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Of Mice and Men and Laptops (A Kind of Buyer's Guide)

NTEN

I was trying to count the number of laptop models for sale at Best Buy, all the while avoiding the glance of any of the eleven sales associates (AKA "Blue Shirts") that hovered around the computer displays. That's how many different laptops there were on display at my local Best Buy (not counting the Pommes de Cher ).

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NpTech Community. " Everyone Has Their 15 Minutes of Fame gokubi.com blog writes about Faceted Celebrity in the NpTech space. Steve overheard this about another faceted celebrity in the NpTech world, "I first decided Jon Stahl was a legend in this community when." " Findhabeas. You've got to love their logo.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

Tablet sales are up 53% while laptop and desktop computers are down 11% from the previous year. According TechSoup’s Global NGO Cloud Survey , cloud storage and back-up is one of the most useful cloud technologies out there. Here’s what it all looked like to me. PC Sales Continue To Decline While Mobile Sales Increase.

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Collecting Data in Low Resource Areas: How to Get Started

NTEN

Imagine this scenario: You’re an NGO working in an African country to advocate for clean water. They include things like: Access/FileMaker databases on desktops or laptops. People can fear or mistrust or envy someone walking around with a laptop or a PDA. Tags: Data Newsletter NPTech NTEN Program. Mobile phones.

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Ten Ways Small NGOs Can Collaborate

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I often get the comment during a leadership seminar I teach that goes something like, "Well this is all well and good for large organizations, but what about my twelve-person NGO?" 7) Partner with a corporation to get their laptops and other equipment coming off lease. What can small nonprofits do to benefit from collaboration?

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

I posted some nonprofit technology trends and news late last month, but found some late breaking nptech news items I wanted to add. They will be powered by the same operating systems used on desktops and laptop PCs – mostly Windows and Mac OS. NPTech Innovation in Eastern Europe. NPTech Online Fundraising Trends.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. He notes they were all taken with a Sony Picturebook mini-laptop with built-in camera. Maybe we need an NPtech History Archive ? Flickr photo from jhritz NpDigg: The Insect Antennae? Hence, they're pretty lousy photos.

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