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Ron McKee

China Hacks Nonprofit Website - This Week in Online Tyranny - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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china hacks nonprofit DDOS campaign government-sponsored hackers tyranny technology #nonprofit non-profit government

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  • Ron McKee on 22 Apr 11
     
    "Chinese Hackers Bring Down Change.org in Response to Ai Weiwei Campaign. Chinese government-sponsored hackers took down Change.org with a DDoS campaign after the site registered over 100,000 signatories on a petition in favor of the imprisoned Chinese artist. Ai Weiwei had been known for his role in the construction of the Beijing Olympic stadium and as China's leading digital activist and a pioneer in the use of blogging and Twitter in China."
Ron McKee

California Technology Chief Sees Big Things For Social Media - OhMyGov News - 0 views

ohmygov.com/...ocial-media-in-government.aspx

california technology chief government socialmedia early adopted force multiplier

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  • Ron McKee on 19 Apr 11
     
    The head of California's state office of technology sees social media as a "force multiplier" and is aggressively expanding the state's mobile presence this year, aiming to double the number of mobile apps offered in 2011. Adrian Farley, the acting director and chief technology officer of OTech, told OhMyGov.com in an exclusive interview that the state of California, one of the earliest adopters of social media in government, had been very fortunate in experiencing almost no cultural pushback in attempts to integrate social media into official public communications. 
Ron McKee

How technology is helping distribute food in Japan - Microsoft Unlimited Potential Blog... - 0 views

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food banking network technology nonprofit tech Japan

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  • Ron McKee on 21 Mar 11
     
    Food shortages and distribution issues have become a major problem in the aftermath of the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In many areas, supermarket shelves are empty, particularly as people stock up on food and other items as they face uncertainty around the nuclear situation in the country.
Ron McKee

How Secure Is Cloud Computing? - 0 views

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how secure is Cloud computing The Progressive Accountant technology #nonprofit ERP government

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  • Ron McKee on 17 Apr 11
     
    Technology pop quiz for business owners: What's more secure? A. Data stored in redundant back-up server installations (or "the cloud"), automatically updated and maintained, in a facility secured from outside threats. Or B. Data stored or backed up to an on-site tape or flash drive, whenever the company's controller or non-IT back-office staffer remembers to do it - then left in the drive? For many, the answer in theory is A, but in practice, it's B. Why is this important? Because studies have shown that 70 percent of companies go out of business after a major data loss and 60 percent of companies that lose their data will shut down within six months. Yet those unfamiliar with cloud computing still believe onsite back-up is a safe, secure solution. Therein lies one of the most compelling reasons to embrace cloud or ERP (enterprise resource planning) computing.
Colin Moore

IT Trends - 0 views

www.govtech.com/...onic-Savings-Bonds-022511.html

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  • Colin Moore on 27 Feb 11
     
    In some states, walking, jogging, or riding bicycles while distracted can now take a hit out of your wallet. In New York, a bill that was shot down is now breathing new life again in the state government. The bill proposes fining bicyclists who are multi tasking $20 for each infraction.
  • Colin Moore on 27 Feb 11
     
    In some states, walking, jogging, or riding bicycles while distracted can now take a hit out of your wallet. In New York, a bill that was shot down is now breathing new life again in the state government. The bill proposes fining bicyclists who are multi tasking $20 for each infraction.
Andrew Frederick

Let's Compete on Innovation Rather Than Patents - 0 views

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tech china innovation compete patent

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  • Andrew Frederick on 17 Jan 11
     
    I found this article to be very interesting, especially relating to the comparison of the U.S. and Chinese patent system. China is increasing it's supply of patents, hoping to stimulate innovation and start-up inventions in the country. China is starting to heavily invest in 4G telecommunication. Wadhwa is offering a different perspective on this issue and ultimately plays down the hype of this story. He asks for the U.S. to concentrate on being a leader in innovation, rather than patents, which seem like nuclear weapons in an everlasting tech arms race that doesn't seem to allow for revision.
Kimberly Case

Public School Tech Inequality - 0 views

www.maec.org/techrev.html

Public School technology

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  • Kimberly Case on 17 Jan 11
     
    This article describes the advances that public schools have made in technology in the classroom, and also charts who has access and who does not. For example, how many computers per student are available in one school may vary considerably to a similar school in a poorer district.
Ron McKee

Education Week's Digital Directions: Classroom-Tested Tech Tools Used to Boost Literacy - 0 views

