aka riptidef aka krossbow aka fred

These are my links for December 24th:

• Tax-Loss Harvesting: How to Use the Market Downturn to Save on Taxes This Year ? Get Rich Slowly – There is one tax strategy that I?d recommend to anyone who has losses in a taxable account. I?ve already done this with a few of my investments, and maybe you should too. The strategy is known as ?tax-loss harvesting?, and here?s how it works.
• Create HDR photos: Online, Free, Right Now! – HDR images show greater range of tonal detail, than your camera could capture. This site emulates HDR effect so you can play with it with no Photoshop or other software. You can enhance some pictures really well and produce stunning results.
• TwittBot – Group Tweets
• The Read Green Initiative – Read magazines online free.
• bookgoo – Highlight the World – Bookgoo allows you to highlight and annotate your documents in the same way you would mark up a piece of paper with a highlighter and pen!

  via http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/18/best-applications-for-annotating-websites/

• Get feedback with Backboard – Backboard automates the process of getting feedback and approval on all your projects?it can handle almost any type of file, but it’s especially good with mixed graphical and text media.

  It only takes a minute to start a Backboard. Upload the file you would like feedback on, choose a security level, and select the email addresses of one or more reviewers.

  Each reviewer will receive a link to your file, where they can come and leave feedback on your document. Every kind of document can be annotated and marked up in the same way, so reviewers do not have to learn several commenting systems. Better yet, you can view all reviewers’ feedback in the same place, so you’ll never again find yourself merging several documents with different “tracked changes.”

  via http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/18/best-applications-for-annotating-websites/

• Addictionary :: What’s your word? –
• TECHMATRIX – Your Guide for Technology Tools for Learning – The TechMatrix is a powerful tool for finding educational and assistive technology products for students with special needs. See the Find Product menu for other search options. Create a customized matrix by subject and/or learning support. Send your customized matrix to a friend or colleague.

  Learn what questions to ask and how to make informed decisions in the Consumer Guide.
  Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techmatrix.org%2Findex.aspx

• When YouTube is blocked (eight ways around) – NeverEndingSearch – Blog on School Library Journal – Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.schoollibraryjournal.com%2Fblog%2F1340000334%2Fpost%2F1410038141.html%3Fnid%3D3714
• Toxel.com » Top 75 Best Design Resources of 2008 – Collection of the best and most useful design resources of 2008. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toxel.com%2Fdesign%2F2008%2F12%2F19%2Ftop-75-best-design-resources-of-2008
• 10 Awesome Websites To Check Before You Travel This Holiday Season | Dumb Little Man – Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dumblittleman.com%2F2008%2F12%2F10-awesome-websites-to-check-before-you.html
• 7 Websites You MUST Check Before You Go On A Vacation | Dumb Little Man – seven such general websites which can be of immense help to a traveler
• Just Leap In – Just Leap In is your virtual, 3D home on the Web. It’s a place to share your stuff ? photos, videos, news, and music ? while meeting others who share your interests.

  via Tim Childers in Diigo