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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Web Server Software

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

On top of proprietary UNIX, people will generally run associated open source server software for web, database and development frameworks. On the open source side, Linux is by far the most popular, with BSD in second place. source: wikipedia ). Both Linux and BSD come in several flavors (or distributions.)

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Mobile for Good: Trends to Watch at Mobile World Congress

Tech Soup

The Barcelona tradeshow sets the mobile trends for the year with major announcements expected from Nokia, Samsung, LG, and others. In open source news, ZTE announced two smartphones that run Firefox OS 1.3, the Open C and the Open II. What mobile trends are capturing your attention? Image 1: miuet.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Definitely a trend to keep your eyes on as Internet TV begins to penetrate our living rooms in coming years. What The Trend :: whatthetrend.com.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

How will these trends impact nptech? And if you're looking for some fabulous manuals for open source software, check out the Floss Manuals. Video, Wikis, Virtual Worlds, and Social Networking Wikiscan let's you see who is editing wikipedia as mentioned in a recent Wired Magazine article. How was it organized?

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Definitely a trend to keep your eyes on as Internet TV begins to penetrate our living rooms in coming years. What The Trend :: whatthetrend.com.

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60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Definitely a trend to keep your eyes on as Internet TV begins to penetrate our living rooms in coming years. What The Trend :: whatthetrend.com.

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Shoulder-to-Shoulder Instructional Media: My Tagging Screencast at NTEN!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Again, shows me the power of open content and open source thinking. For a more detailed definition of tags, see the Wikipedia entry here. A few nonprofits are using socialbookmarking to track resources or follow particular topics for trend analysis for strategic planning. Some of my thinking has definitely evolved.