var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-3342050-2"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}I read and see many things everyday. Sometimes there are things that I want to share with people that I know and people that I don’t know yet. This is an amplification blog. The things that are posted here are primarily “Hey did you see this?” page. Fred Delventhal s also known as krossbow also known as Riptide FurseTumblr (3.0; @delventhal)http://delventhal.tumblr.com/<a href="http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/fred_delventhal1/2009/11/06/my-delicious-bookmarks-for-november-5th-through-november-6th/">My del.icio.us bookmarks for November 5th through November 6th</a>: <p>These are my links for November 5th through November 6th:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://teachingwithcontests.com/" target="_blank">TeachingWithContests.com</a> - via Mr. Byrne <a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/11/teaching-with-contests.html" target="_blank">http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/11/teaching-with-contests.html</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.allmyapps.com/windows-7" target="_blank">Allmyapps - Application…</a> </li> </ul>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/235461778http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/235461778Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:16:44 -0500<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2009/11/06/free-mac-software-loot-macheist-bundle/">The loot from the recent MacHeist</a>: <p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/software/" rel="tag" target="_blank">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/freeware/" rel="tag" target="_blank">Freeware</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/deals/" rel="tag" target="_blank">Deals</a></p> <img align="right" alt="" border="1" height="417" hspace="8" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2009/11/macheistnanobundlescreenshotfromjosh1-1257495073.png" vspace="8" width="300"/>As Kevin pointed out on <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2009/11/04/get-your-thinking-caps-on-macheist-4-is-about-to-begin/" target="_blank">Wednesday</a>, MacHeist has a new bundle for us at the moment — but this one is what they consider a <a href="http://www.macheist.com/" target="_blank">“nanoBundle”</a> and…http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/235387641http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/235387641Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:45:48 -0500<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/04/three-armed-baby-cos.html">Three-armed baby costume</a>: <p><img align="left" alt=" Files Deriv Fe9 5Ka8 G1Ld0Iw9 Fe95Ka8G1Ld0Iw9.Medium" border="1" height="679" hspace="4" src="http://www.boingboing.net/images/_files_deriv_FE9_5KA8_G1LD0IW9_FE95KA8G1LD0IW9.MEDIUM.jpg" vspace="4" width="620"/><br/> My friends Christy Canida and Eric Wilhelm of Instructables dressed up their lovely daughter Corvidae as a three-armed happy mutant (!) baby! Naturally, they posted an Instructable about…</p>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/235207996http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/235207996Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:48:04 -0500<a href="http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/fred_delventhal1/2009/11/06/daily-links-from-the-arlington-public-schools-instructional-technology-coordinators-11062009/">Daily Links From The Arlington Public Schools Instructional Technology Coordinators 11/06/2009</a>: <p><ul class="diigo-linkroll"><li> <p class="diigo-link"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://teachingwithcontests.com" target="_blank">TeachingWithContests.com</a></p> <p class="diigo-description">via Mr. Byrne <a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/11/teaching-with-contests.html" target="_blank">http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/11/teaching-with-contests.html</a></p> <p class="diigo-tags"><a style="color:#000 !important;text-decoration:none !important;" href="http://groups.diigo.com/cloud/apsitcs" target="_blank">Tags</a>: <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/apsitcs/bookmark/tag/contests" target="_blank">contests</a>, <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/apsitcs/bookmark/tag/teaching" target="_blank">teaching</a>, <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/apsitcs/bookmark/tag/education" target="_blank">education</a>, <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/apsitcs/bookmark/tag/win" target="_blank">win</a>, <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/apsitcs/bookmark/tag/winning" target="_blank">winning</a>, <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/apsitcs/bookmark/tag/students" target="_blank">students</a></p> <ul class="diigo-comments"><li><span></span></li></ul> </li></ul></p>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/235048735http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/235048735Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:05:08 -0500<a href="http://www.appgiveaway.com/appgiveaways/Photography/magicam_augmented_reality_photographs_apple_iphone_app_promo_codes_to_giveaway.html">MagiCam - Augmented Reality - Photographs with props - Apple iPhone App Promo Codes to Giveaway</a>: <p><img src="http://www.appgiveaway.com/upload/12574092651_thum.png" align="left"/><b>Apple iPhone app promo codes to giveaway for the photography app MagiCam courtesy of Quapps Interactive. What is MagiCam? MagiCam is a unique Augmented Reality Application that allows you to take…</b></p>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/234874883http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/234874883Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:32:53 -0500<a href="http://appshopper.com/education/star-walk">Price Drop: Star Walk - 5 stars astronomy guide (education)</a>: <p><img src="http://images.appshopper.com/icons/295/430577.png" align="left"/></p> <h3>Star Walk - 5 stars astronomy guide 3.2</h3> <br/><b>Category:</b> Education<br/><b>Price:</b> $4.99 -> $0.99 (<a href="http://appshopper.com/link/star-walk" target="_blank">iTunes</a>)<br/><br/><img src="http://images.appshopper.com/screenshots/295/430577.jpg" align="right"/><b>Description:</b><br/><br/>Happy Birthday, Star Walk!<br/><br/> On 6th of November 2009 Star Walk turns one year old…http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/234134412http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/234134412Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:06:16 -0500<a href="http://deangroom.