We’re assembling a storehouse of useful resources – articles, video, audio – about technology, with a distinct Community Service feel to them. We’ve created some ourselves, others we’ve found on the net, and still others have been contributed by our community. Please tell us if there’s a topic you’d like to see us cover or if you have something you’d like to contribute.
| Guides, articles & tutorials | |||||
| Communication and collaboration | |||||
| Title | Media | Type | Size | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sending large files | Text | Overview | 3 pages | VCOSS | 7 July 2010 |
| Domain name theft | Text | How-to | 2 pages | CBAA | March 2010 |
| Domain Names | Text | Overview | 2 pages | CBAA | 2009 |
| Using Drupal CMS with the Lullabot team | Video | Introduction | 90 minutes | Lullabot / O'Reilly | December 28, 2008 |
| Why Google Apps for Education? | Video | Introduction | 10 minutes | 29 April 2008 | |
| Google Docs in Plain English | Video | Introduction | 3 minutes | Google / Commoncraft | 10 September 2007 |
| Using Forms in Google Docs | Video | How-to | 2 minutes | 10 June 2009 | |
| What is Dropbox? | Video | Product overview | 2 minutes | Dropbox / Commoncraft | 29 September 2009 |
| The Real-Life Social Network | Presentation | Genre overview | 216 minutes | July 2010 | |
| Google Gmail vs. hosted Microsoft Exchange | Article | Debate | 2 pages | Network World | March 2010 |
| How to Troubleshoot Email Bounce Backs | Article | How-to | 2 pages | Nathan Coffield | August 2007 |
| What is Skype? | Article | Product overview | 2 pages | About.com | n/a |
| Electronic mailing list | Article | Genre overview | 3 pages | Wikipedia | Ongoing |
| Hosted Web Collaboration Environments | Article | List of solutions | Lots | David R. Woolley | Ongoing |
| Fast Guide to Collaborative Software | Article | Genre overview | Several | Whatis | February 2010 |
| OpenWith.org: free programs to open any file extension | Website | Solution | Lots | OpenWith.org | Continuous |
| Security | |||||
| Title | Media | Type | Size | Author | Date |
| How does an Internet virus work | Text | Overview | 3 pages | Clara Mikeri | August 2006 |
| AntiVirus Software Review | Chart | Comparison | 1 page | Top 10 Reviews | 2010 |
| Network attached storage (NAS) | Article | Technical overview | 4 pages | Wikipedia | Current |
| Backup software reviews | Articles | Reviews | Several pages | PC Magazine | Current |
| Online Backup Review | Article | Overview / Review | 7 pages | Consumersearch | October 2009 |
| Dropbox Intro Video | Video | Solution overview | 2:16 | Commoncraft | November 2009 |
| Introduction to wireless security | Article | How-to | 2 pages | About.com | Unknown |
| Hardware | |||||
| Title | Media | Type | Size | Author | Date |
| Speed up slow computer | Article series | Overviews and how-tos | Dozens | Squidoo | Up-to-date |
| Laser Printers vs Inkjet printers | Article | Comparison | 1 page | Suite 101 | 18 January, 2010 |
| Inkjet vs Laser: An end to stereotypes | Article | Review | 9 pages | Tom's Hardware | 2 February 2007 |
| Desktop or Laptop? | Article | Overview | 2 pages | Intel | Unknown |
| Understanding your operating system options | Article | Overview | 2 pages | Intel | Unknown |
| Run Microsoft Windows on a Mac | Article | How-to | 2 pages | Intel | Unknown |
| PC vs Mac | Article | Comparison and Review | 7 pages | Intel | Unknown |
| What's RAM, HD and CPU? | Video | Introduction | xxx minutes | VCOSS | July 2010 |
| Productivity | |||||
| Title | Media | Type | Size | Author | Date |
| Free alternatives to Microsoft Office | Article | Overview | 4 pages | Notebook Review | 1 May 2010 |
| Google Apps Webinar | Presentation | Demo | 30 minutes | June 14 2009 | |
| Community non-profit talks about the switch to Google Apps | Video | Introduction | 2:40 | July 2007 | |
| NTEN: Nonprofit Technology Network talks about Google Apps | Video | Introduction | 2:43 | July 2007 | |
| Open Source CRM: CiviCRM, MPower & SugarCRM | Video | Discussion and overview | 90 minutes | Causecast / NTEN | May 2009 |
| A non-technical introduction to CiviCRM | Presentation (PDF) | Introduction | 16 slides | CiviCRM | October 2009 |
| Governance | |||||
| Title | Media | Type | Size | Author | Date |
| ICT strategic planning resources | Resource library | Various | 4 pages | Curated by EDNA | Various |
| Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit | Software application | Solution | n/a | Belarc | n/a |
| ICT Governance in the Voluntary Sector | Article | Overview | 2 pages | Simon N Davey, preponderate.net (through NCVO) | n/a |
| To-Do List | Article | Action plan | 10 items | Simon Davey, preponderate.net (through NCVO) | n/a |
| Developing an ICT strategy: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 | Articles | Resources | 11 steps | Simon Davey, preponderate.net (through NCVO) | August 2008 |
| Why is ICT important? | Article | Overview | 1 page | NCVO | August 2008 |
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