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A few tips from the Learning Lab going on now about “Technology on a Shoestring”:

- A lot of software manufacturers will provide “charity licensing” deals to 501(c)(3)s that provide substantial discounts on most software packages you would need to use in the office. For associations related to education, some software producers offer discounts for “educational licensing” as well (but be sure to read the end-user licensing agreement to make sure your organization qualifies).
- www.npower.org and www.techsoup.org provide other conduits for discount licensing on certain products.
- Audacity is an open source voice recorder and mixer for associations that want to try podcasting without investing in any expensive tools.
- Speaking of podcasting, www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com provides a great and easy to follow lessons to get your started (including information on using Audacity).
- www.wordpress.com provides an inexpensive, professional, feature-rich blogging platform.
- Spybot Search and Destroy and Spyware Blaster are good anti-spyware tools with a strong community supporting them.
- Postini is “unbelievably effective” (says a member of the audience) as an anti-spam solution.