Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Highlights of this Letter: SocialCoding4Good CityOptions Read2Go and Route 66 Literacy Selected Program Updates Human rights: Legal victory in Guatemala, PBS NewsHour stories Literacy: Major milestones for Bookshare at home and abroad SocialCoding4Good Just funded by the John S. and James L. This is a huge legal victory!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

open source Syria technology Richard Feynman open content intellectual property science Guatemala social entrepreneurship Caltech' If we can do that, by being as open and sharing as we can be, we’ll better realize the founding values of Caltech and its motto: “you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free!”.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2013

And when the idea of a peer-to-peer ebook library came to me, it was George who I went to with the idea. Even back then, we included information about his service in the box of each Arkenstone Reader because we knew people would rather not have to scan a book before reading it!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 22, 2008

John Crossman demonstrated the completely new version of the Bookshare on-line library, which is currently in the first round of beta tests. He had spotted the Frontline PBS special on our work in Guatemala, which had led to him deciding he wanted to visit us.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Then check out our new online learning courses, starting with Tech Training for Nonprofits and Libraries. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Charla con Scripps Networks Interactive en #guatemala. TechSoup is here to help you no matter how you prefer to learn. Prefer to go at your own pace? Need a live instructor? spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Every day, American nonprofits, charities, and libraries rely on TechSoup's product donation program for the information they need to make smart decisions about technology. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Convivio de #Grafiaetc #Marketplace #Showcase #Techday Guatemala. But did you know that our work is global?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2015

For example, Welmer Cordova, who was badly burned in a gas explosion in Guatemala, lost part of his right hand. Nope, it was a librarian, John Walsh, at the Newton Free Library in Massachusetts! Now, he can open and close his hand thanks to a 3D-printed hand brace. Was it a doctor who printed Welmer's new hand?

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