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The Digital Engagement Guide is an excellent guide providing ideas and practical help to use digital and social media in the public sector.

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis on how to use giveaway sites Freecycle and Freegle to grab free stuff from sofas to wardrobes, guitars and more...

Non-Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) is a free, open-source screen reader programme for Windows computers. It reads out on-screen information using a synthetic voice enabling blind or partially sighted people to use a Windows computer at no more cost than a sighted person.

Here's a great resource from Abilitynet on digital accessibility.

Looking for help to draft your social media policy? Socialbrite has some useful advice here: Create a social media policy for your nonprofit

Now there really are no excuses!

BT and Get IT Together have produced a wide range of valuable resources to help support people getting started with computers

It's safer internet day! Google have kindly shared some hints and tips to help you stay safe online: Good to Know – Google

There are some incredibly useful insights for groups wanting to build an online audience contained in this article. Whilst the focus here is on hyperlocal news, many of the lessons learned apply across a multitude of sectors. 

Martin Moneysaving Expert Lewis has some great tips on his website here to help us do a money makeover and save £1000's. 

Interesting BBC article on how hackers succeed. 

This is a fascinating article explaining how robots are often used to check job applications in large organisations. How would yours fare? 

I was asked about wireless printers recently, and luckily enough soon after I came across this BBC Click guide to the topic explaining what to look for, and what to avoid. One definitely worth sharing!

Attention numbers people: Soulver is faster than a spreadsheet and easier to use than a calculator. Bookmarked! 

There’s a saying when it comes to online passwords: they’re like a toothbrush. That’s because you want a good toothbrush (just like a password), you should change it often (just like a password) and you should never share it (just like a password!). There are some key dos and don’ts that can help:

Tips to improve Wordpress security.