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/communities-dont-just-happen/">Communities don’t just happen</a>: <div> <br/><p>There is much written about <strong>communities</strong>, especially around students. <a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Seth Godin</a> uses the <strong>‘tribe’</strong> metaphor and says ‘<a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Look-at-Seth-Godins-Tribes,-We-Need-You-to-Lead-Us&id=2401233" target="_blank">we need you to lead us</a>‘. I wonder if <strong>leadership</strong> plays out differently…</p> </div>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233926979http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233926979Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:17:29 -0500<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/04/dodge-viper-logo-is.html">Dodge Viper logo is an upside-down Daffy Duck.</a>: <img align="left" alt="200911041041" border="0" height="300" hspace="4" src="http://www.boingboing.net/200911041041.jpg" vspace="4" width="400"/><br/><p>If you flip the Dodge Viper logo upside down, it looks like Daffy Duck. <em>(Via <a href="http://bitsandpieces.us/2009/11/04/daffy/" target="_blank">Bits & Pieces</a>)</em> <br style="clear:both"/><br style="clear:both"/><a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=860180cdcad81e2432a5741bedd67d9d&p=1" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=860180cdcad81e2432a5741bedd67d9d&p=1" style="border:0"/></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2226" width="0"/><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~4/CBtgDpIOZ3w" width="1"/></p>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233926976http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233926976Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:17:29 -0500<a href="http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/fred_delventhal1/2009/11/04/my-delicious-bookmarks-for-october-31st-through-november-4th/">My del.icio.us bookmarks for October 31st through November 4th</a>: <p>These are my links for October 31st through November 4th:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=JYTPa3_9efEC&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=david+barr+information+fluency&source=bl&ots=zIs6gVAzWP&sig=VWMr16w7u-QQqogz2DA3-TfcR74&hl=en&ei=S3LwSt_pNoWANoG9oYIH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CCEQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=davi" target="_blank">Super searchers go to school … - Google Books</a> - </li> <li> <a href="http://www.nirmaltv.com/2009/11/02/map-skydrive-to-windows-explorer-with-skydrive-explorer" target="_blank">Windows Live Skydrive in Windows Explorer with Skydrive Explorer 25GB of cloud space</a> - Annotated link <a href="http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nirmaltv.com%2F2009%2F11%2F02%2Fmap-skydrive-to-windows-explorer-with-skydrive-explorer" target="_blank">http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nirmaltv.com%2F2009%2F11%2F02%2Fmap-skydrive-to-windows-explorer-with-skydrive-explorer</a></li> </ul>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233374957http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233374957Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:56:08 -0500<a href="http://www.365gay.com/news/nyc-cabbie-kicks-out-gay-couple-for-hugging/">NYC Cabbie kicks out gay couple for hugging</a>: <p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/crabby_cabby_boots_same_sex_lovebirds_elzOqITxWd7Y7q2HLFiSFP" target="_blank">The New York Post</a> reported today that a New York City taxi driver kicked a gay couple out of his vehicle after he saw them hugging in the backseat.</p> <p>Paul Bruno, 27, and his partner were sitting…</p>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233290497http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233290497Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:19:16 -0500<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2009/11/02/apple-pitching-all-you-can-watch-for-30-a-month-tv-to-network/">Apple pitching "all you can watch for $30 a month" TV to networks</a>: <p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/rumors/" rel="tag" target="_blank">Rumors</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/video/" rel="tag" target="_blank">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/apple/" rel="tag" target="_blank">Apple</a></p> <img align="right" alt="" border="1" hspace="8" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2009/11/babesintvland.jpg" vspace="8"/>Apple is already <em>the</em> huge name in the music business with the iTunes Store, and they’ve made continual inroads into the application, video, and…http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233224734http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233224734Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:57:54 -0500<a href="http://www.utechtips.com/50-educational-apps-for-the-ipod-touch">50 Educational Apps for the iPod Touch | U Tech Tips</a>: <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/group/educators/content/tag/iPodtouch" target="_blank">iPodtouch</a>, <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/group/educators/content/tag/apps" target="_blank">apps</a>, <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/group/educators/content/tag/iphone" target="_blank">iphone</a>, <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/group/educators/content/tag/educational" target="_blank">educational</a>, <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/group/educators/content/tag/education" target="_blank">education</a></p> <p><strong>by:</strong> <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/group/educators/content/user/jackiegerstein" title="View Jackie Gerstein's content in group" target="_blank">Jackie Gerstein</a></p>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233224737http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233224737Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:57:54 -0500<a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/being-grumpy-is-good-for-you/">Being Grumpy is Good For You</a>: <p><img height="162" src="http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2009-11/grumpy-old-men.jpg" width="150"/>Feeling grumpy? Don’t feel bad – it may actually be good for you:</p> <p>An Australian psychology expert who has been studying emotions has found being grumpy makes us think more clearly.