[DDN] WeMedia
Hi all, Any DDNers going to be at the WeMedia Forum tomorrow? http://www.mediacenterblog.org/ If so, I'd love to meet up. Thanks, Katy ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] blocking newspapers and TV
I had a teacher from New York write me today because she wanted to have a copy of the winning essay from the Genetics Essay Contest held recently. She couldn't access the essay through regular channels because we are blocked from registering on a newspaper or TV site due to school policies. I know that many newspapers require you to register before you can read an article they have published, but I had no idea that students and teachers cannot access newspapers and tv internet websites because of having to register. I gave her the address of GenEdNet, which I hope she can access. How can we to change such policies? Marie Godfrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Does Your Bay Area Nonprofit Use Blogs, Podcasts, RSS, Tagging or Wikis?
Does your Bay Area nonprofit use blogs, podcasts, vlogs, RSS feeds, social networking, social bookmarking, tagging, aggregation and/or wikis? If you do, NetSquared, www.netsquared.org, a project of Tech Soup, would like to interview you for 5-10 minutes for the NetSquared vlog: http://www.netsquared.org/blog/eddie-codel. We're getting the word out about organizations like yours to serve as role models for other nonprofits who want to use these tools. If you would like your organization to be interviewed, please contact NetSquared's Community Builder, Britt Bravo, at [EMAIL PROTECTED], with the contact information for the person we should interview. Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype Name - repyke Co administrator Telehealth List Serve and E-health List Serve and roving editor at large. http://www.telehealth.net/interviews/pykebio.html The best journeys are the ones that answer questions that at the outset you never even thought to ask. Rick Ridgeway There are certain spots in the world where you can stand that will change the way that you look at things forever. Pete Whitaker ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Interviews/Discussions
Hi Everyone: I just started a site called TrainersPod.com We interview people that have special educational needs e.g. in Africa and we also interview people that have found solutions e.g. in the US (or S. America where they may have some similar problems or S.E. Asia). Basically, we try to get those that have found solutions in the areas of e-learning, e-healthcare and e-business - but primarily in e-learning to share their solutions with those that are in need of such solutions. We feel such an exchange is vital if developing countries need to leapfrog into the 21st century as opposed to crawling through all the developments the developed country has been through. In this respect I am looking for people across the globe (which this listserv has) to let me know if they can be interviewed - (or better - to discuss) - so as to either to describe their needs or describe solutions they have found to their needs - e.g. how are they transforming or conducting e-learning where they are? What tools do they use (Open Source?) - what have they found in terms of LMS and CMS solutions that works best for their students? How did they transform from basic lecturing to a hybrid or straight to e-learning? These are the questions that people (your colleagues across the globe) have and would like to ask or have a answers to - so, please offer your assistance in helping us deliver this message. If you are interested (and we do everything via Elluminate - and if you don't know Elluminate I will teach you) please contact me - I don't want to make this sound like an ad but rather a call for you to serve your colleagues. You may write to me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we will arrange a date and prepare questions ahead of time - so you feel comfortable with the process. It's all for a good cause. Hope you will reach me. I need to schedule people across the year or beyond. I would be doing at least two interviews per month. Thank you so much. Hope to hear from you or even if you have questions, just write to me - we are getting ready to start our blog and we could also have you put your input there. So there are many ways you can contribute. Please write to me your level of interest and topic area or your expertise or interests. Thank you so much. Asif. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.trainerspod.com/ http://www.trainerspod.com http://www.trainerspod.com/blogger/ http://www.trainerspod.com/blogger/ http://www.trainerspod.com/CMS/ http://www.trainerspod.com/CMS/ Private, Confidential, Privileged Information Copyrighted Materials. DISCLAIMER: This email is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain private and confidential information. If you are not the intended addressee, please take no action based on it nor show a copy to anyone. In this case, please reply to this email to highlight the error. Opinions and information in this email that do not relate to the official business of the company of this e-mail account shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by the company. We have taken steps to ensure that this email and any attachments are virus-free, but we do advise that the recipient should check that the email and its attachments are actually virus free. This is in keeping with good computing practice. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] Suggestions for Nonprofit Free Open Source Software CD
Hi Andrew, Miguel already pointed out one concern about 'no cost' and 'free software', two different terms that are, unfortunately, different. Would that marketers stopped misusing free... free stuff? Free of what? :-) Anyways, take a closer look at the licensing... and I suspect you're doing this for Microsoft Windows, so you may want to specify that. Some suggestions. (1) I would add Seamonkey, for people who want an integrated email/browser. Not everyone buys into the Firefox and Thunderbird hype, and many organizations can benefit from Seamonkey. