Judging by the popularity of posts like “The Workstations of Popular Websites” on Webdesigner Depot, and Writers’ rooms on The Guardian, people really like to see other people’s workspace.* A brief warning: following those links might inspire techno lust. Still, the diversity of setups is amazing, ranging from aesthetic minimalist to complete anarchy. In the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Tools'
Small Business Focus: Our Workstation and Computer Setups
December 11th, 2011 · 3 Comments
The Nonprofit Blog Carnival is Here: Tell Us About Your Tools
September 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment
We’re hosting October’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival, which means that we’re inviting you (the reader and possibly writer) to contribute posts about the tools you use in your life working for a nonprofit. What hardware, software, items, or techniques have made your life substantially better, easier, or more interesting? We (and others) want to know; think [...]
Federal Naming Conventions, EDA’s i6 Challenge, the Future of Innovation, and the Ministry of Silly Walks
May 8th, 2010 · No Comments
Carefully study this screenshot of EDA’s website for the i6 Challenge: Bear in mind that the purpose of the i6 program is “to support groundbreaking ideas in science and technology,” and ideally to fund really innovative stuff (in this respect it’s like i3 or any number of federal programs). But you might notice something funny [...]
Tags: Government · Grants · Tools
Tools, Grant Writing, and Small Businesses: How to Buy a Phone System
February 8th, 2010 · 3 Comments
When Seliger + Associates moved its intergalactic headquarters to Tucson, we also decided to buy a new phone system under the assumption that prices were relatively low and hiring someone to set up our old system again would prove sufficiently difficult and expensive to justify buying a new one. Doing so is harder than it [...]
Tags: Advice · How-to · Technical · Tools
What Three Years of Grant Writing Looks Like
February 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments
Two days ago, Isaac told me his keyboard was broken. Yesterday, I stopped by the office to take a look and try cleaning it. This, gentle reader, is what I found; more sensitive individuals may wish to avert their eyes: That’s three years of proposal-writing detritus beneath the keys, as well as a warning about [...]
Tools, Grant Writing, and Small Businesses: How to Buy a Digital (Networked) Copy-Printer-Fax-Scan Machine
October 25th, 2009 · 7 Comments
Buying a copy machine is harder than I thought. It became a necessary task when Seliger + Associates decamped from Seattle to Tucson and decided to replace most of its aging office equipment. I got tagged with the assignment. This is the first of several posts on my experience. You’ll end up spending a lot [...]