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May 2017 Newsletter – Net Inclusion Conference

Katherine Lato,  Maryanna Milton and Barry Glicklich went to the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) conference in St. Paul, MN on May 16-17th.  Slides from presentations are available at the above link. This is their joint report. Our key takeaways: … Continue reading

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March 27, 2017

Date: Monday, March 27 Time: 2:00 p.m.  CDT (12:00 p.m. MST) Location: via Google Hangout Meeting Type: Regular Meeting How Called: Standing meeting Convened: 2:00 Attendees: Barry, Maryanna, Katherine 1 Minutes Approved February minutes 2 New Business Approved Financial Statements for prior year … Continue reading

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February 27, 2017

Date: Monday, February 27 Time: 2:00 p.m.  CST (1:00 p.m. MST) Location: via Google Hangout Meeting Type: Regular Meeting How Called: Standing meeting Convened: 2:03 Attendees: Barry, Maryanna, Katherine 1 Minutes Approval of January minutes 2 New Business Election of officers for … Continue reading

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January 16, 2017

Date: Monday, January 16 Time: 2:00 p.m.  CST (1:00 p.m. MST) Location: via Google Hangout  Meeting Type: regular meeting rescheduled via email How Called: Standing meeting Convened: 2:07 Attendees: Barry, Maryanna, Katherine 1 Minutes Approved December minutes. 2 New Business Presentation & … Continue reading

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TechnoCycle Community Outreach – February 2017

As an example of the valuable contributions a corporation can make to digital inclusion, this profile highlights TechnoCycle’s community outreach program  which provides a free computer to incoming first graders attending Berry Elementary in North East Houston. The cost of providing … Continue reading

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December 12, 2016

Date: Monday, December 12 Time: 2:00 p.m.  CST (1:00 p.m. MST) Location: via Google Hangout Meeting Type: Regular Meeting How Called: Standing meeting Convened: 2:03 Attendees: Barry, Maryanna, Katherine 1 Technology Check Ensure connectivity and quality. Google hangout works fine. There will … Continue reading

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December 2016 Newsletter – Partner Profile, White Paper, plans

This is the time of year when many families send out a wrap-up of their year, so here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to with PBDD. We released our third white paper, Computer Refurbishing Process, that presents an overview of … Continue reading

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November 4, 2016

Date: Friday, November 4 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: People’s Resource Center, 201 S. Naperville Road, Wheaton Illinois Meeting Type: Regular Meeting with revised time How Called: Standing meeting Convened: 10:07 Attendees: Barry, Maryanna, Katherine 1 Minutes October minutes approved. 2 New … Continue reading

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Tech Boomers – December 2016

Having grown up comfortable with technology, Steve Black found himself being the authority for older relatives who wanted to learn about Facebook, Skype and Netflix. As ease-of-use became a focus of the industry, they wanted to know about all sorts of … Continue reading

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How I spend my time- 12/5/16

Friends ask how I spend my time now that I’m retired. Or they hear that I’m running a non-profit as a volunteer, and ask how much time I spend on it. My standard answer is between fifteen and twenty hours … Continue reading

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