Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2015

One is for consumers interested in donating laptops and phones. How Individuals Can Donate Laptops and Phones. InterConnection now offers a free mail-in donation program allowing anyone, anywhere in the country to donate a working laptop, smartphone, or tablet by simply mailing it in to Interconnection. Image 1: InterConnection.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2013

This is an update of Anna Jaeger’s great Office Greening for the Holidays: Closing Up Shop. Shut down all non-server computers : Don't leave desktop and laptop computers in sleep mode. Look for those machines around your office that have a little green or red light glowing on them. Image: Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

" Monochrome green code scrolls across his screen, and an unnecessarily large "Transfer Status" window shows stolen data in the process of being transferred. That fundraising contractor whose laptop was stolen? If that laptop held a copy of your donor data, losing it is just as harmful as a hacker plotting an attack.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

The suite includes Adobe Illustrator for vector graphics, Photoshop for image enhancement, InDesign for desktop publishing and page layout, plus many additional programs. We are delighted to honor TechSoup member Braided River as a winner of our 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest. Learn More About Our Green Tech Winners.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

The suite includes Adobe Illustrator for vector graphics, Photoshop for image enhancement, InDesign for desktop publishing and page layout, plus many additional programs. We are delighted to honor TechSoup member Braided River as a winner of our 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest. Learn More About Our Green Tech Winners.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2017

The green argument for electronics reuse goes beyond Williams and Kuehr, however. In his book Natural Capitalism , Paul Hawkin finds that the amount of material that goes into manufacturing a laptop is 4,000 to 1. When you discard a five-pound laptop, you are also throwing away the 20,000 pounds of raw materials it took to make it.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

The green argument for electronics reuse goes beyond Williams and Kuehr, however. Paul Hawkin, in his book, Natural Capitalism , finds that the volume of material that goes into manufacturing a laptop is 4,000 to 1. When you discard a 5 pound laptop you are also throwing away the 20,000 pounds of raw materials it took to make it.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Our recently completed 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest winners and finalists are an impressive group, showcasing the broad reach and impact of TechSoup member charities doing environmental work. Sunstone Montessori School is a certified green nonprofit school in Portland, Oregon that serves toddlers through sixth graders.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2014

To celebrate, I've rounded up some of the latest news in green mobile technology news. 11,000 were laptops. eCycle Best concluded that American consumers seem to be getting wiser about throwing away phones, tablets, and laptops. Images: iFixit. Happy Earth Month! Let's dig in! iFixit and Fairphone.

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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. A Green Initiative. Image 1 : Africa Studio / Shutterstock. Image 2: Mauricio Prinzlau.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Actually the biggest need was for laptop bags to serve as suitcases for refugees. ” Image: bloggernews.net. Acquiring Technology GreenTech Recycled and Refurbished Computers Green IT refurbished computers' They came from Alaska, from ad agencies on Madison Avenue, from everywhere. Nancy Jo recalls that it was a mess.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

As smartphones mature, we’re doing more on them and less on our laptops. Microsoft with its Surface line of tablets that are a hybrid of laptops and tablets, is working hard to transform tablets from personal entertainment devices to business productivity machines. Tablet adoption is very brisk. Telework and the Environment.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

No one would expect to have to protect terminally ill children from hackers, but co-founder Brian Westerman discovered that some of the kids the foundation was helping were being spied on through their laptop cameras. This story was written by Jim Lynch, director of green technology at TechSoup. Image 1: Hart for Animals.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The briefing was called "Turning E-Waste into Green." We operate our Refurbished Computer Initiative , which provides reliable, warrantied desktop and laptop computers to U.S. Image: American Chemical Society. I got the chance to present on a panel with three other people in an information session hosted by the U.S.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2015

I'm thrilled to say that one of our winning 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest submissions is TechSoup member Cary Creative Center , or "C3," an organization working to save materials from the landfill by turning them into beautiful art. Images: Cary Creative Center. About the Success Stories Contest. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2015

The Veterans Organic Garden has laptops that are mainly used to train veteran interns in employment skills. This post was written by Jim Lynch, director, green technology at TechSoup. Images: Veterans Employment Base Camp and Organic Garden. The garden is completely energy independent and off the grid. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2015