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/ It's the *community* continuation of Mozilla. I'm not terribly pleased with the Mozilla Foundation for abandoning the integrated solution, but the community has kept it going and will continue to do so. IRC, HTML editor, Address book, browser, etc. Why go with stripped down versions? And despite what may be said by Firefox junkies - Seamonkey is just as fast. (2) PDF Creator is not really needed if OpenOffice.org is being used. OpenOffice creates PDFs on the fly. (3) Ganttproject might be worth looking into for project management: http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Software/519680/ganttproject.html (4) Wikipad: I don't know how I lived before it. http://www.jhorman.org/wikidPad/ Of course, you could probably just look through The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society's OSSWIN CD: http://www.ttcsweb.org/osswin-cd/ I had nothing to do with it. I just use some of the same applications, and I'm not a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (odd, isn't it?) Have fun! Andrew Sears wrote: TechMission is planning on distributing a CD of free and open source software for nonprofits. We are wanting to get suggestions of open source software to include in the CD. We’ve compiled a list from many other lists on the Web, but we wanted to see if people on this list might have suggestions. We are wanting to target general users and we will be limited to 700 MB, so we will not be able to include everything. We plan to widely distribute the CD’s and secure rights for others to make unlimited copies. We plan to sell the CD’s at cost on our website and at conferences. Could people look over the list below and let us know if you have any suggested additions? Andrew Sears Executive Director TechMission http://www.techmission.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] (617) 282-9798 x101 (office) (617) 825-0313 (fax) (617) 359-0394 (cell) --- Office Name: Open Office Website: http://www.openoffice.org/ Description: OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute. Name: Abi Word Website: http://www.abisource.com/ Description: AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft® Word. It is suitable for a wide variety of word processing tasks. Name: PDF creator Website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/, http://sector7g.wurzel6.de/pdfcreator/index_en.htm Description: PDFCreator easily creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer in Word, StarCalc or any other Windows application Name: TurboCASH Accounting Website: http://www.turbocash.co.za/, http://sourceforge.net/projects/turbocash, Description: TurboCASH Accounting, entry level Delphi, Windows Accounting package for single users, small networks and distributed networks. Accommodates developer scripts, local plug-in and multi language translation. Name: Thunderbird Website: http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ Description: Thunderbird delivers. Enjoy safe, fast, and easy email, with intelligent spam filters, quick message search, and customizable views Name: Primo PDF Website: http://www.primopdf.com/ Description: Convert to PDF from any application by simply 'printing' to the PrimoPDF® printer - it couldn't be easier! Within minutes, you can create high-quality PDFs by converting from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and virtually any other printable file type.. Name: Organizers Database Website: http://organizersdb.org/home Description: A database program designed for Non-profits. Name: eBase Website: http://www.ebase.org/ Description: ebase is a complete nonprofit database solution. With it’s comprehensive feature set, ebase can help you manage donors, prospects, volunteers, activists, email lists and more – all in one place Project Management Name: Open Workbench Website: http://www.openworkbench.org/ Description: Open Workbench is an open source Windows-based desktop application that provides robust project scheduling and management functionality and is free to distribute throughout the enterprise. When users need to move beyond desktop scheduling to a workgroup, division or enterprise-wide solution, they can upgrade to CA's Clarity™ system, a project and portfolio management system
[DDN] New Pew Internet and American Life Survey update
New high in internet usage The latest Pew Internet and American Life survey (PDF file), fielded from February 15 to April 6, shows that fully 73% of respondents (about 147 million adults) are internet users, up from 66% (about 133 million adults) in January 2005. The share of online Americans who say the internet has greatly improved their ability to do their job has grown to 35%, up from 24% in March 2001 http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/182/report_display.asp Pew Internet American Life, Apr. 26 Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS Community Outreach Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region Creighton University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 800-338-7657 in CO,KS,MO,NE,UT,WY 402-280-4156 outside the region [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Non Profit and NGO Podcasting
http://learn.netsquared.org/nonprofit-ngo-podcasting Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype Name - repyke Co administrator Telehealth List Serve and E-health List Serve and roving editor at large. http://www.telehealth.net/interviews/pykebio.html The best journeys are the ones that answer questions that at the outset you never even thought to ask. Rick Ridgeway There are certain spots in the world where you can stand that will change the way that you look at things forever. Pete Whitaker ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Re: test
Could you post something rather than a test? I don't want 3,000 people receiving this. Please post a message you actually want list members to see, then we'll figure out if this is working -ac Sully, Morgan wrote: testing... Morgan Sully AmeriCorps CTC VISTA http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/projectbasics.htm Community Technology/Youth Digital Media Coordinator more about me: http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/memeshift *The Center* 3909 Centre Street San Diego, CA 92103 619.497.2920 x106 --- /In collaboration with:/ The San Diego LGBT Community Center http://www.thecentersd.org http://www.thecentersd.org/ 3909 Centre Street San Diego, CA 92103 619.692.2007 The San Diego Community Technology Coalition http://www.sdctc.org/ 8799 Balboa Avenue, Suite 120 San Diego, CA 92123 619.692-2077 x107 If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. - Margaret Fuller -- -- Andy Carvin acarvin (at) edc . org andycarvin (at) yahoo . com http://www.andycarvin.com http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.pbs.org/learningnow -- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] The World Vote Field Test
There's a world vote field test happening in 11 days - I'd encourage people to go take a look, and participate. http://www.worldvotenow.com/ For how to participate: http://www.worldvotenow.com/html/connect_i.htm The more, the merrier. Maybe you'll be able to tell your grandchildren, 'Yeah, I remember when we had to click our global votes... uphill, both ways did I tell you the story of the World Vote Field Test? :-) -- Taran Rampersad Presently in: San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago [EMAIL PROTECTED] Looking for contracts/work! http://www.knowprose.com/node/9786 New!: http://www.OpenDepth.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ Criticize by creating. — Michelangelo ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Ghana - Follow up on study of Adolescents and the Internet
