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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. Citizen-Powered Response.

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How to Backup Your Windows Phone or Windows 8 Tablet

Tech Soup

We'll start with Windows devices, but posts on Android and iOS phones and tablets will come in the following weeks. Backing Up Windows Phone. Windows Phone 8 , Microsoft's next generation mobile operating system, has improved backup features from Windows 7. This 3G phone features a 4.1-inch More Resources.

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How to Back Up Your Android Phone or Tablet

Tech Soup

Last week, we covered Windows Phones and Windows 8 tablets. This week, we'll cover how to back up your Android phone or tablet. With Google's mobile operating system, Android, you can link your phone or tablet data with your personal Google account. If your phone is running Android 4.0 (Ice system settings.

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The Single Most Important Thing to Prepare for Disasters

Tech Soup

On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. Voice over IP phones are probably the most important (and least utilized) technology for that purpose. Here's what they said.

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Your Nonprofit is Being Hacked Right Now

John Kenyon

Attacks aimed at taking over networked systems, gathering data or both are a constant reality. If your organization has a website, a computer, a phone or tablet connected to the internet, you are vulnerable. Your technology systems are under attack daily at a minimum. For almost two weeks.

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How to Backup Your iPhone or iPad

Tech Soup

If you are one of the people who received a phone or tablet for the holidays, now is the time to start coming up with a mobile backup plan. We've already covered Windows Phones and Windows 8 tablets along with Android phones and tablets. An estimated 17.4 This week, we'll cover how to back up your iPhone or iPad.

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Networking Your Nonprofit: Security and Telephony

Tech Soup

Now that you've set up your network, you need to keep it safe, and to think about what it can do beyond file sharing and managing your Internet access. The Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit , our comprehensive guide to ensuring that your nonprofit or library is prepared for disasters, security breaches, data loss, and more.

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