</p> <p>In contrast…</p>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233224746http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233224746Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:57:54 -0500<a href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/11/google-chrome-converts-user-scripts.html">Google Chrome Converts User Scripts into Extensions</a>: <p>A recent Chromium build added <a href="http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=22103" target="_blank">a feature</a> that converts user scripts into extensions. Until now, Google’s browser <a href="http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/user-scripts" target="_blank">didn’t provide an interface</a> for adding and managing user scripts, so you had to…</p>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233224745http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233224745Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:57:54 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FeedForMyDigitalLife/~3/a7NcNJwzCnk/">BodyGuardz Scratch-Proof Tranparent Protective Skin for Apple iPhone 3G Review</a>: <p>BodyGuardz skin film is well known for its high quality and durability to protect smartphones, GPS units, media players, laptops and other portable consumer electronics products. It is being designed…</p>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233224740http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233224740Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:57:54 -0500<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kslsfafuIc1qz4cf3o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Bench in Autumn:</b> <p>Hit Explore #5 and Front Page. Many thanks.<br/><br/> I took this shot on my walk home from work this evening. Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D<br/><br/><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/4070956277_d1d5e983e8_b.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Large Size</a><br/><br/><br/> .</p>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233191578http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233191578Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:16:23 -0500<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kslsf4PRz41qz4cf3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Tuwanek Twilight:</b> <p> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ecstaticist/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/ecstaticist/" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/ecstaticist/</a></a> <— I tweet when I post on flickr.<br/><br/><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/4070843839/sizes/l/" target="_blank">Should be viewed larger</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/4070843839/sizes/o/" target="_blank">original</a> | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/sets/72157594498297839/" target="_blank">My top 100</a><br/><br/> If you find yourself on the Seschelt Penninsula up near Tuwanek Park you might stumble across the Tuwanek Hotel and Cabins. We stayed there last summer. Across the road is this beach and a wonderful view of Seschelt Inlet. This three exposure HDR was taken at twilight. I like how the tonemapping brings out the deep blue and the white clouds.</p>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233191553http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233191553Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:16:21 -0500<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41864721@N00/4070843839">Tuwanek Twilight</a>: <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41864721@N00/4070843839" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tuwanek Twilight" src="http://static.flickr.com/3482/4070843839_9d55574eee_m.jpg"/></a><br/>Photo by: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41864721@N00" target="_blank">ecstaticist</a></p>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233162203http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/233162203Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:37:16 -0500<a href="http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2009/11/they-googled-me-online.html">"They Googled me online..."</a>: <p><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/271557392" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=46776392001&playerId=271557392&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" name="flashObj" height="412" width="425" allowscriptaccess="never" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><br/>NYT reported David Rohde was held captive by the Taliban for seven months. Here he talks with Charlie Rose about his experience, his treatment there, and his views on “why they hate us.”<br/><br/><a></a></p>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/232322783http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/232322783Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:25:53 -0500<a href="http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/fred_delventhal1/2009/11/03/daily-links-from-the-arlington-public-schools-instructional-technology-coordinators-11032009/">Daily Links From The Arlington Public Schools Instructional Technology Coordinators 11/03/2009</a>: <p><ul class="diigo-linkroll"><li> <p class="diigo-link"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nirmaltv.com/2009/11/02/map-skydrive-to-windows-explorer-with-skydrive-explorer" target="_blank">Windows Live Skydrive in Windows Explorer with Skydrive Explorer 25GB of cloud space</a></p> <p class="diigo-tags"><a style="color:#000 !important;text-decoration:none !important;" href="http://groups.diigo.com/cloud/apsitcs" target="_blank">Tags</a>: <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/apsitcs/bookmark/tag/windows" target="_blank">windows</a>, <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/apsitcs/bookmark/tag/live" target="_blank">live</a>, <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/apsitcs/bookmark/tag/storage" target="_blank">storage</a>, <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/apsitcs/bookmark/tag/remotestorage" target="_blank">remotestorage</a>, <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/apsitcs/bookmark/tag/files" target="_blank">files</a>, <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/apsitcs/bookmark/tag/filestorage" target="_blank">filestorage</a>, <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/apsitcs/bookmark/tag/free" target="_blank">free</a></p> <ul class="diigo-highlights"><li> <div class="diigoContent"> <div class="diigoContentInner">use the…</div> </div> </li></ul> </li></ul></p>http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/231923919http://delventhal.tumblr.com/post/231923919Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:36:37 -0500