Make & Take Toolkit

Check out the resources in Make and Take's Toolkit located on the sidebar on the right. Links to like sites like Blogger, Wordpress, Flickr, Picnik, Scribd, A.nnotate and SlideShare are located there. Please explore them and don't be afraid to test anything out, these sites are free and some offer low cost upgrades to even more features.

Below that you will find some additional links to some essential resources: Keepass, Passpack and Diigo. Keepass and Passpack are used to store passwords in a secure and portable manner.

Keepass can be installed on a personal computer or on a thumb drive, while Passpack is accessible anywhere you have Internet access. Keepass secures your passwords using AES and Twofish encryption algorithms. Passpack uses the AES-256 encryption algorithm. Both programs are decrypted only by using your secret passkey.

Diigo is an excellent application which allows you to easily bookmark, share and categorize all of your important bookmarks. It also allows you to explore the bookmarks of others with whom you share interests. Without the sharing feature Diigo is easily the most handy thing any savvy Internet researcher could get their hands on.

The "lists" feature of Diigo sends it way above the top though. In Diigo you can create a limitless amount of topic based lists in which you can organize the order of the saved bookmarks. This is very handy for sharing a list of resources on a given topic with co-workers, students or friends.

Lists can be shared by URL or send a number of different ways through both traditional and social media communication outlets. For more on Diigo, check out their youtube video.