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literacy education Government boost

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  • Ron McKee on 14 Feb 11
     
    My final bookmark in my series on the use and future of technology in government funded public education. Talks about teaching using tech tools they already have like webcams, audio recorders, blogs, and other Web 2.0 tools in their quest to boost the literacy in their students.
Andrew Frederick

New Brunswick's high-tech sector faces skills shortage - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...hnology-job-shortage-1052.html

canada IT government jobs

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  • Andrew Frederick on 07 Feb 11
     
    New Brunswick isn't worrying about high unemployment in their information techonolgy sector. What NB is really struggling with is there lack of skilled workers in the field and not being able to attract such workers. Low population growth and low post-secondary graduation rates is a big factor, but NB Information Techonolgy Council C.E.O. says that making IT more attractive to students when they are in high school and earlier is the key to getting skilled workers in the sector.
Andrew Frederick

Google tool helps find Japan's missing - 0 views

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tech government japan mapping

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  • Andrew Frederick on 14 Mar 11
     
    After seeing the tragedy that has hit Japan, I found this story to be useful as a great example of how tech can really affect people's lives. Google has provided a system where you can search the name of a person in Japan and find out about their status in the country after the earthquake. This tool is so important for government to use during a national disaster because it allows families, no matter where they are across the globe, to better find out what has happened to their loved ones after such a tragedy. Governments or non profits such as the American Red Cross can use this technology in all types of different relief effort circumstances when a number of people somewhere in the world have been the victim of such a disaster.
Jason Escareno

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management - 1 views

www.nptimes.com/...npt-071101-3.html

nonprofit #pa311 technologies

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  • Jason Escareno on 10 Apr 11
     
    ""There's way too much made of a couple of acquisitions to make our market seem uncompetitive," said Gene Austin, CEO of Convio in Austin, Texas. "We are all competing in a very healthy way, in a way that fosters innovation and better things for the clients," he said. He pointed to as examples Kintera and Blackbaud, as well as other "small yet emerging organizations that will also bring innovation and competition to the marketplace."
  • Jason Escareno on 10 Apr 11
     
    Consolidation in the sector will continue to some degree as the firms move toward Software as a Service (SaaS). Major mergers will dictate the direction of cloud computing...
Andrew Frederick

The Panic Button: High-Tech Protection for Human Rights Investigators | The Rundown New... - 0 views

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Technology humanrights nonprofit

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  • Andrew Frederick on 28 Mar 11
     
    A non-profit out of California has created software for human rights workers that is designed to secretly store data about human rights violation abuses in the country where they are located. There is talk about it already being used in the Middle-East recently. The software includes a 'panic button' that a human rights worker could use that would instantly delete all the files on the computer about government violations. The data is then stored in the cloud and accessable only with a password and secret 'key.' This is a great example of nonprofits working together to fight enormous challenges, with human rights being one of the most dangerous and exhaustive areas of work in the non-profit sector.
Ron McKee

Cellebrite - Mobile Forensics and Data transfer solutions - UFED Physical Pro - 1 views

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Cellebrite forensics products UFED Physical Pro extraction device Michigan State Police ACLU technology government tech mobile

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  • Ron McKee on 22 Apr 11
     
    The Cellebrite UFED Physical Pro is a high-end, all-in-one solution for logical and physical extraction. The UFED Physical Pro expands your current device capabilities to extract deleted mobile device data, user passwords, file system dumps, and physical extraction from GPS devices.
  • Ron McKee on 22 Apr 11
     
    From the company product brochure for "UFED Physical Pro": 'THE COMPLETE MOBILE FORENSICS SOLUTION Cellebrite's UFED addresses the growing need for fast, comprehensive mobile forensic capabilities. An add-on module for advanced extraction and analysis of evidence Physical Pro enables the basic UFED system with physical data extraction, file system dump and reconstruction, and password extraction. UFED Physical Pro enables recovery of invaluable evidential information that isn't accessible by logical extraction methods alone. In use by military, law enforcement, governments, and intelligence agencies across the world, UFED Physical Pro allows users to rapidly extract a wide variety of data types in a forensically sound process from both phone and SIM memory. Extracting data in a forensic manner and presenting it with the integrity of the data intact ensures that the evidence will be admissible in court.
  • Ron McKee on 22 Apr 11
     