Just a follow up... Over a year ago, I asked members of this list serve to contribute some background information for a study examining Ghanaian adolescents' use of the Internet. Well - the results are now published in the latest issue of Developmental Psychology. The Hopkins press release is below. Let me know if you would like me to send you the entire article. Regards, Dina Dina Borzekowski, Ed.D. Assistant Professor Department of Health, Behavior and Society Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health May 1, 2006 Internet May Be the Way to Send Youth Health Messages In a study of Ghanaian teens and their Internet usage, Dina L.G. Borzekowski, EdD, assistant professor in the Bloomberg School's Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and her Ghanaian coauthors, Julius Fobil and Kofi Asante, learned that approximately 53 percent of teens from Ghana's capital city of Accra used the Internet to find health information, regardless of their school status, gender, age or ethnicity. The study is one of six articles about teens published today in a special issue of Developmental Psychology. In a world where we can sometimes be quick to point out the negative, this is a great example of the media being used in a positive way. The Internet can be a good educational and public health tool for hard-to-reach populations, said Borzekowski. The authors surveyed a representative sample of 778 15- to 18-year-olds living in Accra, Ghana, who were either in school or out of school. Participating youth completed self-report surveys of their media use. Whether it was for school, work or personal reasons, 52 percent of out-of-school Internet users had tried to get health information, while 53 percent of in-school Internet users had done the same. Of important social significance, said the authors was their finding that teens who were not in school used the Internet as an alternative to talking to their parents, who may have less formal education than the parents of teens in school. A lack of parental education or cultural taboos regarding sexual topics may make it more difficult for many of these [out-of-school] teens to get information on health and sex, said Borzekowski. The Internet is making great strides for youth in developing countries, said Borzekowski. The far-reaching and positive use of the Internet is invaluable for adolescents who want to find out more about personal, sensitive and embarrassing issues related to their bodies, relationships and health. Online Access by Accra's Adolescents: Ghanaian Teens' Use of the Internet for Health Information was authored by Dina L. G. Borzekowski, Julius N. Fobil and Kofi O. Asante. The study was supported by grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health. Public Affairs media contacts for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Kenna Lowe or Tim Parsons at 410-955-6878 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Deadline Approaching for Workshop on Bandwidth Optimization
For your info: The deadline for applying to the Workshop on Optimization Technologies for Low-Bandwidth Networks, to be held in Trieste, Italy, from the 9th to the 20th October 2006 is approaching. Applications should be completed and returned before 17 May 2006. The Workshop will provide information and practical training on how to gain the maximum benefit from existing connections to the Internet, exposing participants to the latest techniques to optimise the use of low-bandwidth network connections. It will consist of theoretical lectures, laboratory hands-on sessions and demos. Linux will be used as primary O.S. Case Studies by Participants are also welcome, describing their computing and networking environment and connectivity related problems, issues on content delivery, etc. Participation The Workshop is open to scientific computer consultants and network managers working in scientific institutions and isolated scientific environments with a minimal infrastructure. The main purpose of the Centre is to help research workers from developing countries within a framework of international cooperation. Scientists and students from all countries which are members of the United Nations, UNESCO or IAEA may attend the Workshop. As it will be conducted in English, participants should have an adequate working knowledge of this language. As a rule, travel and subsistence expenses of the participants should be borne by the home institution. Every effort should be made by candidates to secure support for their fare (or at least half-fare). However, limited funds are available for some participants who are nationals of, and working in, a developing country, who will be selected by the Organizers, and who are not more than 45 years old. Such support is available only for those who attend the entire duration of the Workshop. There is no registration fee. For both technical reasons and limited resources the total attendance to this Workshop is limited. Topics: Open Source Software (OSS) for bandwidth optimization; OSS for network services in a scientific environment; Bandwidth issues in network administration and Unix system administration; Network architecture design and optimization; DNS caching, network monitoring, bandwidth management and measurement; Network traffic filtering, security and authentication; Proxy/Caching systems, ftp/ web mirroring, off-line web; Web filtering techniques for low bandwidth environments; Web to e-mail gateways; E-mail management: strategies against spam and viruses. More info are available at: http://sdu.ictp.it/lowbandwidth/index.html Marco Zennaro Aeronomy and Radiopropagation Laboratory the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics Strada Costiera 11 34014 Trieste Italy Telephone: +39 040 2240 406 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Safe Families Resources
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[DDN] Fwd: Drupal on a Linux server VS. Microsoft server
Hello Everyone, I am currently in the decision making process of whether to use Drupal on a Microsoft server or on a Linux server. The arguments FOR Microsoft are: (well, for us, it's free - another org is going to host for us, and Drupal can be installed on it) The arguments AGAINST Microsoft are: that will mean we go to another host (paid) and that PHP and MySql run differntly on it. Does anyone have any other input that could help in the decision making process? Any help or comments would be greatly appreciated... best, morgan Morgan Sully Youth Digital Media Community Technology Coordinator for the San Diego LGBT Community Center as well as the San Diego Community Technology Coalition You received this message as a subscriber on the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To be removed from the list, send any message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Xavier Leonard Heads On Fire San Diego, CA ph.:619.232.9573 fx.:619.544.0993 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.headsonfire.org Fulfilling the promise of technology through community centered collaborations. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Re: looking for a Drupal CMS host
