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

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. Green Office GreenTech Green IT'

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Care2

APRIL 23, 2009

For most nonprofit organizations the idea of greening their IT system is a daunting notion, especially in these tough economic times. In part 1 we’ll look at a handful of things you can do to Green Your IT now, and then in part 2 we will consider additional changes you can make down the road. Getting Started. (1)

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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. The well-publicized attacks on Target , Community Health Systems , and Home Depot recently were the first type. That fundraising contractor whose laptop was stolen?

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2010

However, you might be able to adjust them so that they better suit your work-style and may even help you extend the life of your battery, if you are using a laptop. Tags: Green Office GreenTech Hardware Operating Systems. The easiest ways to save power and extend battery life are: read more.

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AFP Blog

MAY 16, 2008

Business & Technology | Microsoft joining laptop crusade | Seattle Times Newspaper: "Microsoft and the laptop organization announced Thursday that the nonprofit's green-and-white XO computers now can run Windows in addition to their homegrown interface, which is built on the open Linux operating system.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

Many nonprofit organizations rely on outdated software and legacy systems, mainly because of low funds and generally restricted access to cutting edge technology. As users keep moving their business-critical applications to the cloud, they realize that there is a reduced need to upgrade their systems. A Green Initiative.

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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. does not have a coherent nationwide electronics recycling system that can effectively capture good useable IT equipment that is being discarded.

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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). All of our RCI-refurbished PCs come with either a Windows XP or Windows 7 operating system, and all come with Office 2007. How Green Is Refurbished IT Equipment?

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 23, 2020

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! Here at Twenti, the environment is a priority, that’s why we use 100% green energy for all of our hosting. Donation Systems. Its direct and mobile (but not intrusive). Automated emails.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

We then did check-ins on how the MultiPoint Server system held up under use. We worked with library director, Maggie Buckholz, and Janet Royer, the library system administrator and circulation supervisor. The library also offers free WiFi, a laptop checkout program, and 30 public access computers. Adobe Reader.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

We then did check-ins on how the MultiPoint Server system held up under use. Joy was previously the librarian in a large, five-county district library system and when she took the La Conner position, she found that she had no IT support on site and a limited budget. Rebooting the system did not work.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

We then did check-ins on how the MultiPoint Server system held up under use. Joy was previously the librarian in a large, five-county district library system and when she took the La Conner position, she found that she had no IT support on site and a limited budget. Rebooting the system did not work.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2015

The garden has an integrated system, modeled on nature, in which nothing is wasted. 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. " Off the Grid and Environmentally Sustainable.

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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. Now imagine, before taking a bite, you scrape nearly half that food into the trash.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

All of our RCI-refurbished PCs come with the Windows 7 operating system, and all come with Office 2007. All models also come with Symantec Norton Antivirus and also with system restore capabilities. How Green Is RCI? They're urging everyone to donate their discarded laptops to InterConnection as part of this work.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The quality control systems that Charles and his team have created so that people who are learning on the job can produce grade-A refurbished equipment is pretty astonishing. InterConnection now supplies RCI with warrantied laptops and desktop computers that go to nonprofits and libraries in the United States.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2011

He forecasts that in a couple of years smartphones will become powerful enough to run a full desktop operating system that can do virtually everything a computer can do, including photo editing and high definition video conferencing.

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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. This virtual desktop solution connects to a nonprofit or school’s existing computer system very quickly and allows older computers to run Windows 7 and Windows applications as well as new PCs. What this means?

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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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

We had no difficulties integrating these systems into the existing network. The set up was exactly the same as it would have been with a new in the box system. There is nothing particularly different than new equipment (outside of the financial savings and environmental benefits). Photo: pal_pics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

Looks like Zen and the Art of Technology scored the Sony Vaio Picturebook laptops. The post goes on to describe a Digital Asset Management System. The Digital Diner has an excellent post on photo management tools and the limits of consumer projects in an enterprise setting.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Windows MultiPoint Server (WMS) is a special version of the Windows Server operating system that allows multiple users to simultaneously share one computer. In this blog post, I'll compare costs and energy usage for a WMS setup versus a conventional setup in which every user has a laptop or desktop computer. Hardware Savings.

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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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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Windows MultiPoint Server is regarded as an energy-saving green technology. See how many stations are being used, which student or patron is using which system, and whether hardware is connected properly. What Windows MultiPoint Server Can Do. Installed applications on the host computer appear automatically on all user stations.

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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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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2012

A computer lab or office system using Windows MultiPoint Server is more energy efficient and usually lower cost than using individual computers. Windows MultiPoint Server is a Windows Operating System and is much like installing Windows 7 on a computer. Refurbished host computers run a Windows MultiPoint Server environment very well.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

She cites the City of Oakland California’s Open Data Platform that make over 50 datasets viewable and understandable to the public including ones on crime, city infrastructure, parks and recreation facilities, and green businesses. John runs a complex IT system at the YMCA and always works toward making it people-centric.

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