Nonprofits: Have we had enough of “vote for me” fundraising yet?

January 24, 2010

This weekend, the winners were announced in the Chase Community Challenge. 

On paper, it seemed simple enough. Chase gives $5 million to nonprofits based solely on the votes of regular folk on Facebook. "Their money, our votes." In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got to [...]

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Sprint 3G/4G Overdrive is worth the upgrade

January 22, 2010

I'm dealing with some medical issues again. When under personal stress some people eat. Some people smoke or drink. I buy and play with tech. Can't help it.

After months of debating all the mobile broadband options, and getting thisclose to Comcast's mobile 4G option (which would have saved me $10/month until I found out it [...]

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Awesome file viewer in Box.net

January 21, 2010

via blog.box.net
Finally! Box.net has always had the ability to preview files, but it was through their Open Box system so 1. it sent the file to a 3rd party and 2. it was too slow.
This new file viewer works right in Box.net and is quite fast.
I can’t count how many times [...]

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The lesson, my friends, is to know where your wifi comes from

January 19, 2010

I was sitting in Washington, DC's Union Station on Friday, waiting for my 7 pm train home and available networks popped up on my iPhone as I was checking email.

I feel sorry for anyone whose laptop is set to auto-join available networks, because apparently they've been pwned. Bummer.
Posted via email from [...]

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AT&T Nation Unlimited is rip-off for larger family plans

January 19, 2010

As rumored, AT&T unveiled new unlimited plans last week that went into effect yesterday. $69/month for unlimited voice. If you have a smartphone, tack on another $30/month for unlimited data. Strangely, this still doesn't include SMS so you'll need another $20/month for that. Still, compared to the price of a metered minutes plan, it's not [...]

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