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 Planning
Recommendations for Purchasing

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Related Library Topics

System Planning

Getting Advice from the Small Business Administration
Key Questions When Planning a Computer System
Technology Planning Tools
Technology Needs

Recommendation for Purchases

Advice on Buying a Computer
Top 5 Tips for Buying a New Computer
How to Buy a Computer
What Was Your Biggest Technology Blunder?
What is a laptop?

For the Category of Information Technology:

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Recommended Books

General (For-Profit and Nonprofit)

Nonprofit-Specific

General (For-Profit and Nonprofit)

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Nonprofit-Specific

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.