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Mark Walker uses his blog to share news and information relating to his work as Regional ICT Champion.

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Can Facebook stop global capitalism?

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26 Aug 08

Blog Action Day 08

In classic self-referential style I'm blogging about Blog Action Day, which takes place on 15 October and has a theme of Poverty.
26 Aug 08

Workshop: Tackling Digital Exclusion, November 2008

Digital Unite is the organisation behind the annual Silver Surfer Day, which helps promote the use of computers and the web by older people.
19 Aug 08

What is Uniservity telling us?

Recent years have seen many voluntary and community sector infrastructure bodies spend five figure sums on database projects.
12 Aug 08

Funders needs a sense of balance

Jill Ferguson at Hastings Voluntary Action [HVA] has posted a useful reminder that grant funding from Government remains a vital part of the funding mix at a local level.
11 Aug 08

Turning websites into email

I love email and I get loads of it every day.
04 Aug 08

Community-sector Drupal Conference

Drupal is a powerful open source tool for creating websites that can be managed by people without a high degree of technical skills.
04 Aug 08

Upgrading to QuickBooks Pro 2008: A Warning

Quickbooks is a very popular accounting package, often used by organisations that have graduated from using spreadsheets but who don't need the full power of Sage.

02 Jul 08

Free manuals for open source products

SurveyMonkey is accessibleDo you need to run online surveys?
25 Jun 08

Fundraising and the Internet

Fundraising is the lifeblood of the sector, but how can the internet help? Well, it can help you with:
19 Jun 08

Do you get the most from Word?

In the age of Google Docs, websites and wikis Microsoft Word may feel like a dinosaur to some, whilst many will be stumped by the bewildering range of functions and short cuts and menus it offer
05 Jun 08