Isn't this the same message Xavier posted? Sully, Morgan wrote: Hello Digital Divide Members, I am currently in the process of looking for a hosting service for a content management system for my organization (http://www.sdctc.org). We are looking for a Linux based hosting plan with a decent front end (CPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin etc.). php safe mode off, mod-rewrite enabled in Apache, and something like phpMyAdmin. We would like to install Drupal. Any hosting plans friendly to CTCs or Drupal communities is a bonus. Does anyone know of any? thanks in advance, morgan Morgan Sully AmeriCorps CTC VISTA http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/projectbasics.htm Community Technology/Youth Digital Media Coordinator more about me: http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/memeshift *The Center* 3909 Centre Street San Diego, CA 92103 619.497.2920 x106 --- /In collaboration with:/ The San Diego LGBT Community Center http://www.thecentersd.org http://www.thecentersd.org/ 3909 Centre Street San Diego, CA 92103 619.692.2007 The San Diego Community Technology Coalition http://www.sdctc.org/ 8799 Balboa Avenue, Suite 120 San Diego, CA 92123 619.692-2077 x107 If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. - Margaret Fuller -- -- Andy Carvin acarvin (at) edc . org andycarvin (at) yahoo . com http://www.andycarvin.com http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.pbs.org/learningnow -- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
RE: [DDN] healthy people 2010 and the digital divide
April, I think we all agree with the points you make -- Taran made a quite good outline earlier. What I think we are all saying is Handle with great care -- check out the source. And if applying to self, especially internally, be extraordinarily careful-- whenever in doubt, consult with the right professional Errol Hewitt At 16:38 03/05/2006 -0700, you wrote: Thank you for this post, Siobhan. I do not think we can so quickly dismiss Internet access with regards to health or health care - and I hope that DDNers will read on to understand why it is particularly relevant to low-income and underserved children in the United States: While I agree with Taran that there are oftentimes misguided attempts to throw technology at the issue - and that health care merits a much more comprehensive approach - Internet access, and specifically broadband access should not be underestimated in its ability to expand access to important health information and health care, as well as in improving the quality of care for many. For example, teenagers in the U.S. - use the Internet to look for information about sensitive health subjects online (whereas they may be uncomfortable talking to parents, friends, teachers, etc. about them). In addition, there are numerous children and families in rural and inner city areas across the U.S. that experience a lack of physician specialists and sometimes primary care physicians - (there is a particular demand for psychiatry and Ophthalmology for children). Telemedicine has helped many children in these areas get care that they would not otherwise have had, and allow doctors in more isolated areas to get continued training and collegial contact that they might not otherwise have had (distance being a significant obstacle). Videoconferencing using broadband and store and forward technology is significant for these reasons. In addition, web-based electronic applications are being developed and used in some places in the U.S. -to screen families and children for eligibility for a number of public benefits, including public health programs that help to streamline enrollment, and expedite coverage (One-E-App is one such example). For more information about the ways in which technology can improve health for children, please see http://www.techpolicybank.org/TPB/Report/DOMS While I do not think Internet access, or any technology for that matter, is a silver bullet for any one specific or all social problems, it is important not to discount the significant information and services it can provide/improve. Expanding access to information and health care using something like the Internet are not trivial things. AND, we will need to advocate for training and equitable distribution of infrastructure as well as access to medical professionals, health care coverage, and many other resources, both human and otherwise to address such problems. -- April KirkHart, MSW Special Projects Coordinator The Children's Partnership 1351 3rd St. Promenade, Ste. #206 Santa Monica, CA 90401 Phone: (310) 260-1220 ext: 16 Fax: (310) 260-1921 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.childrenspartnership.org http://www.techpolicybank.org http://www.contentbank.org From: Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:01:52 -0500 To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group [EMAIL PROTECTED] Conversation: [DDN] healthy people 2010 and the digital divide Subject: RE: [DDN] healthy people 2010 and the digital divide I left Taran's question below. As a medical librarian, i would like to believe that an increase in a person's understanding about prevention and disease will help them to take better care of themselves and be a healthier person. And it will help them to know what to demand from health care providers. While it is true, that people of lower economic status have less access to high quality or to even adequate health care, it is also true that they have less access to reliable health information. More and more government agencies and nonprofits are relying on the Internet to be their vehicle to distribute the latest news in health research and preventative care. People without access to the Internet cannot get on resources that the National Institutes of Health, including the National Library of Medicine and its excellent web site MedlinePlus http://medlineplus.gov/ provide. Dealing with providing people Internet access to assist them in getting better access to health information is a very important step in assisting them in getting and demanding better access to health care. Information is Power - or at the very least, an important part of getting power. So, in fact, maybe someone would be prevented from getting malaria if they were able to get online and learn that they need to take specific preventative measures to avoid it, and then were able to demand that
Re: [DDN] Re: test
