Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

This will be my last post of 2007 - I’m taking some days off from work and blogging, and won’t return until the beginning of the year. First, links for the day:

• High Tech Trash - it’s an in depth photo essay and interactive feature on the National Geographic website. It’s sobering - as much as I love technology, it scares me how much damage it can do to both people and the environment, once we’re done with it, and ready to upgrade to something new.
• Many nonprofits have Linux file servers in their back offices. In a huge agreement, Microsoft agreed to share information about Windows to the Samba project, so that it can keep up to date easily. This was to appease the European Commission. This is great news.
• OpenOffice.org is coming closer to doing PDF import. Happy dance, anyone?

I’ve got a number of ideas up my sleeve for next year for this blog, one of which is to take up the challenge that Beth mentioned, and do 100 posts on something. So next year, I’ll be doing 100 posts on particular free and open source tools.

And now, the top ten posts of the year, according to my Google Analytics stats:

1. Getting Naked: Being Human and Transparent. Hmmm, think it was that keyword? However, the bounce rate on that one was well below average, so maybe not.
2. How do we make change if we keep doing things the same way
3. Platforms Break Open
4. The Search for Good Web Conferencing
5. Open Source Database Solutions, Part I
6. Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants (November)
7. Linux, Ubuntu, Fiesty Fawn and Me
8. Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants (May)
9. Time to find a fundraising solution that can’t be bought
10. Spirituality and Technology

And, just to be fair, the least favorite post is What do you expect from a technology provider? Two whole pageviews. I find that fascinating.

I wish all a holiday season full of fun, quality time with family (chosen or otherwise), and joy.