Planning and Buying a Small Computer System
(The library includes a related, comprehensive set of subtopics in All About Computers, Internet & Web.)
Sections of This Topic Include:
System PlanningRecommendations for Purchasing
System Planning
Advice from the Small Business AdministrationDeveloping a Technology Plan: Key to Getting Needed Funds
Key Questions When Planning a Computer System
Buying a New Computer?
Making decisions about IT
Technology Planning Tools
Technology Needs
Recommendation for Purchases
Advice on Buying a ComputerAdvice on buying a computer
Impartial Advice About Buying a Computer
What Was Your Biggest Technology Blunder?
What is a laptop?
For the Category of Information Technology:
Related Library Topics
Recommended Books
General (For-Profit and Nonprofit)
General (For-Profit and Nonprofit)
The following books are recommended because of their highly practical nature and often because they include a wide range of information about this Library topic. To get more information about each book, just hover your cursor over the image of the book. A "bubble" of information will be displayed. You can click on the title of the book in that bubble to get more information, too.
The Accidental Techie:
Supporting, Managing, and Maximizing Your Nonprofit's Technology
- by Carter McNamara, published by Authenticity Consulting, LLC. This hands-on guide walks you through five projects that, when completed, will give you a comprehensive and usable support system, including for 1) conducting a technology inventory, 2) assessing and supporting staff, 3) assessing and buying technology, 4) protecting your organization from disasters and data loss, and 5) managing your role. Includes ready-to-use templates, worksheets and sample policies, and also 135 resources on topics such as funding, discussion groups, application service providers, web site development, donor management software, and a security policy checklist. Also explains steps for creating a database that gives you the reports you need. Includes a glossary of terms every techie should know.
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