How can I make my e-mail private and secure?
Update: this topic has been migrated to the Kabissa forum for updating and discussion in the community. http://discourse.kabissa.org/t/how-can-i-make-my-e-mail-private-and-secure/1941Think of a...
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What do I need to know to keep my mailbox folders under control?
In this new Internet-connected world we live in, we all spend a great deal of our time reading and responding to our e-mail. When we get online, we go straight to Kabissa, Yahoo or Gmail. Those lucky...
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How can I share my work but keep my rights?
Do you want to take advantage of the revolutionary power of the Internet to change the world? Do you produce original publications, Web content, or music? If your answer to these questions is yes, then...
View ArticleHow can we present ourselves well on network Web sites like Kabissa?
Online profiles are basically the same as entries in a phone book or database. At a minimum, online profiles include names and contact details, but they become really interesting when they provide more...
View ArticleI can never think of a good password. Help!
Mimi is so glad you asked. Surprisingly few people know or care about the four characteristics of strong passwords, which are that they are not easily guessed, contain no personal information, change...
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Why should I provide e-mail mailboxes for my staff?
Wonderful. Mimi loves answering questions like this, because they get at the root of what it means to integrate the Internet into your organization. And that, of course, is her obsession. For tiny...
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Oh no! My laptop was stolen and I lost all my critical data!
Oh my, so sorry. Pole sana. Unless you keep backup copies of your critical documents and other computer files, there is unfortunately little you can do to get it all back unless you recover the laptop....
View ArticleThe Power of the Social Web for African Civil Society
Social Web? What's that? Sometimes Mimi likes to push the envelope, and to encourage her gentle readers to sit back and reflect on the latest advances in technology that are now - or soon will be -...
View ArticleOvercome the Challenges of Distance with Free Online Tools
Yes, Mimi is always encouraging you to take your organization online to find and take advantage of the new opportunities for collaboration with colleagues, supporters and beneficiaries around the...
View ArticleWriting Online: Best Practices
We all know how to write, right? Well, yes, but writing an official letter is different from writing a journal article is different from a newspaper editorial. And these are all completely different...
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You can't take it with you... can you?
Mimi is not one to argue with this wise proverb! But if you have a USB Flash Drive, you can take your most valuable digital belongings with you on your travels and from cybercafe to cybercafe. Mimi is...
View ArticleReduce Tech-Support Requests with Cheat Sheets
"If you're like many nonprofit technology staffers, your time is at a premium, leaving you precious few minutes to provide colleagues with one-on-one support or to answer the same software questions...
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Can I use both Webmail and Thunderbird to get my mail?
Now you may not know what Thunderbird is (it's an email program like Outlook only it's freely available as open source). But this is a question that comes up frequently these days in Kabissa's tech...
View ArticleFree Handy-Dandy Screen Capture Utility
Gavin Clabaugh posted the following very handy tip to the NTEN-Discuss mailing list recently, generating some very useful information sharing about several web publishing tools - some free open source,...
View ArticleDear Mimi: Save time and money with Google-powered email, IM and calendar
Kabissa has begun encouraging members to switch their email to Google Apps, so Mimi has decided to devote this month's Internet Advice column to share Google's own comprehensive explanation of its...
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