    Online .pdf Brochure Description of 'extraction device' continued (notice the GPS and mapping capability also): AT A GLANCE * Complete extraction of existing, hidden, and deleted phone data, including call history, text messages, contacts, images, and geotags * Powerful search, reconstruction, and analysis of the phone hex dump that can be used for intelligence gathering, investigative research, and as legal evidence in court * Expanded coverage for GPS devices, with mapping of GPS locations on Google Maps and visualization of GPS locations on Google Earth * Unrivaled phone coverage and compatibility * Fast, intuitive extraction process source: http://www.cellebrite.com/images/stories/brochures/UFED%20Physical%20Pro%20Brochure%20%20ENGLISH.pdf
Andrew Frederick

Steve Jobs Taking Medical Leave Of Absence - 0 views

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tech apple steve jobs

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  • Jobs has struggled with health issues in recent years and the news that he will be taking a leave of absence comes a year and a half after the chief executive received a liver transplant. In 2004, Jobs announced he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and, that same year, underwent surgery to remove the cancer. He took a medical leave of absence between January and June 2009, with Cook taking over responsibilities for day to day operations. He received a liver transplant in 2009. When asked about his health at an Apple press conference in July, Jobs replied he was "doing fine" and "feeling great." Yet others have expressed concerns about the CEO's health. The New York Times writes, "In recent months, Mr. Jobs has looked increasingly frail, according to people know have seen him." The lack of a precise end date on Jobs' leave of absence is troubling to some, suggesting the CEO's health issues could be complex and more long term. Cook, not Jobs, took the stage at a recent press conference in New York at which Verizon announced that it would begin carrying Apple's iPhone. Jobs is expected to appear with News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch to unveil the media mogul's new iPad newspaper, The Daily.
Michael Bennett

Government Offline - 0 views

www.economist.com/10689634

government Business

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  • Michael Bennett on 17 Jan 11
     
    Although this article is a a couple years old I think it raises many good points in regards to the public sectors use of technology compared to that in the Business world. I think the author was correct in his assumptions that inefficiencies in the technology are in large part due to the lack of competition in the government. Perhaps, if the government were to do like the article suggests, and base their e-government procedures off of a business model than things may run a bit more easily.
Mitchell Crase

Technology Trends for Nonprofits in 2011 | NTEN - 0 views

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#nptech #socialmedia #nonprofit

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  • Mitchell Crase on 06 Feb 11
     
    Only 16% of nonprofits expect to be ready for mobile devices in 2011 so there is tremendous opportunity in 84% of nonprofits. Mobile web use increased 230% from 2008 to 2009 which indicates that many more people are impressed with mobile computing devices and it is here to stay for a while. Websites without mobile connectivity are essentially going to be out-of-date now.
  • Mitchell Crase on 06 Feb 11
     
    This is supplementary to our first reading assignment which outlines where we are are and where we are going in nonprofit technology
Mitchell Crase

How To Setup Your Own Email Marketing Campaign | ABC article directory - 0 views

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#nptech #socialmedia #nonprofit

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  • Mitchell Crase on 06 Feb 11
     
    A staring point on setting up an email campaign in concert with a website. It is quickly apparent how many things are connected to and or dependent on a successful website in a successful nonprofit. Email marketing can be done without a website but it is going to have more value in conjunction with the website definitely.
Andrew Frederick

Egypt revolution 2.0: Social media's role - 0 views

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news technology socialmedia Government

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  • Andrew Frederick on 14 Feb 11
     
    Social media tools, such as twitter and facebook, played a significant part of the overthrowing of Mubarak. With two-thirds of Egypt's population under the age of 30, it's no surprise that internet-savvy, educated, young Egyptians used such tools to break barriers in a country that has been ruled under unjust dictatorship throughout their lives. These tools helped organize and gather the millions of protestors that have sparked revolution in Egypt. Social media and sharing information online has played an almost unimaginable role in this process and certainly poses a threat to governments around the world with dictatorships and a significant proportion of the population who is educated and able to use these tools.
Ron McKee

U.S. Anti-Child Pornography Operation Accidentally Shuts Down 84,000 Sites - 0 views

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anti technology Government Internet domain shut-downs innocent sites

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  • Ron McKee on 18 Feb 11
     
    "In an effort to crack down on child pornography, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the seizure of 10 domains as a part of a new initiative called "Operation Protect Our Children" but they also shut down 84,000 seemingly innocent sites in the process."   A clear example of how attempting to exercise government control over the Internet in the United States on a even a small scale can present problems that were not the intent of the US gov. officials & decision makers!!!!!
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