragmatic and work with what our human rights monitoring and advocacy partners need, so our environment is a pretty eclectic mix. Please use open file formats (PDF is fine).

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

From questions about the actual production of the files, to distribution, to listener metrics and feedback, there are plenty of moving parts that can raise questions. If you want more control over the content before it's published, you'll need to record and edit the audio file before it's uploaded.

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Podcast Audio Music Support 59

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

AUGUST 11, 2006

Here's another very promising open-source web development tool I've come across in my month of feverish web development - the Aptana IDE. An outliner that shows you the structure of your HTML, CSS, or JavaScript file, and lets you jump right to an element or function. Take a look at their little demo video.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

" -- the poll was done with mp3 files and so you can hear their voices. " If your organization is using social media, perhaps you've been wondering how to measure or whether if you can even measure "embeds" (that cut and paste script for videos, badges, widgets, and the like). mean for you? hard to use ?"

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Nptech Tag Facebook Wiki 50