Things We Like (June 2008)

Submitted by Brett on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 9:43am.

A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources. Read more posts on our blog.

  1. Campaign Monitor's "Guide to CSS Support in E-mail Clients". Brilliant! If NTEN Connect looks bad on your screen, we'd like to blame the engineers who coded your e-mail client, please.
  2. The Mobile Marketing Association has a code of conduct, which helps prevent mobile junk messages. Is it too late to hit the reset button on e-mail?
  3. What exactly would one charge with a solar power bra?
  4. A much cooler use of solar cells is Australia's solar updraft tower, capable of powering 200,000 homes, emission free. Oh, and Portugal's building a wave farm.
  5. NTEN's book club. Read a book, discuss it with other nptechies, "meet" the author.
  6. Cubans can now buy cell phones. Trips to the mall to find custom Che Guevara skins can't be far behind.
  7. mGive: Affordable text-to-give campaigns for nonprofits. That's it. No joke.
  8. e.Politics "Online Politics 101" is a great read! Sample: "Let’s change the world! But how? Robot/kung fu army? Too expensive. Zombies? Too messy. Online politics? A wise choice."
  9. Wired thinks Google's Android platform will free the wireless web. Maybe it will make robot armies more affordable, too.
  10. We've plugged them before, but the Center for Biological Diversity's RareEarthtones project still rocks harder than Dave Grohl after 5 Red Bulls. Recently added ringtones: alligator, bald eagle, and baby emperor penguin.
  11. Another reason to visit Japan: the C-shirt. See a shirt you like, scan its code with your mobile, remix it Creative Commons style, have it shipped to your door.