I'm happy to announce that one of our winning 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest submissions is TechSoup member Boulder Food Rescue , an organization working to eliminate food waste in its community and across the country. Images: Boulder Food Rescue. You might think you'd never do that. America: A Wasteland of Plenty.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2011

B-grade equipment, which is professionally refurbished using a rigorous process (data wiping, hardware repair and restoration, imaging software installation, cleaning, and testing) is just as reliable and durable as the A-grade products currently available through the Refurbished Computer Initiative. A recent survey. The good news?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Patrons can also bring their own laptops and tablets and use the library's free WiFi. First image: Joy Neal. Second image: Lane Fernando. Like most libraries, La Conner Library provides public access computers to patrons to use however they wish.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Patrons can also bring their own laptops and tablets and use the library's free WiFi. image: by Charles Brennick of Joy Neal and Lane Fernando. Like most libraries, La Conner Library provides public access computers to patrons to use however they wish.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Tablet sales are up 53% while laptop and desktop computers are down 11% from the previous year. Green Technology. Images: TechSoup,and Shutterstock. Here’s what it all looked like to me. PC Sales Continue To Decline While Mobile Sales Increase. What this means? Anything I missed? Please log in to comment on this blog post.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

I've packed everything except for my laptop, the wireless router, all seven Avett Brothers CDs, and the beloved coffeemaker. I routinely bookmark and comment on environmental news, green blogs, and stories about sustainability and alternative energy technology. You've experimented with quite a few Web 2.0/Social Stop: Hammer-Time!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

Besides the latest and greatest smartphones and tablets, the conference is a forum for innovation, ranging from green technology to accessibility. For example, you can work on a document in the new Microsoft Office on your Windows 8 laptop, take a break, and then pick up where you left off on your Windows Phone. Mobile Green Tech.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 30, 2022

According to the study, “a nonprofit brand is most powerful when the organization’s internal identity and external image are aligned with each other and with its values and mission.”. Green and brown are often used for wildlife and nature nonprofits. Interesting hero and feature images can pull a reader into the page.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Windows MultiPoint Server is regarded as an energy-saving green technology. Hub devices used to connect users to a MultiPoint server can be USB hubs, traditional thin clients, multiport graphics cards, or even repurposed laptops or desktops. Image: Microsoft. What Windows MultiPoint Server Can Do.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

Our goal is to teach everyone how to repair the stuff they own—whether it’s laptops , snowboards , toys , or clothes. Although we’ve been told otherwise, there is no such thing as a “green” cell phone or computer. Images: iFixit. Because repair is good for you, and it’s good for the planet.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

Here is some fine print on using this highly-discounted RRP offer: Servers do not require a prior Windows licenses to be eligible for this product, but client devices (like old laptops) must be refurbished devices with a prior Windows COA. Using Old Laptops As Client Devices With Windows MultiPoint Server.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Use a variety of approaches — some slides with text only, some with a balance of images and words, some with a dominant image, and use divider slides, where appropriate, to break up the presentation. That’s why most highway signs are dark green with white letters.) Pacing is important for engagement. 9) Data is very powerful.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Older computers (laptops or desktops) can also be used as thin client type access devices in a Windows MultiPoint Server environment. Image: Microsoft. It is also possible to connect them to the host computer using video cables that plug in to a special video card on the host computer that has multiple plug-ins. For More Information.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

We have certainly seen some examples of maps or charts that the user can interact with, but with the over saturation of static infographic images, 2014 and the plethora of tools emerging that make these options really easy, we will see more organizations using data for storytelling that users can watch, click on, and really explore.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

One of the things I like best about being on the Ushahidi board is that it was acceptable for us be also on our laptops and smart phones – and even tweet during the meeting. Ethan Zuckerman, fellow board members, shares his impressions here. The image I used is one of a Russian fort. Shoulder-to-Shoulder Learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Unthinkingly points us to the last mile wikipedia , a 400,000+ article no-images version of the wikipedia that fits snugly into a CD and launched by Geekcorps. See Ethan Zuckerman's post offers some thoughts about the content that will be loaded into the One Laptop per Child laptop.) It's called Moulin.

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