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		<title>Thoughts on the &#8220;Good Enough&#8221; Revolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Grainger</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently came across an interesting article by Robert Capps in <a href="www.wired.com">Wired</a> titled <a id="h-2r" style="color: #551a8b;" title="&quot;The  Good Enough Revolution <a href='http://profiphoto.cz/images/'>Online levitra </a>: When Cheap and Simple is Just Fine&quot;.&#8221; href=&#8221;http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/magazine/17-09/ff_goodenough&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;>&#8221;The Good Enough Revolution: When Cheap and Simple is Just Fine&#8221;.</a> As an  organization that makes a strong effort to stay on top of the latest technology trends and tools, this article  made me stop and think about  our current uses of hardware and the requirements we have to operate efficiently. <a href='http://marax.cz/images/'>Brand viagra </a> <a href='http://stk-sovetice.cz/images/'>Purchase viagra </a> <a href='http://autoknb.cz/images/'>Prospecto levitra </a></p>
<p>As the article describes, products like the Flip Camera have &#8220;stunned the industry&#8221;, offering &#8220;cheap, fast and simple tools&#8221; that are extremely popular. The article points to several examples of customers moving towards easy-to-use tools that offer most (if not the majority) of the functionailty we need at a price that cannot be ignored (as is the case of cloud computing, where many software tools are free).</p>
<p>Capps outlines three elements that participants of the &#8220;Good Enough Revolution&#8221; are focused on; ease of use, continuous  availability, and low price. <a href='http://bartosova-ucto.cz/images/'>Cheap viagra online </a> As he explains, &#8220;Thanks to the speed and connectivity of the digital age, we&#8217;ve stopped fussing over pixel counts, sample rates, and feature lists&#8221;. These elements resonate with what we&#8217;re building as a non-profit organization, and our goals to be an open-source organization (where our volunteers, staff, stakeholders and fans can participate and collaborate).</p>
<p>As tech tools continue to become the method for which we produce great work (instead of becoming the work itself), do we need flashy options and endless capabilities (and lengthy  trainin <a href='http://bci-inc.net/images/'>Levitra prix pharmacie  </a>g courses?) or do we need software that allows us to create, produce and remix awesome work without huge start-up times (and costs).  I vote for the  latter. <a href='http://aquasped.cz/images/'>Viagra sin receta </a> <a href='http://autonechanice.cz/images/'>Purchase viagra online </a> As <a id="njc2" style="color: #551a8b;" title="Shel Holtz" href="http://blog.holtz.com/" target="_blank">Shel Holtz</a> has said in regards to social media, &#8220;It&#8217;s not about the tool, it&#8217;s about the conversation&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>Anil&#8217;s One Birthday Wish</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anil Patel</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://phoenixprintshop.ca/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-15" style="border: 0pt none; marg in:  <a href='http://bci-inc.net/images/'>Levitra prix pharmacie  </a>5px;&#8221; title=&#8221;printshop&#8221; src=&#8221;http://civicfootprint.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/printshop1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;printshop&#8221; width=&#8221;200&#8243; height=&#8221;200&#8243; /></a>My 35<span>th</span> birthday is coming up in a few weeks. And I have just one wish: that anyone in the <span>GTA</span> who is in the position to decide on where their next print job is  don <a href='http://sbernahk.cz/images/'>Kaufen viagra </a>e,  contacts Phoenix Print Shop for a quote. <a href='http://online-moneymaking.net/images/'>Viagra levitra </a></p>
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<p>And finally you&#8217;ll be hearing lots from our team about the &#8216;organizational <span>pilates</span>&#8216; that we do. The capacity building exercise that strengthens our organizational core has been critical for making sure we are living up to the values we want to promote: how to bring  people to causes and causes to  <a href='http://automaja.cz/images/'>Viagra precio </a>people.</p>
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