Oops. My bad, everyone. Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy. :-/ ac Andy Carvin wrote: Could you post something rather than a test? I don't want 3,000 people receiving this. Please post a message you actually want list members to see, then we'll figure out if this is working -ac Sully, Morgan wrote: testing... Morgan Sully AmeriCorps CTC VISTA http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/projectbasics.htm Community Technology/Youth Digital Media Coordinator more about me: http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/memeshift *The Center* 3909 Centre Street San Diego, CA 92103 619.497.2920 x106 --- /In collaboration with:/ The San Diego LGBT Community Center http://www.thecentersd.org http://www.thecentersd.org/ 3909 Centre Street San Diego, CA 92103 619.692.2007 The San Diego Community Technology Coalition http://www.sdctc.org/ 8799 Balboa Avenue, Suite 120 San Diego, CA 92123 619.692-2077 x107 If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. - Margaret Fuller -- -- Andy Carvin acarvin (at) edc . org andycarvin (at) yahoo . com http://www.andycarvin.com http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.pbs.org/learningnow -- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] digital camcorder donation
Hi Phil, What exactly do you mean it's been donated to DDN? How would one share a piece of equipment over an international network? It's great to know someone would want to donate a video camera to DDN, but I'm just not clear on the logistics -andy Phil Shapiro wrote: hi Digital Divide Network community - some happy news to share. a digital camcorder has been donated to the DDN community for us to use in whatever way we please. this camcorder is a canon zr500. it comes with a lavalier (clip on) microphone. one possible use of this camcorder might be for interviews between DDN community members. such interviews could be conducted over the internet using the free gizmo internet phone service. with both people in the interview capturing their own video and audio, internet latencies become a non-issue. the two video files can be merged into a single quicktime file using quicktime pro (or final cut.) this kind of interview conducted over the internet has become commonly known as a “rosetime,” in honor of charlie rose, who conducts a popular interview program on public television, here in the united states. rosetimes can be uploaded for free to the internet archive, which provides free, permanent web hosting. (http://www.archive.org) here within the DDN community there is a treasure trove of interesting stories from members in our community. we're not going to wait around for anyone else to tell these stories. we're going to tell them ourselves. sorry i don't have some rosetimes to share with you today, but i hope to have a couple uploaded before the “Beyond Broadcast” conference in cambridge, mass., later this month. the rosetime genre owes its existence to the DDN community. some of the people involved in bringing this genre to life include - Daniel Bassill http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/dbassill1 Bonnie Bracey Sutton http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/bbracey Taran Rampersad http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran Felicia Sullivan http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Felicia Rich Jaeggi http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/rjaeggi Father Jeff Putthoff http://www.hopeworks.org Morgan Sulley http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/memeshift Nettrice Gaskins http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Nettrice Daniell Krawcyzk http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/daniell and of course, cedar pruitt and andy carvin, played an important role, too. some folks outside the DDN community who played a role in bringing rosetimes to life include - kenyatta cheese ryanne hodson jay dedman michael verdi steve garfield j.d. lasica dan gillmor hal cauthen brewster kahle for those of you who are new to the Digital Divide Network, here is a quick overview of some of the folks you might see in rosetimes in the coming months. http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/ddnprofiles.html if you're interested in appearing in a rosetime (or would like to volunteer time to conduct some), thanks for sending me an email with the word “rosetime” in the subject line. i'll be sending some follow-up emails explaining the process for creating rosetimes using imovie and quicktime pro. (quicktime pro sells for $30 from apple computer.) phil btw, if you're new to the Digital Divide Network and have not yet filled in your profile on the DDN web site, you bring value to the movement by doing so. since it is never easy to write about yourself, you might get some ideas from some of the existing profiles (above.) some of the most interesting ideas within the DDN community come from folks outside of the united states. it would be a good thing for the DDN community to find a way to get some digital camcorders to loan to people outside of the united states. if you're interested in helping with that, thanks for sending me an email with the subject: international -- -- Andy Carvin acarvin (at) edc . org andycarvin (at) yahoo . com http://www.andycarvin.com http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.pbs.org/learningnow -- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] Ghana - Follow up on study of Adolescents and the Internet
I was just starting to read this report, actually. For those of you who haven't seen it yet, the latest issue of Developmental Psychology focuses on the impact of the Internet on children and adolescents. It's a treasure trove of youth-related Internet research. I just posted a blog entry about another article in the journal focused on the impact of at-home internet access on the academic performance of low-income youth. There's also a link to the full journal articles, including the Ghana study. http://www.pbs.org/learningnow andy Borzekowski, Dina wrote: Just a follow up... Over a year ago, I asked members of this list serve to contribute some background information for a study examining Ghanaian adolescents' use of the Internet. Well - the results are now published in the latest issue of Developmental Psychology. The Hopkins press release is below. Let me know if you would like me to send you the entire article. Regards, Dina Dina Borzekowski, Ed.D. Assistant Professor Department of Health, Behavior and Society Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health May 1, 2006 Internet May Be the Way to Send Youth Health Messages In a study of Ghanaian teens and their Internet usage, Dina L.G. Borzekowski, EdD, assistant professor in the Bloomberg School's Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and her Ghanaian coauthors, Julius