IT Supporters Network

Here are some top FREE tools and resources that you should look at.  Have I missed some?  Can you recommend others?

Common Treasury equipment – range of laptops & other IT equipment available to North East Lincolnshire third sector organisations via VANEL & other organisations and very often free or at next to no cost.

WordPress – blogging & web design tool (used for most VANEL websites)

Joomla – open source content management & web design tool (used for www.vanel.org.uk website)

Google – search engine

Google maps – find your way around

Google Docs – free online office software

Open Office – free, open source equivalent of Microsoft Office

Twitter – micro blogging, it’s everywhere now

Facebook – social netorking

You Tube – video hosting

Vimeo – more video hosting, more professional than You Tube

Karens Replicator – free tool for copying files & running backups

Flickr – for photo sharing

Photbucket – more photo sharing

Firefox – internet browser

Chrome – another internet browser from Google

GimP – open source phot editing software

Survey Monkey – free package to allow you to carry out online surveys

Doodle – for arranging meetings

Slideshare – host and share powerpoint presentations

Google calendar

Prezi – there is a free option available for this innovative alternative to powerpoint

Skype – free phone calls !

Google reader – RSS & news feeds

Dropbox – online file storage & sync

Blogger – another blogging tool

Jing – for screen capture

Wikipedia – information and encyclopedia

Wordle – word cloud generator – cool

Audacity – free audio software

Wallwisher – online noticeboard

Evernote – note taking

LinkedIn – professional social networking

Picasa – photo organiser

Eventbrite – publicise your events

Gmail – free email

Thunderbird – free replacement for Outlook email client

Snagit – screen capture tool

7zip – free zip software

bit.ly – url shortener

Aviary - feeling creative, wish I could make the most of this stuff!

issuu – still investigating this new online publishing tool

article still under construction – bear with me, Karl

VANEL (and other organisations) host a range of Common Treasury equipment which is for the benefit of the community.  You or your organisation may be able to benefit from borrowing this equipment.  Much of it is free or available at very minimal charges.

You can find out about all the equipment on the Common Treasury website (www.vanel.org.uk/treasury).

There is a range of IT equipment available, including:

laptops (held by VANEL)
projectors (VANEL)
video cameras & tripods (VANEL)
interactive whiteboards (various organisations)
PC speakers (VANEL)
Microphones (VANEL)
video editing suite on Apple Mac (VANEL)

More information soon.

Contact VANEL on 01472 231123 if you would like to discuss borrowing equipment.