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SEO Advice when creating content for your site....
This article will help see the key fields to make sure the page you add is optimized for SEO (search engine optimization)
Drupal receives high scores from Nonprofit Technology Network, a major Non-profit Technology organization.
Submitted by alfred on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 16:29.Drupal (the website software we use for our clients) received high
scores in a satisfaction report by NTEN, a major Non-profit Technology
organization. Drupal was evaluated in five categories, and had the
highest number of responses, and the highest number of respondents that
indicated Drupal is their primary CMS. Drupal is clearly popular with
the non-profit crowd and this satisfaction survey provides the Drupal
community with focused areas for improvement.
Follow the link below to learn more
How to support your local economy, save money and get a great computer at the same time...
Submitted by rvtcadmin on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 06:25.So Vista is here and you do not want to buy a computer with it on it.
So you start to think "I will buy a Mac"...
Well here is your chance to make an even better choice for your wallet and the local economy.
Either way you go Mac, Vista, Ubuntu (http://ubuntu.com) you will have to learn new icons and menus but the base work flow is all the same.
So now the question really comes down to money...
Mac: $2,000 (all the money goes out of the state unless you buy it at YES computers, in which case a fraction of the money stays in state.)
Another low cost low energy desktop
Submitted by alfred on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 07:12.Visit Viglen
Or review the document attached
Video presentation of Why Drupal in the Universities....
Submitted by alfred on Tue, 07/15/2008 - 05:34.Amherst College is one great example of a school using Drupal.
Below is an article comparing drupal to a proprietary solution.
"Paul Albert of Cornell University shared a great presentation that compares Drupal to Fatwire (a proprietary, enterprise WCMS), and that provides an excellent overview of how other universities are using Drupal."
Click Here to watch the video
Why Vista is the perfect time to switch to Ubuntu Linux
Submitted by alfred on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 07:01.With the release of Vista by Microsoft and the new Office you are going to have to 'learn'.
New icons
New workflows
New error messages etc...
You are going to have to buy new hardware to get the fancy theme it offers etc.
But you have other choices.
Some may say buy a Mac?
But that would be one more blow against the local economy.
So why not try Ubuntu Linux. A user friendly system for your computer to get all your work and fun done.
Virtualization 2x Application server
Submitted by alfred on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 06:48.For those the need to run say Quickbooks server but still want to use Linux and benefit from it's cost savings, greening, etc..
Really easy to install 2x server in vmware.
Just install Vmware, Windows XP Pro, that attached patch and this software.
A demo is available for 30 days After that you need a free key This it the hard part since the email never made it to me. But overall you get a client for linux that opens just the application in linux not the entire desktop.
Need help figuring out the colors of your site?
Submitted by alfred on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 16:40. Categories:Great pod cast from a School technology administer
Submitted by alfred on Mon, 07/07/2008 - 19:03.The person being interviewed is an IT manager at a school of about 5,000 computers.
He is very thorough in in why they used the alternatives. It was not just about money but overall better performance.
http://www.linuxreality.com/podcast/episode-87-interview-with-cory-jaege...
Or click here to download the audio