Fobil and Kofi Asante, learned that approximately 53 percent of teens from Ghana's capital city of Accra used the Internet to find health information, regardless of their school status, gender, age or ethnicity. The study is one of six articles about teens published today in a special issue of Developmental Psychology. In a world where we can sometimes be quick to point out the negative, this is a great example of the media being used in a positive way. The Internet can be a good educational and public health tool for hard-to-reach populations, said Borzekowski. The authors surveyed a representative sample of 778 15- to 18-year-olds living in Accra, Ghana, who were either in school or out of school. Participating youth completed self-report surveys of their media use. Whether it was for school, work or personal reasons, 52 percent of out-of-school Internet users had tried to get health information, while 53 percent of in-school Internet users had done the same. Of important social significance, said the authors was their finding that teens who were not in school used the Internet as an alternative to talking to their parents, who may have less formal education than the parents of teens in school. A lack of parental education or cultural taboos regarding sexual topics may make it more difficult for many of these [out-of-school] teens to get information on health and sex, said Borzekowski. The Internet is making great strides for youth in developing countries, said Borzekowski. The far-reaching and positive use of the Internet is invaluable for adolescents who want to find out more about personal, sensitive and embarrassing issues related to their bodies, relationships and health. Online Access by Accra's Adolescents: Ghanaian Teens' Use of the Internet for Health Information was authored by Dina L. G. Borzekowski, Julius N. Fobil and Kofi O. Asante. The study was supported by grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health. Public Affairs media contacts for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Kenna Lowe or Tim Parsons at 410-955-6878 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. -- -- Andy Carvin acarvin (at) edc . org andycarvin (at) yahoo . com http://www.andycarvin.com http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.pbs.org/learningnow -- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] Fwd: Drupal on a Linux server VS. Microsoft server
Hi Xavier, On Thu, 4 May 2006, Xavier Leonard wrote: I am currently in the decision making process of whether to use Drupal on a Microsoft server or on a Linux server. The arguments FOR Microsoft are: (well, for us, it's free - another org is going to host for us, and Drupal can be installed on it) The arguments AGAINST Microsoft are: that will mean we go to another host (paid) and that PHP and MySql run differntly on it. Well, all else being equal, I would always choose free software. That way, nobody can make extortionate demands from you in future. It sounds as though Windows is not really free for you, because there is some learning required, whereas you are already familiar with the other OS. Assuming that that other OS is really free, as in free software, and it's free to host on it as well, it sounds like you will save time and money by sticking with it. Technically there is little to choose. A well-run free software server tends to be more reliable than a Windows one, but poor administration can make a mess of both. Cheers, Chris. -- (aidworld) chris wilson | chief engineer (http://www.aidworld.org) ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
RE: [DDN] Re: looking for a Drupal CMS host
I would recommend looking at ThinkHost (thinkhost.com). Been using them for Drupal/CiviCRM sites for some time now and they are amazingly great with service, performance, and support... plus they have a pretty killer deal there right now... If you need to use CiviMail, check out http://www.gaiahost.coop/ While not quite as turn-key at ThinkHost IMHO, they have experience running and have configured their servers to run CiviMail. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Carvin Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 11:50 AM To: Sully, Morgan Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sullivan,Lindsay Subject: [DDN] Re: looking for a Drupal CMS host Isn't this the same message Xavier posted? Sully, Morgan wrote: Hello Digital Divide Members, I am currently in the process of looking for a hosting service for a content management system for my organization (http://www.sdctc.org). We are looking for a Linux based hosting plan with a decent front end (CPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin etc.). php safe mode off, mod-rewrite enabled in Apache, and something like phpMyAdmin. We would like to install Drupal. Any hosting plans friendly to CTCs or Drupal communities is a bonus. Does anyone know of any? thanks in advance, morgan Morgan Sully AmeriCorps CTC VISTA http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/projectbasics.htm Community Technology/Youth Digital Media Coordinator more about me: http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/memeshift *The Center* 3909 Centre Street San Diego, CA 92103 619.497.2920 x106 --- /In collaboration with:/ The San Diego LGBT Community Center http://www.thecentersd.org http://www.thecentersd.org/ 3909 Centre Street San Diego, CA 92103 619.692.2007 The San Diego Community Technology Coalition http://www.sdctc.org/ 8799 Balboa Avenue, Suite 120 San Diego, CA 92123 619.692-2077 x107 If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. - Margaret Fuller -- -- Andy Carvin acarvin (at) edc . org andycarvin (at) yahoo . com http://www.andycarvin.com http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.pbs.org/learningnow -- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] Re: looking for a Drupal CMS host
I can personally vouch for Bluehost.com as a good host for Drupal sites. It's shared hosting, but done quite well and it scales well from 'casual user' to 'geek'. I would also suggest staying away from GoDaddy.com and other hosts which do not allow table LOCK and UNLOCK in MySQL. Drupal will run without the LOCK and UNLOCK of tables, but on a busy site it can be important that this ability is in operation. Sully, Morgan wrote: Hello Digital Divide Members, I am currently in the process of looking for a hosting service for a content management system for my organization (http://www.sdctc.org). We are looking for a Linux based hosting plan with a decent front end (CPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin etc.). php safe mode off, mod-rewrite enabled in Apache, and something like phpMyAdmin. We would like to install Drupal. Any hosting plans friendly to CTCs or Drupal communities is a bonus. Does anyone know of any? thanks in advance, morgan Morgan Sully AmeriCorps CTC VISTA http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/projectbasics.htm Community Technology/Youth Digital Media Coordinator -- Taran Rampersad Presently in: San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago [EMAIL PROTECTED] Looking for contracts/work! http://www.knowprose.com/node/9786 New!: http://www.OpenDepth.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ Criticize by creating. — Michelangelo ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] on-line disussions of volunteer-based tutoring/mentoring in America
