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How I learned to stop worrying
      and love the tech
        TechSoup Canada
    Tierney Smith, Jane Zhang
About TechSoup Canada
Our Team
Our Goal: Plan a Net Tuesday Event

      Event description
      Event registration
      Send invites
      Share files
Jane vs. Tierney!
So many tools… how to decide?


1. Ask the expert
2. Ask the community
3. What do we need?
Event description

Goal: Document collaboration

Criteria:
• Real time updates
• Cross Platform compatibility
• Versioning
Event description
             Google Apps             Office 365

Cost         Free for < 10 users     $7/user/month (<25
             Or $5/user/month        users)
                                     $9.5/user/month (>25
                                     users)
Quick notes Simple                   Smooth integration
             Good integration with   with MS Office
             3rd party apps          Can share easily


Favourite    Real time editing       Offline Editing
thing
But there’s more…
Google Apps & Office 365 are both alternatives
for replacing your core infrastructure

• Email
• Calendars
• Documents
• Sites
• Chat
• & more
Demo: Google Apps




Favourite Thing: real time editing
Demo: Office 365




Favourite Thing: Offline editing
Event registration
Goal: easy way for attendees to register online

Critieria:
• Free/paid events
• Manage attendees
• Print & export list of attendees
Event registration
              Eventbrite                Guestlist

Cost          Free events: free         Free events: free
              Charities: 2% + $0.99     Charities: free
              Other: 2.5% + $0.99       Other: 2%

Quick notes Tons of features            Simple
              Nice interface            Nice interface
              Great integration w 3rd
              party apps

Favourite     Feature rich              Simple
thing
Demo: Eventbrite




Favourite Thing: Feature rich
Demo: Guestlist




Favourite Thing: simple
Share-Pairs (5 min)
• Based on the first two challenges, what is
  one thing you can do differently next week?

Or…

• What is one challenge you experience in your
  work where technology could help you save
  time?
Send invites
Goal: invite our audience to the event

Criteria :
• Segment audience
• Make it easy to look nice
Send invites
              MailChimp                  Vertical
                                         Response
Cost          Free for < 2,000           Charities: free for <
              subscribers                10,000 emails/month,
              Charities & nonprofits?:   15% discount for more
              15% discount
Quick notes Nice interface               Great segmentation
              Tons of features           Tons of features
              Great integration with     Some integration with
              3rd party apps             3rd party apps

Favourite     Integration                Segmentation
thing
Demo: MailChimp




Favourite Thing: integration
Demo: Vertical Response




Favourite Thing: segmentation
Share files
Goal: share presentation file with team; give
 attendees a link to presentation

Criteria:
• Lots of storage for low cost
• Sync docs across many platforms
• Controlled sharing of folders
• Option to share publicly
Share files
              Google Drive             SkyDrive

Cost          Free: 5GB                Free: 7GB
              100GB/$60                100GB/$50


Quick notes Brings your Google          Remote file sharing
              Docs & files into 1 place Can share with non-
                                        SkyDrive users easily


Favourite     Google integration       MS Office Integration
thing
Demo: SkyDrive




Favourite Thing: Microsoft integration
Demo: Google Drive




Favourite Thing: Google integration
Bringing it all together
At the end of the day, it’s about:

• What do you need?
• What tools are you already using?
• What infrastructure do you already
    have?
•   What is the culture of your
    organization?
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How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Tech | Jane Zhang & Tierney Smith, TechSoup Canada

  • 1. How I learned to stop worrying and love the tech TechSoup Canada Tierney Smith, Jane Zhang
  • 4. Our Goal: Plan a Net Tuesday Event Event description Event registration Send invites Share files
  • 6. So many tools… how to decide? 1. Ask the expert 2. Ask the community 3. What do we need?
  • 7. Event description Goal: Document collaboration Criteria: • Real time updates • Cross Platform compatibility • Versioning
  • 8. Event description Google Apps Office 365 Cost Free for < 10 users $7/user/month (<25 Or $5/user/month users) $9.5/user/month (>25 users) Quick notes Simple Smooth integration Good integration with with MS Office 3rd party apps Can share easily Favourite Real time editing Offline Editing thing
  • 9. But there’s more… Google Apps & Office 365 are both alternatives for replacing your core infrastructure • Email • Calendars • Documents • Sites • Chat • & more
  • 10. Demo: Google Apps Favourite Thing: real time editing
  • 11. Demo: Office 365 Favourite Thing: Offline editing
  • 12. Event registration Goal: easy way for attendees to register online Critieria: • Free/paid events • Manage attendees • Print & export list of attendees
  • 13. Event registration Eventbrite Guestlist Cost Free events: free Free events: free Charities: 2% + $0.99 Charities: free Other: 2.5% + $0.99 Other: 2% Quick notes Tons of features Simple Nice interface Nice interface Great integration w 3rd party apps Favourite Feature rich Simple thing
  • 16. Share-Pairs (5 min) • Based on the first two challenges, what is one thing you can do differently next week? Or… • What is one challenge you experience in your work where technology could help you save time?
  • 17. Send invites Goal: invite our audience to the event Criteria : • Segment audience • Make it easy to look nice
  • 18. Send invites MailChimp Vertical Response Cost Free for < 2,000 Charities: free for < subscribers 10,000 emails/month, Charities & nonprofits?: 15% discount for more 15% discount Quick notes Nice interface Great segmentation Tons of features Tons of features Great integration with Some integration with 3rd party apps 3rd party apps Favourite Integration Segmentation thing
  • 20. Demo: Vertical Response Favourite Thing: segmentation
  • 21. Share files Goal: share presentation file with team; give attendees a link to presentation Criteria: • Lots of storage for low cost • Sync docs across many platforms • Controlled sharing of folders • Option to share publicly
  • 22. Share files Google Drive SkyDrive Cost Free: 5GB Free: 7GB 100GB/$60 100GB/$50 Quick notes Brings your Google Remote file sharing Docs & files into 1 place Can share with non- SkyDrive users easily Favourite Google integration MS Office Integration thing
  • 23. Demo: SkyDrive Favourite Thing: Microsoft integration
  • 24. Demo: Google Drive Favourite Thing: Google integration
  • 25. Bringing it all together At the end of the day, it’s about: • What do you need? • What tools are you already using? • What infrastructure do you already have? • What is the culture of your organization?