Learn more about technology from the comfort of your own desk. The following is a list of upcoming online seminars that may interest the nonprofit community. If you offer online seminars and would like to be included on this list, contact ols@techsoup.org for more information.

Notes from a PC Reservation system that works!, hosted by TechSoup & WebJunction
Tuesday, July 15 • 11:00 a.m. PST

The eNonprofit: Online Engagement and Internet Services, hosted by NTEN

You may not want to spend any more time on your computer than you have to, but the following online seminars will make it worth your while. The following is listing of some upcoming online seminars offered specifically for nonprofits. If you offer online seminars and would like to be included on this list, contact ols@techsoup.org for more information.

Free and Open Source Blogging Tools, hosted by NTEN
Tuesday, June 24 • 11:00 a.m. PST

You may not want to spend any more time on your computer than you have to, but the following online seminars will make it worth your while. The following is listing of some upcoming online seminars offered specifically for nonprofits in June. If you offer online seminars and would like to be included on this list, contact ols@techsoup.org for more information.

Register now for one of the first in a series of online seminars from TechSoup, sponsored by ReadyTalk and United Way Bay Area:

NTEN has released the results of its survey on nonprofit IT expenditures. The survey looked at IT salaries by title and organization size, overall IT salary expenses, capital investments, discretionary IT budgets, and investments in IT training.  It also discusses non-monetary investments in technology planning and evaluation.  The report is available for free here.

This follows an earlier NTEN report on nonprofit IT staffing levels, recruiting, retention, and outsourcing.

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Wondering how to add PayPal to your Web site? Browse the Web anonymously? Optimize your RAM? Head to WonderHowTo.com, a directory of how-to videos culled from various sources around the Web.

Featuring videos covering a range of topics, the site also offers a great selection of technology how-to's on everything from networking to programming. Users can submit, rate, and comment on these videos.

Here are just a few you may find useful:

Looking to get a grip on Dreamweaver 8? Brush up on your Excel skills? Learn more about InDesign? If you work at a nonprofit in the Bay Area, you should look into taking a class from CompassPoint, a nonprofit organization that offers training, conferences, and more to other nonprofits.

If your nonprofit offers financial literacy or small business-development training, TechSoup Stock is offering a special limited-time opportunity to request bulk quantities of Quicken software at discounted administrative fees, thanks to a donation by Intuit.

ReadyTalk is offering free online seminars to help you build your sales, marketing, technology and strategic management skills. Check out their lineup for October:

Maintaining data integrity requires constant vigilance. My personal Fourth Law of Thermodynamics says that databases are subject to entropy and will turn to piles of mush if not acted upon by an outside agent. This outside agent is the Data Manager, who provides quality control.