Beginning next week, May 8, a variety of online forums, hosted by MENTOR, The National Mentoring Center, and the Tutor/Mentor Connection, will enable leaders, volunteers and supporters of volunteer based mentoring and /or tutoring programs to connect and network. These are Free and I hope some of the Connect Richmond network members will participate. Because many of these programs are also connecting youth with Technology, and depend on technology to connect with their youth, volunteers and donors, I hope members of DDN will want to join in some of these forums, or create your own forum to explore ways technologists can support the tutor/mentor community. Here's the schedule: May 8-12 at http://www.mentoring.org/community Mentor Recruitment: Strategies to Increase the Effectiveness of Recruitment Campaigns, Hosted by MENTOR, from This forum will discuss best practices, resources and strategies. Topics to be discussed include: developing targeted recruitment messages, recruiting male mentors and corporate volunteers and collaborating with business and government leaders. May 17, hosted at http://econference.uc.iupui.edu/ Sharing Solutions in Mentoring Youth to Careers - a one day conference hosted by University College at IUPUI and the Tutor/Mentor Connection. Take a break from global problems that you can't control and take this opportunity to actively participate in resolving issues that you can. The University College Tutor/Mentor E-Conference provides to you an entry-point for this vision. You are invited to join. Visit the Agenda Page to see workshop descriptions. May 17-22 at http://www.tutormentorconnection.org/index.php Low Budget Doesn¹t Mean Low Quality Mentoring² , hosted by Jim Smith, Program Administrator at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County, PA. (note: workshop has been rescheduled from May 1 to May 17 due to the continued technical problems on the T/MC web portal.) June 5-9, 2006 MentorExchange Discussion - Program Improvement The National Mentoring Center (http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/) will be doing a structured week of discussion on the MentorExchange listserv as part of a collaboration with the Tutor/Mentor Connection. The MentorExchange topic of PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT is a broad category, but one that should create lively discussion. What is the best thing you've done in the last year to improve your services? Your funding? Your matches?... You name it. This figures to be a hotbed of creative ideas and outside-the-box strategies. we'll send out reminders as that date approaches. MentorExchange has more than 1700 members, who are mentoring program coordinators, staff, and volunteers. The purpose of the listserv is the sharing of ideas, innovations, resources, and successful practices in the field of youth mentoring. Visit this link to sign up for the FREE list serve http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/listserv.html June 5-9, 2006 Today¹s HeroesTomorrow¹s Mentors: Our Military² Jim Smith, Program Administrator for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County, PA, and a retired Major in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard with over 22 years of service will lead a discussion aimed at drawing members of the military into a discussion of volunteer involvement in the nation's tutoring and mentoring programs. If you¹re involved and/or have a military background, join us for ³Today¹s HeroesTomorrow¹s Mentors.² This will be held in the Discussion Section of http://www.tutormentorconnection.org To learn more about the Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Confernece, visit http://www.tutormentorconference.bigstep.com Dan Bassill Tutor/Mentor Connection 800 W. Huron Chicago, Il 60622 ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] [Resource] Arts Education Online
Hi DDN, Many of you know that over the last year I've been working to develop the International Peace Tiles project as a way to engage youth around the world in exploration of issues that impact their lives through art. The idea is that young people can create and exchange works of art that can be used to create murals in their schools and communities. By creating connections online at http:// www.peacetiles.net young people can share about themselves via a free blog, meet others, and arrange to swap their tiles. This year, I really love to engage more American classrooms in World AIDS Day (December 1, 2006) activities. I am in the process of writing a classroom guide that will make it really easy to integrate a look at global AIDS as a curriculum module, lasting from one afternoon to a full week. In the meantime, I wonder if you would take a look at http:// www.peacetiles.net and let me know what you think: is it easy to use, instructive, and engaging? How can it be improved? Many thanks in advance for your thoughts, lars - Lars Hasselblad Torres www.devarts.org + www.peacetiles.net ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] digital camcorder donation
Sounds like fun, Phil. Maybe DDNers can propose uses for the camera that integrates the website and googlevideo in some instructional way, then the projects can be ranked and the camera shipped out in order of the ranking of the learning projects. Perhaps in a way that produces content of value to the community ie classroom instructionals ... ? - Lars Hasselblad Torres www.devarts.org + www.peacetiles.net On May 4, 2006, at 2:05 PM, Andy Carvin wrote: Hi Phil, What exactly do you mean it's been donated to DDN? How would one share a piece of equipment over an international network? It's great to know someone would want to donate a video camera to DDN, but I'm just not clear on the logistics -andy Phil Shapiro wrote: hi Digital Divide Network community - some happy news to share. a digital camcorder has been donated to the DDN community for us to use in whatever way we please. this camcorder is a canon zr500. it comes with a lavalier (clip on) microphone. one possible use of this camcorder might be for interviews between DDN community members. such interviews could be conducted over the internet using the free gizmo internet phone service. with both people in the interview capturing their own video and audio, internet latencies become a non-issue. the two