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Building Refurbished Computers with Volunteers at InterConnection

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In the course of doing this work, InterConnection also trains people to learn how to do IT repair work at no cost to the trainees and trainees also receive a free computer upon successful completion of their course. To date, more than 1,000 people have participated in this social enterprise at InterConnection’s Computer Reuse Center.

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TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative: You’ve Come A Long Way Baby

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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). They’re urging everyone to donate their discarded laptops to InterConnection as part of this work. In the first couple of years we distributed around 100 PCs per month.

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

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Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. They will be powered by the same operating systems used on desktops and laptop PCs – mostly Windows and Mac OS. Accessibility. This is technology for good news from India.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

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They will be powered by the same operating systems used on desktops and laptop PCs – mostly Windows and Mac OS. " These are lightweight (one-to-two pound), full-function mobile devices, typically with keyboards and trackpads. Microsoft's new Surface Pro is an example of this type of new type of device.

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