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Are You Ready to DIY Office 365?

Tech Soup

Most nonprofit organizations can get free access to hosted email (Exchange), files (SharePoint & OneDrive), and instant messaging (Lync) in the cloud from Microsoft. Below you'll find important questions to ask when determining if you need help moving your organization to that portion of Office 365.

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Microsoft Office vs. Office 365 vs. Office Web Apps: How Do They Differ and How Can They Work Together?

Tech Soup

As long as you have a browser (it is compatible with the latest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome), you can use Office Web Apps to view and edit files on devices that don't have Office installed on them. SkyDrive Pro also runs on the newest SharePoint Online and SharePoint 2013 on-premises.

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The Five Best Tools For Quick And Effective Project Management

NTEN

The answer to that question is a resounding denial. Worthy alternatives (and superior, because they're multi-user): Sharepoint or Open Atrium. Share status, links, and files in a microblogging client. Sharepoint can replace a number of the tools listed here. Socialcast (or Yammer ).

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How Our Organization Migrated to Office 365 in a Few Weeks

Tech Soup

At the first meeting, we watched Microsoft's Getting Started with Office 365 video , and at subsequent meetings, I apprised my co-workers of progress on the migration prep and answered questions. Export user mail to PST (personal storage) files. Create accounts and groups. Prepare the computers in your office.

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Moving to the Cloud? Keep These 8 Security Tips in Mind

Tech Soup

For example, you can use SharePoint to host and share files instead of going with a third-party cloud storage provider like Box. These are just a few of the questions you should keep in mind when searching for a cloud service provider. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you weigh your options. But should you?

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The Best Tablet for Business Use

Connection Cafe

When I look at any piece of technology (business or personal), my first instinct is to evaluate the hardware and software eco-system around it to support the tablet in question. Trick question! Dropbox - managing files across devices, access to documents when on the road, or quickly sharing files with others.

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Meet the Experts: Interview with TechImpact’s Linda Widdop

Tech Soup

The Most Common Nonprofit Tech Support Questions. TechSoup : What are a few questions you hear most often from nonprofits? Linda Widdop : Lately, the question that I answer most often is “should we be moving to the cloud? The second most asked question is “what should we be doing about our data?”