video files can be merged into a single quicktime file using quicktime pro (or final cut.) this kind of interview conducted over the internet has become commonly known as a “rosetime,” in honor of charlie rose, who conducts a popular interview program on public television, here in the united states. rosetimes can be uploaded for free to the internet archive, which provides free, permanent web hosting. (http://www.archive.org) here within the DDN community there is a treasure trove of interesting stories from members in our community. we're not going to wait around for anyone else to tell these stories. we're going to tell them ourselves. sorry i don't have some rosetimes to share with you today, but i hope to have a couple uploaded before the “Beyond Broadcast” conference in cambridge, mass., later this month. the rosetime genre owes its existence to the DDN community. some of the people involved in bringing this genre to life include - Daniel Bassill http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/dbassill1 Bonnie Bracey Sutton http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/bbracey Taran Rampersad http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran Felicia Sullivan http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Felicia Rich Jaeggi http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/rjaeggi Father Jeff Putthoff http://www.hopeworks.org Morgan Sulley http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/memeshift Nettrice Gaskins http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Nettrice Daniell Krawcyzk http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/daniell and of course, cedar pruitt and andy carvin, played an important role, too. some folks outside the DDN community who played a role in bringing rosetimes to life include - kenyatta cheese ryanne hodson jay dedman michael verdi steve garfield j.d. lasica dan gillmor hal cauthen brewster kahle for those of you who are new to the Digital Divide Network, here is a quick overview of some of the folks you might see in rosetimes in the coming months. http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/ddnprofiles.html if you're interested in appearing in a rosetime (or would like to volunteer time to conduct some), thanks for sending me an email with the word “rosetime” in the subject line. i'll be sending some follow-up emails explaining the process for creating rosetimes using imovie and quicktime pro. (quicktime pro sells for $30 from apple computer.) phil btw, if you're new to the Digital Divide Network and have not yet filled in your profile on the DDN web site, you bring value to the movement by doing so. since it is never easy to write about yourself, you might get some ideas from some of the existing profiles (above.) some of the most interesting ideas within the DDN community come from folks outside of the united states. it would be a good thing for the DDN community to find a way to get some digital camcorders to loan to people outside of the united states. if you're interested in helping with that, thanks for sending me an email with the subject: international -- -- Andy Carvin acarvin (at) edc . org andycarvin (at) yahoo . com http://www.andycarvin.com http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.pbs.org/learningnow -- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide- [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] Fwd: Drupal on a Linux server VS. Microsoft server
As you point out, Drupal works on either. However, it's much easier to deal with Drupal on a *nix (in this case, Linux) server since it's really built for LAMP users; from cron to tar files. If you're going to run Drupal, it may be better to use Linux because of the continuity of training. Right now, I have a client building a Linux server to run Drupal, even though they are presently running an Apache build on Windows (the Saint, from Germany). Granted, I have personal bias to Linux, but I think Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (LAMP) is the way to go. Xavier Leonard wrote: Hello Everyone, I am currently in the decision making process of whether to use Drupal on a Microsoft server or on a Linux server. The arguments FOR Microsoft are: (well, for us, it's free - another org is going to host for us, and Drupal can be installed on it) The arguments AGAINST Microsoft are: that will mean we go to another host (paid) and that PHP and MySql run differntly on it. Does anyone have any other input that could help in the decision making process? Any help or comments would be greatly appreciated... -- Taran Rampersad Presently in: San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago [EMAIL PROTECTED] Looking for contracts/work! http://www.knowprose.com/node/9786 New!: http://www.OpenDepth.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ Criticize by creating. — Michelangelo ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] Re: looking for a Drupal CMS host
We offer Drupal for most of our accounts... easy setup through cPanel and Fantastico www.eNonProfits.org Cheers Tim - Original Message - From: Andy Carvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sully, Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sullivan,Lindsay [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 2:49 PM Subject: [DDN] Re: looking for a Drupal CMS host Isn't this the same message Xavier posted? Sully, Morgan wrote: Hello Digital Divide Members, I am currently in the process of looking for a hosting service for a content management system for my organization (http://www.sdctc.org). We are looking for a Linux based hosting plan with a decent front end (CPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin etc.). php safe mode off, mod-rewrite enabled in Apache, and something like phpMyAdmin. We would like to install Drupal. Any hosting plans friendly to CTCs or Drupal communities is a bonus. Does anyone know of any? thanks in advance, morgan Morgan Sully AmeriCorps CTC VISTA http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/projectbasics.htm Community Technology/Youth Digital Media Coordinator more about me: http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/memeshift *The Center* 3909 Centre Street San Diego, CA 92103 619.497.2920 x106 --- /In collaboration with:/ The San Diego LGBT Community Center http://www.thecentersd.org http://www.thecentersd.org/ 3909 Centre Street San Diego, CA 92103 619.692.2007 The San Diego Community Technology Coalition http://www.sdctc.org/ 8799 Balboa Avenue, Suite 120 San Diego, CA 92123 619.692-2077 x107 If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. - Margaret Fuller -- -- Andy Carvin acarvin (at) edc . org andycarvin (at) yahoo . com http://www.andycarvin.com http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.pbs.org/learningnow -- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
