Technology lends homeless a hand
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Physician's assistant Jill Roncarati searched the streets of downtown Boston as the snow fell, peering inside train stations and bagel shops. She was looking for homeless people who needed medical care, and especially for one woman who had broken her leg and was living outdoors on crutches.
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In this digital age, the pressures of streamlining and efficiency lead to more daily functions that can only be performed online.  This leaves behind those who don't have computer access, equipment, or skills.
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Partners get tools, encouragement to put applications online.
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Geotagging could spur a new generation of services.
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The nation's foreclosure crisis has led to a painful irony for homeless people: On any given night they are outnumbered in some cities by vacant houses, and some street people are taking advantage of the opportunity by becoming squatters.
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Some IT staffers who spend their days troubleshooting tech problems at work head home at night so they can do the same thing for free -- as volunteers looking to help the computer-clueless.
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A new crop of online philanthropic sites is opening up the traditionally stodgy world of charitable giving.
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Tech-savvy DIY filmmakers help finance and distribute their films using the web -- and make money showing it for free.
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With the holidays arriving, many of us will give a little more thought to the Puget Sound region&#39;s homeless populations. Although lasting solutions won&#39;t happen overnight, there are answers to the problems
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For forlorn travelers, volunteers at Travelers Aid stations around the country offer a friendly face and a helping hand.
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By Helen Bebbington Contributing Writer  There was a time when Sandy Rash, 64, of Centerville would have to ask friends to help her surf the Internet for information. Her friends would encourage Rush to get her own computer.
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Indian labs churn out technologies to help users in developing countries keep up with the information age even if they can't afford a computer, don't live near a phone or speak a language that can't be typed on a standard keyboard. By Manu Joseph.
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By Helen Bebbington Contributing Writer  DAYTON -- There was a time when Sandy Rash, 64, of Centerville would have to ask friends to help her surf the Internet for information. Her friends would encourage Rash to get her own computer.
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Charities are using the Internet to bring in donations quickly, as bloggers bring eyewitness accounts from the disaster area. In the aftermath of the devastating South-East Asian tsunami, the Web has been
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US researchers are turning to peer-to-peer technology to help in the wake of natural disasters.
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In countries where A.T.M.âs are few or nonexistent, cellphones are helping microlenders bring financial services to poor and remote areas.
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Most people searching for the must-have device on the Web either want it, want it for free or want help fixing problems