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________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 8:05 PM To: Kam McEvoy Subject: 6 Tools to Help You Skip the Trip, Meet on the Phone, or Work at Home In this email: ReadyTalk | VoIP Headsets | WikiSpaces | MyFax | pcAnywhere | Microsoft Groove View In Browser <http://ga0.org/ct/e1MvAkp1CTeG/> TechSoup Logo <http://ga0.org/ct/edMvAkp1CTeF/> New Year's Technology Resolutions - a Four-Part Series Part 4 Resolution #4: My organization will work smarter and greener Innovative telecom solutions are making it easier for organizations like yours to work in alignment with their social and environmental values. New technology from TechSoup can help your organization be more flexible, run more efficiently, reduce operating costs, and shrink your environmental footprint. It can also help you create more flexible and productive work experiences for your teams. And all of that adds up to a happier, greener, more successful nonprofit. This TechSoup article <http://ga0.org/ct/d1MvAkp1CTeD/> is a great place to begin learning how unified communications systems are changing the way we work. You'll find an introductory overview of the ideas we highlight below and links to a helpful discussion between other nonprofits implementing these strategies. <http://img.getactivehub.com/act2/custom_images/bythecupba/dotted-gray-l ine.jpg> Skip the Trip - Hold Meetings via the Phone or the Web ReadyTalk <http://ga0.org/ct/ddMvAkp1CTeK/> This online web and audio conferencing service lets nonprofits hold effective, productive meetings - even if participants are separated by thousands of miles. ReadyTalk can also be used to host and record webinars, presentations, and training tutorials with just a single click. A one-year subscription to ReadyTalk through TechSoup also lets users access reduced rates to additional services including recording hosting services, recording audio conferences, and web conferences with more than 15 participants. GIPS PC Handset and Speaker Switch for VoIP <http://ga0.org/ct/B1MvAkp11Ldq/> (In TechSoup Limited) If your organization is thinking about using a Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) service, you should consider this telephone handset from Global IP Solutions. Similar in appearance to a traditional phone handset, the device's attached cable has to be inserted into a computer's microphone and earphone jacks for clear connections using VoIP technology. The included switch allows you to keep your speakers and handset connected to the same computer, and easily switch the audio output between the two as needed. <http://img.getactivehub.com/act2/custom_images/bythecupba/dotted-gray-l ine.jpg> Out of Sight, Not out of Mind - Work and Collaborate While Away from the Office Wikispaces <http://ga0.org/ct/d7MvAkp1CTeZ/> More and more nonprofits are using wikis - collaborative websites that allow users to create and edit content. Wikispaces has simplified the wiki experience so groups with any level of technical expertise can easily work together, share information and ideas, and work on projects in one central place, no matter where individual users are located. MyFax <http://ga0.org/ct/c1MvAkp1CTeC/> With MyFax, your staff can send and receive faxes via email. Nonprofits can use the service to save the expense and environmental foorprint of fax machines, paper, fax servers, and dedicated fax lines. MyFax makes it possible for staff to stay in contact whether they're in the office, the field, or telecommuting from home. Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5 <http://ga0.org/ct/cpMvAkp11Ld1/> Symantec's pcAnywhere lets your staff stay productive while they work away from the office - even when they encounter technical problems. This powerful software gives your IT staff the ability to remotely manage and trouble-shoot your organization's computers and servers, so problems can be quickly diagnosed and corrected even if staff are working offsite. Microsoft Groove 2007 <http://ga0.org/ct/dpMvAkp1CTeV/> Microsoft Groove 2007 lets teams work together and share information whether they're connected to a network or not. Work is done inside collaborative workspaces that put all team members, organizational tools, and information in one virtual place. Groove keeps everyone up to date automatically and efficiently by synchronizing changes as they're being made. It allows users to work anywhere, anytime, with anyone - even people outside their organization. <http://img.getactivehub.com/act2/custom_images/bythecupba/dotted-gray-l ine.jpg> More Tips on Using Tech to Stay Green: For more information, resources, and ideas about how to "telegreen" your organization, check out these articles about travel reduction <http://ga0.org/ct/epMvAkp1CTeJ/> , telecommuting <http://ga0.org/ct/epMvAkp1CTeJ/> , and online collaboration <http://ga0.org/ct/e7MvAkp1CTe-/> . ________________________________ Questions? Contact Customer Service at [email protected] or 1-800-659-3579, extension 700. We're available Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time (11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time) and Friday 8 a.m. to Noon Pacific time (11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern time). You are receiving this email because you subscribed to TechSoup.org. 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