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Harnessing generative AI for good

Candid

The unfulfilled promises of blockchain to advance social good, a proliferation of mobile apps in developing countries that failed to garner adoption , and cheap laptops that were going to change the world are just a few examples. 2) Fast follow The Gartner Hype Cycle captures the euphoria new technologies tend to generate in the early days.

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Is the Used Computer Market Going Away?

Tech Soup

By "post-PC," Jobs meant essentially that computing and Internet use for both work and pleasure will no longer be dominated by PCs, but that there will be an array of smart devices including smartphones, tablet computers, smart TVs, laptops, and even sensing devices in our clothes and cars and other every day items.

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How to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Nonprofit BYOD Workplace

Tech Soup

In a perfect world, your nonprofit would have the resources to equip every worker and volunteer with a secure laptop. In May, Gartner predicted that by 2017, half of employers will stop giving employees company devices altogether. That’s not a bad thing. The trend has a name: BYOD, or Bring Your Own Device. Volunteers—i.e.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

Gartner just came out with a pretty set of interesting predictions on the hardware market through 2017. They will be powered by the same operating systems used on desktops and laptop PCs – mostly Windows and Mac OS. The PayAnywhere donation program at TechSoup provides mobile and Internet-based payment processing services.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

Tech Soup

Gartner just came out with a pretty set of interesting predictions on the hardware market through 2017. They will be powered by the same operating systems used on desktops and laptop PCs – mostly Windows and Mac OS. The PayAnywhere donation program at TechSoup provides mobile and Internet-based payment processing services.

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