Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. Burlington Public Library was one of our test installation sites. It is a medium-sized library about 60 miles north of Seattle in northern Washington State. Internet connectivity is via a T1 line.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In this edition of nonprofit tech news, TechSoup shows new ways your nonprofit could harness mobile and killer apps in 2016! In 2016, video will continue to be the most interesting media on the Internet. But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2010

Our own Tim Suttle was there only a couple of weeks ago volunteering for a local organization: Just last week I was in [Haiti] to setup a computer lab at a library (Bibliotheque du Soleil). The library also hosts after school programs and summer camps for children in the neighborhood of Carrefour-feuilles.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Over the past year, we've been doing TechSoup Impact stories about nonprofits, churches, and libraries doing great work with TechSoup product donations. " Waukesha Public Library. An increasing number of public libraries are discovering TechSoup donations, but few are maxing them out like Waukesha Public Library in Wisconsin.

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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. software solution that allows one computer to serve several people in a lab, library, or school at very low cost. Interconnection supplied: One refurbished i7 laptop. Three refurbished i5 laptops.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2015

Q: What happens when you bring app developers together with nonprofits and libraries along with some coffee thrown in? The idea came out of the hackathon, but its creator didn't have the tech skills to make it happen. LocalFreeWeb is an SMS service that helps people find free Internet access in San Francisco.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

I would say that we made the best use that we could of the tools that we had,” she said, “but I’d say about 10% of our volunteers are not tech savvy and so they got left behind.”. The issue of accessibility goes beyond simply having a computer and internet. Talking with Volunteer Administrators.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for eight years now. PC Rebuilders and Recyclers (PCRR) is our newest RCI refurbishment partner and is now providing enhanced tech support to our program. With a catalog.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 22, 2013

You may have recognized the trend: computing (crunching numbers and running programs) is moving away from your computer and is now being delivered as a service over the Internet. Most of us will not need much more than a really good Internet connection and a nice screen to do our work. These laptops are priced between $200 and $500.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Starting in October 2016, TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) will feature refurbished laptops and desktops with Windows 10 preinstalled. Laptops and desktops from RCI are competitively priced hardware from top manufacturers like Dell, HP, Lenovo, and more. See the full catalog of Windows 10 desktops and laptops.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

It contains three things: A laptop computer. A hotspot device that provides wireless mobile broadband Internet anywhere. They use Mobile Beacon and AT&T hotspot devices, for homes they visit that do not have Internet. Bob Cerny buys used laptops from BBC Technology Solutions in Cincinnati for around $250 each.

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2010

Susan Tenby , Josephine Dorado , and I camped with our laptops, video cameras, resource guides, favorite game-building sites, and a bountiful new Nonprofit Resource Library in Second Life providing a playful space for participants to get hands-on with mixed reality technologies.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 14, 2013

Recently, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) published guides to help community organizations create or expand programs to close the digital divide. Low-cost Internet service. The key elements include: Low-cost, refurbished hardware.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

As part of celebrating Earth Day throughout the month of April, we'll be featuring posts about how to make your nonprofit or library. including, laptops, instant messaging, VoIP, smart phones, and more. more environmentally friendly. This post, from Bo Bandy at our donor partner ReadyTalk , originally appeared on their blog.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

Nonprofit Tech Essentials. And, feel safe with the new 2014 Bitdefender Internet Security , a product of the year with top marks from PCMag , AV-Test, and AV-Comparatives. Browse our selection of refurbished laptops, desktops, and monitors. You face many critical decisions when you look at your tech infrastructure.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

A few weeks ago, the San Francisco Public Library hosted an event with the Electronic Frontier Foundation , a nonprofit dedicated to fighting for citizen digital rights. You can't do end-to-end encryption for everything, but you can encrypt a lot of your Internet traffic. I highly recommend checking it out.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of the emergence of mobile devices, social media stratification, the launch of Office 365 for Nonprofits, some huge digital inclusion initiatives, and lots of other things. Tablet sales are up 53% while laptop and desktop computers are down 11% from the previous year.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Is Windows 8 right for your nonprofit or library? We curated a list of the most useful Windows 8 apps for nonprofits and libraries. See an overview of Windows 8 hardware and a glimpse into Microsoft's plans for future tablets, laptops and other devices. Windows 8 also comes with the new Internet Explorer 10.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2017

At TechSoup, we love to supply good, solid, low-cost refurbished or remanufactured IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. In his book Natural Capitalism , Paul Hawkin finds that the amount of material that goes into manufacturing a laptop is 4,000 to 1. Most failures happen within the first six months of a computer's life."

