Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Giving up, a little August 6, 2007 As you might know, I migrated from using a MacBook Pro laptop as my primary desktop, to eating my own dogfood, as it were, and using Ubuntu Linux as my primary desktop.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

I have had varied problems , from issues of software integration, video problems, wireless issues … The list is getting very long. At some point, when I’ve saved up enough pennies, I’m going to buy a Mac laptop again. I migrated to making it my primary desktop about a year ago. And, guess what? I’m giving up.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

It looked quite like it might be a fun event to be at, but the hefty $3000 price tag for admission wasn’t something that I could possibly stomach, so I sat in front of my laptop, watching people describe new tools. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

There are a number of reasons for my deciding to slowly leave the Macintosh platform: I want to focus more energy and time on free and open source platforms – I might donate what I would have spent on Leopard to some deserving projects. have you thought about which laptop might be best to load Ubuntu up on? Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 9, 2007

The only time I shut down this laptop is when I’m taking it somewhere, which is relatively rarely. 90% of the software I want to install I just install by saying “apt-get install name_of_package&#. In general, installation and configuration of software has become much easier. I love apt-get/aptitude. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 28, 2005

I had her laptop open, and I saw a "Ford_F350" network come, and go. Anyway, as the bus rolls by, I see "PVTA_0333" come up on the MacStumbler, then leave! Yeah, really, really! It reminds me of the time a friend of mine and I were driving to Rhode Island on the highway. Maybe faster than we think. { Be Helpful.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

Mobile Voices offers an open-source multi-media platform optimized for low-cost mobile phones that lets users create, share, and reflect on stories about their lives and communities. Tags: amy sample ward mobile devices netsquared Newsletter NPTech NTEN. Second Place: $15,000. First Place: $25,000.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed. Generation.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The doll takes a child's words and sends them over the Internet to cloud based voice-recognition software that can create the perfect response. Amy Sample Ward, NTEN's fearless leader, has a different view. I have some recommendations my What Is Nonprofit Technology article, featured in this month’s NTEN Connect."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

In Michael Gilbert's Top Ten Reports of the Year (2006) list, there is a pointer to the Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystems. Laura Quinn in her introductory post on the Open Content for Nonprofits NTEN Affinity group points to an article. Nonprofit Software and Hardware and Cell Phones. " Findhabeas. Freecharity.org.uk

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Oh, I so want a NTEN baseball cap !) Check out Steve Dembo's Geek Toys that'll give you Geekbumps which includes the Give One Get One XO Laptop Campaign (hurry offer ends on November 30th) and a Chumby (hmm. The NOSI Choosing and Using Free and Open Source primer is on the ICT Hub Knowledgebase!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

I set up both on my laptop, and tried out some really simple app development. Symfony November 6, 2008 In my new explorations of PHP web application development, it seemed a good idea to get a look at both CakePHP and Symfony. Both of them seem to be PHP’s answer to Ruby on Rails. The approaches are similar and different to each other.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Holly Ross at NTEN writes about a new ring tone, " Why don't you just shut up? DaveTV has a campaign to support the One Laptop Per Child effort. Green Laptops One Laptop Per Child give one, get one has been extended to December 30th. Zonbu has announced a laptop version. Michele Martin is already exploring.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Personal Fundraising and Open Source Deductions Article in the Seattle Times about personal fundraising, Hoping To Help Darfur $1 at a Time that focuses on Darfurwall.org that has successfully raiased $30,000 in very small donations - $1 per person. It's called Moulin.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Another big trend in the IT press forecasts is the much heralded decline of the traditional PC – laptops and desktop computers. My TechSoup Global colleague in Warsaw, Anka Kuliberda, reports that the biggest nonprofit tech story in Europe this past year were the anti-ACTA riots in several countries and also the Open Knowledge Festival.

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