Online Volunteering Technology, Tools and Tips by Randy Tyler

Should a Non-Profit Embrace WordPress as a Content Management System? Five Considerations

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:14:31 -0700

Based on my approximately 15 years developing non-profit Web sites (the last five working with self-hosted WordPress blogs), I hope the following points will help a non-profit in their decision to...

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Sophos Security Released Free Software Tool to Block Windows Shortcut Exploit - Affects All Windows Versions

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:17:00 -0700

Windows Shortcut Exploit Protection Tool: Detects the Windows Shortcut Exploit, Blocks Exploit from Running and Works with Your Existing Anti-virus What is the Windows Shortcut Exploit? As...

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Is YouTube the Best Place for Non-Profits to Post Videos?

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:47:00 -0700

With Mega Uploads, Short User Visits, Directed Viewing Initiatives and Grants to Top Video Creators, is YouTube the Place for Most Non-Profits to Efficiently and Effectively Engage a Significant...

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Security Expert Recommends (Firefox Addon) NoScript TabNabbing Default be Changed

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:23:00 -0700

Prevent TabNabbing with Firefox's NoScript Addon Since v1.9.9.81, the Firefox Addon "NoScript" has included the capability to block the refreshing of content on unfocused tabs (unfocused meaning not...

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Free PDF to Word Converter Easily Creates Editable MS Word Documents

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:33:25 -0700

Non-Profits - Save Time by Batch Converting Your PDF Files to Word Documents Cross platform PDF (Portable Document Format) files have become a common method of exchanging files. In certain...

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Free Software Program Easily Organizes All Your Software, Serial Numbers in One Place

Thu, 27 May 2010 11:54:00 -0700

Non-Profits Can Save Precious Resources (and Frustration) by Creating a Software Database Free Application Create a Software Database for a Single Computer Due to a virus, an aging system or...

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How to Easily Compare Fonts, Colors and Styles in Your Web Site Design Process

Thu, 13 May 2010 08:20:49 -0700

Non-Profits Should Reflect Their Brand with Carefully Chosen Fonts, Colors and Styles Is your non-profit organization using specific fonts, colors and styles in your Web site to consistently reflect...

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Quickly Generate CSS Syntax for a Heading or Paragraph Using the Free Online Tool CSS Type Set

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:43:00 -0700

If you are new to Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) formatting or just want to quickly try styling a paragraph or heading in real time, then you may want to explore CSS Type Set, a free online tool. As...

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More Online Tools Provide Options to Flash to Accommodate Apple's New iPad

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:18:53 -0700

Non-Profits Must Consider Flash Options to Accommodate Huge Mobile Market, Including Apple's iPad More online tools (for example, AuthorStream and SlideShare) are moving to provide options to Flash...

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How to Use Bloom, a Free Facebook Photo Uploading Program

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:29:00 -0700

Select Photos Can Help a Non-Profit Organization Develop a Productive Facebook Presence With an articulated purpose, formulated objectives and action plan in place, a non-profit organization can...

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Messenger for Mac 8 Beta Allows Audio and Video Calls with Windows Users

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:43:54 -0700

Messenger for Mac 8 Beta - Make Audio or Video Calls with a Windows or Mac User Using your Windows Live account along with Microsoft Messenger for Mac 8 Beta you can now make video or audio calls...

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Free, Easy-to-Use Program Provides a Secure Way to Email Confidential Information

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:03:00 -0800

Using AES 256 Bit Encryption, LockNote Keeps Your Sensitive Information Secure Whether you have passwords or serial numbers to store or need to e-mail sensitive information to your non-profit board...

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Free Program Checks the Strength of Your Current Passwords or Creates Secure Passwords

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:04:00 -0800

See and download the full gallery on posterous Do You use the Same Password in Different Places? If you use the same password for your e-mail account, Twitter and your online banking, cracking your...

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Study Finds 73 percent of Bank Customers Use their Online Account Password to Access Other Web Sites

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:59:14 -0800

Do You use the Same Password in Different Places? If you use the same password for your e-mail account, Twitter and your online banking, cracking your Twitter account, for example, makes your other...

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Monitor Your Web Site Visitors in Real-Time as They Click Through Your Site, for Free

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:38:00 -0800

Who is Visiting Your Web Site Right Now? Non-Profits, You Can Quickly and Easily Know Billed as providing what Google Analytics does not, Footprint allows you to view your visitors as they click...

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Only Google's Web-Based E-mail Service, Gmail, Retains a Secure Connection After Log-in

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:16 -0800

Of the three major free Web-based e-mail services (Yahoo, Windows Live/Hotmail and Gmail), only Gmail retains an encrypted (secure) connection after log-in. Each mail service's secure Web site...

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Free, Until Feb 24, Program Easily Removes Your Forgotten Owner PDF Passwords

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:22:16 -0800

Have you created a password-protected PDF that prevents your content (for example, a funding proposal or an Online Volunteering Position Description) from being copied or printed but have now lost...

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How to Easily Backup Your Photos from Google's Picasa Web Albums

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:03:00 -0800

As a non-profit organization, there are a number of effective, easy and free ways to promote, reflect, demonstrate or illustrate your mission, whether it be, for example, your events, the...

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Easily Edit a YouTube Video with a Free FLV Editor

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:03:00 -0800

As a non-profit, you may want to edit your special event video you posted on YouTube but do not have the original. Over the last 20 years of working with non-profit organizations, I have experienced...

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Microsoft Still Holds a Whopping 92.21 Percent of the Total OS Market; Mac OS Only 5.11 Percent

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:39:09 -0800

Based on current trends, it appears that Microsoft's dominant Operating System (OS) will be around for some time. According to a December 2009 report by Net Applications, Microsoft still commands a...

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