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

There has been some interesting mobile-related legislation news as of late that affects some nonprofits, charities, public libraries, and social sector organizations. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just came out with a new ruling on who will control the Internet and prosper from it – and who will not. Legislation Beat.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 12, 2012

Mobile Beacon — a nonprofit just like TechSoup — helps nonprofit organizations, schools, and public libraries that lack traditional Internet access, or have slow access or bandwidth constraints get connected both in the office and remotely. Mobile Beacon Internet service is not included as part of this donation.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Is Windows 8 right for your nonprofit or library? We curated a list of the most useful Windows 8 apps for nonprofits and libraries. See an overview of Windows 8 hardware and a glimpse into Microsoft's plans for future tablets, laptops and other devices. Windows 8 also comes with the new Internet Explorer 10.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

One of our missions at TechSoup Global is to supply low-cost refurbished IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. Paul Hawkin, in his book, Natural Capitalism , finds that the volume of material that goes into manufacturing a laptop is 4,000 to 1. The Basis for the Environmental Benefits of Refurbished IT. The Bottom Line.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Here's an idea for using smartphones with good cameras and video capability like the Dell Venue Pro touch screen phones for digital story telling: Send someone out to video compelling work that your nonprofit or library is doing out in the field for your holiday message. for lots of great resources for nonprofit and library apps.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 27, 2011

So even when you're offline, you can still tell your nonprofit or library's story with SlideRocket. One of the coolest things about SlideRocket is that it's cloud-based, which means your presentations are online and easy to update and share anywhere you have an Internet connection. Cloud-Based and Offline Access.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

One of our missions at TechSoup Global is to supply low-cost refurbished IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. Paul Hawkin, in his book, Natural Capitalism , finds that the volume of material that goes into manufacturing a laptop is 4,000 to 1. The Basis for the Environmental Benefits of Refurbished IT. The Bottom Line.

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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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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for seven years now. It made us think about ways we could bring good dependable low-cost computers to nonprofits and libraries. to scale up RCI in California. low-income household.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 28, 2012

Now available at TechSoup: Wirelessly connect desktops, laptops, and printers to your network with hardware from the Brocade donation program. These donated access points and controllers offer a number of benefits to your nonprofit, library, or foundation.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Now that you've set up your network, you need to keep it safe, and to think about what it can do beyond file sharing and managing your Internet access. The Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit , our comprehensive guide to ensuring that your nonprofit or library is prepared for disasters, security breaches, data loss, and more.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. Brazil is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but the cost of broadband Internet is hobbling cloud adoption in the region.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2011

Last month, I blogged about the Google Chrome notebook , evaluating its potential applicability to the nonprofit and library sectors. Thanks to our webinar guru Kami I've had a chance to use and test it and figured I'd share my initial thoughts on this pilot laptop.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Whether it’s a virus hidden in an email, an unexpected server crash, or someone hacking into online transactions, threats to your nonprofit’s or library’s data and computers are always there. Helps block threats from installing themselves and includes built-in recovery tools. Four Free Tools for Backup and Security.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2013

Now available to nonprofits, charities, and libraries through TechSoup, Bitdefender security products protect individual PCs and Macs as well as enterprise networks. A two-way firewall continuously monitors Internet connections and prevents unauthorized access — even on a WiFi network or when working remotely. Large and Small.

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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. Find our in-depth profile of Information Technology Exchange on TechSoup for Libraries. Shoreline Solar.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2015

It's the largest manufacturer in the world of network routers , switches , wireless security devices , and other equipment that connects all of us to each other and the Internet. TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) offers factory-refurbished, warrantied, commercial-grade desktops, laptops, and tablet computers.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

You can wirelessly connect desktops, laptops, and printers to your network with hardware from the Brocade Donation Program or develop your nonprofit's wired and wireless network with hardware from the Cisco Donation Program.

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