TechImpact

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Cloud computing, simply put, is a way for your computer to access computing power via the internet. When using a cloud-based email system from your laptop for example, your machine is not doing any of the raw computations, it is simply displaying the results of computations that are happening elsewhere. Green benefits.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

In a time when climate change and developing the green economy are somewhat passé, nonprofits have not given up on the mission. Find out how they're greening the planet and using the leanest greenest IT possible. They have no infrastructure beyond that, which is why cloud computing is regarded as green IT.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2013

Jim walked out of there with four refurbished laptops preloaded with Windows Multipoint Server and 16 NComputing thin clients. The laptop servers are far more energy efficient than desktop computers and each little five-watt NComputing thin client uses 90% less electricity than a laptop. Three refurbished i5 laptops.

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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

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

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

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

APRIL 25, 2014

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. The processing power of our mobile phones roughly doubles every 18 months as does storage capacity, as do Internet speeds with the advent of faster 4G and 4G LTE mobile networks.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 23, 2020

A massive 94% of internet users use email , so it’s the perfect way to reach out to your supporters and secure those donations! Most users can access their emails on a laptop/computer and on their mobile device, in fact 53% of emails are opened on mobile devices! Its direct and mobile (but not intrusive). Automated emails.

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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 19, 2012

At the time, we had a very limited selection of offers, comprised only of desktops and laptops, most of which had Pentium III processors (you get the idea). How Green Is Refurbished IT Equipment? They’re urging everyone to donate their discarded laptops to InterConnection as part of this work. Using the U.S.

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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. It allows charities to get to your applications and files from virtually anywhere there is Internet on many kinds of devices - PCs, Macs, and mobile devices of various kinds. Big Data and the Internet of Things.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

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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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

In my recent chapter “Managing Fundraising and Building Communities Online” in the book Internet Management for Nonprofits (Wiley, April 2010), I write in depth about one method to tackle the subject – what are organizations across the country doing? She also contributed a chapter to Internet Management for Nonprofits. Adrienne D.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

The library also offers free WiFi, a laptop checkout program, and 30 public access computers. Internet connectivity is via a T1 line. Public access PCs in this library have dedicated uses: some devices are for viewing the catalog, some are general Internet stations, and some are specifically for job searching and employment research.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

The library ordered 60 Dell refurbished desktop computers from TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) to provide its patrons with Internet access. The Wi-Fi Internet connection and all the devices are powered by solar energy. This story was written by Jim Lynch, director of green technology at TechSoup.

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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. The Wi-Fi Internet connection and all the devices are, of course, powered by solar energy. This post was written by Jim Lynch, director, green technology at TechSoup. Solar-Powered Technology and Job Skills Training.

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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. Internet connectivity was via a T1 line. Also the admin station had full Internet access, but the four user stations had limited Internet access. The solution turned out to be to disable the security settings in Internet Explorer.

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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. Internet connectivity was via a T1 line. Also the admin station had full Internet access, but the four user stations had limited Internet access. The solution turned out to be to disable the security settings in Internet Explorer.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

How Green Is RCI? One of their most current philanthropic projects is Connect 2 Compete , which in a big new digital inclusion program that aims to provide a PC and broadband Internet in every U.S. They're urging everyone to donate their discarded laptops to InterConnection as part of this work. Using the U.S.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

including, laptops, instant messaging, VoIP, smart phones, and more. In a recent white paper (registration required), industry analysts at Frost and Sullivan outlined key technology. components that should be available to employees who telecommute. paper also looked closely at the importance of web conferencing in.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2011

The robust smartphones of the near future will likely use a combination of mobile apps and cloud apps and because we'll dock them so much with our laptops, we'll begin using those types of applications much more on our computers as well.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010 How To Be A Green Leader You can be a green leader at work and help save the planet and money for your business, by following these practices and instilling these habits with your employees: Photocopiers: Use the "standby" button on your copiers and that will lighten your energy load by 70 percent.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 16, 2007

I talked to Chris Messina of Citizen Agency and Ivan Storck of SustainableMarketing.com about their green coworking space in San Francisco, Citizen Space for the Big Vision Podcast and have posted a transcript of the interview below. Britt Bravo: What is coworking, and how can you make it green? You can even save your money.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2012

The software is ordinarily downloaded from the Internet and burned to a CD or loaded on a flash drive. Older computers (laptops or desktops) can also be used as thin client type access devices in a Windows MultiPoint Server environment. How do I install MultiPoint Server ? What software can I run on MultiPoint Server?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

By that I think she means that the Internet of Things (IoT) will become more evident and more a factor in our lives in 2014. IoT is the trend in which non-human things are more and more connected through the Internet to each other. She was named by Fast Company Magazine as one of the most influential women in technology.

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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. iHub one of the best ever co-working technology spaces I've been in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

An Introduction to Activism on the Internet recently turned up in the tag stream, and while almost two years old, a solid primer. 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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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 1, 2006

We also work with some socially responsible businesses like Green Mountain Coffee Roasters; we are working with Annie's Organic right now, and so a broad mix of people who are trying to make the world a better place. This was in the days where anything that moves on the Internet was exciting, so we had a real leg up.

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