July 28, 2008 at 5:20 pm · Filed under Remote Access
While I was assisting a friend and client with the setup of his new email account, I was frustrated that I couldn’t simply access his computer remotely. “Whoa, hold on there”, he said. “Go to LogMeIn.com”
I was skeptical because I was using a computer running Linux and sometimes weird web apps don’t play nicely with me.
No worries, everything worked like a charm. I entered his email and password, and pow!, I was controlling his computer. It was a bit creepy, he later said, as he watched me control his mouse, keyboard - his whole computer. I quickly set up his Thunderbird email client so as to send and receive using his new email address.
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July 18, 2008 at 6:00 pm · Filed under blogging, e-activist tools
So, uh, I’m new to this whole blogging thing. But, I recently attended a “Blogger Summit” hosted by Center for Civic Policy. Below are some of the tips (style, soliciting comments, strategy) I picked up from folks who know a lot more about this than me.
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July 13, 2008 at 1:15 am · Filed under e-activist tools
At 1000 Friends of New Mexico, I experimented with two free solutions that should be of interest to folks wanting to initiate sign-on letters or petitions to legislators.
First, we created a letter using CitizenSpeak that we wanted our members and supporters to sign on to.
Then, it was a matter of getting the word out.
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