Do you have a Gmail account and own a website domain or two? Yeah? Then you better read this: How David Airey had his website hijacked, but got it back

Scott Kelby and his company is offering online training for folks interested in Photoshop, InDesign and possibly other cool graphic programs. Yes, it costs money but there are no free lunches … even at Tiffinbox

Howard, a physician by trade and a fellow photo-lover, has a blog called Motivation. He recently published a three-part series on using textures. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. [Send me some examples of your work to be published here after you use textures on your images]

15 Tips To Use A Good Font

Frank W. Ockenfels III

There is YouSendIt and now PalShare (yeah, yeah, I know there are a bunch of these file transmitting services out there)

The Rule Of Photography Composition

If you are a frequent flyer, and I mean you are someone who is always at an airport, Amit Gupta suggests you get yourself a t-shirt

Foundry Photojournalism Workshop is “Six intensive days of classes, fieldwork, panel discussions, slideshows, portfolio reviews, multimedia creation, parties, networkng and more.” Read the about page. Some of the best photojournalists and photo editors are volunteering their timeI really wish I could go!

From Basement.org: “There's a little shop in Brooklyn's Park Slope called Asha Veza. Asha Veza (the name combines the words “hope” in Hindi, and “connection” in Bosnian) sells women's clothing but with a twist: all of the apparel is created by women surviving and at risk of trafficking or sexual exploitation in Calcutta and Bosnia. 100% of Asha Veza profits go to create sustainable economic opportunities for women with few options and little hope.” The online version of the shop is yet to open, but I have signed up to hear from them when they go live.

The ink is fading on this profession

Photo Rank is “a place to discover photographers, photographs and news about photography. Brought to you by Rob Haggart, A Photo Editor“

David Tejada is a photographer who shoots for annual reports and does a lot of commercial work. His YouTube-based clips are now legendary. Check them out. You will learn something (actually, a lot) about off-camera lighting. Brilliant!

A Visual Society are “musings of a photography agent in NY”

Do you practice “conscious intentionality”? Huh? Ok, that's photographer Stephen Shore's way of saying “being mindful when you photograph.” FILE magazine has a challenge for us digital types. It's to return to our film days when we photographed a whole lot more conservatively. The instant gratification of seeing our images appear on the back our camera's LCD panels comes at the cost of, well, not really creating anything special. Deadline for stage 1 of this competition is between now and January 6. Check it all out here. Glad I didn't sell my Nikon F100. But I have to scrounge around for film now. Sheesh!

“The Aftermath Project is a non-profit organization committed to telling the other half of the story of conflict — the story of what it takes for individuals to learn to live again, to rebuild destroyed lives and homes, to restore civil societies, to address the lingering wounds of war while struggling to create new avenues for peace.”

Love politics as much as I do? Then you will love what the Concord Monitor is publishing. No, it's not about that “phony” Mitt Romney. It's a photo blog called Primary Circus. The images are awesome!

A special thank-you to A Photo A Day, which is always full of great and inspiring links. Thank you Melissa!

Today is World AIDS Day. I joined the (RED) campaign. Find out how by clicking this.

Imaginginfo.com is chalk-full of great info for professional photographers. I got hooked reading their Marketing Strategies series.

Anne Ruthmann of Photo Lovecat fame points to some great resources for small business owners (yes, especially photogs).

Laura Novak of Strategy Avenue says she has launched a new website. Keep your eyes peeled for some great DVDs, courses and live workshops with this savvy businesswoman and wedding photographer.

ACRCalibrator lets you calibrate each of your cameras. It's free. Download it here.

Amazon.com is having Black Friday deals – that's deals on things like books, dvds and other sundry items the day after Thanksgiving: November 23 – so check it out! And please support Tiffinbox and buy your goodies from the TiffinKart

The Chief Minister of Indian administered Kashmir is a Photoshop maven. No, really he is.

Annie Leibovitz and Disney join hands and live happily ever after

Two very different approaches to Street Photography: Thomas Hawk and David duChemin. And check out this podcast by Fotovision.

startdrawing.org is a web resource portal for Asia's artists and drawings. This site was started with the aim of showcasing and sharing drawings from talented artists in Asia, and in the process, promote the joys of drawing.

Kareem Mayan says “Stop Wasting Your Time Being Unhappy“

87 Great Photography Blogs (why not 90 or 100, who knows?)

Frontline Club champions independent journalism

Print to Motion/Motion To Print, a joint workshop by the Poynter Institute and The Annual Stan Kalish Photo Editing Workshop

Jonesing on Jesh de Rox

Photoshop Top Secret – I am contemplating buying bought this 4-DVD set. It looks hot. Wish these guys would post a sample tutorial as a teaser. The outside graphics and website presentation is awesome of course.

As desi's go, we love our potato chips. But I guess they can now kill you … slowly. Check out this link. Is this for real or is it a hoax? Let me know.

I don't have a MySpace page but with SnapLayout, I am might be tempted to start one up.

The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar runs from November 30 through December 1, 2007

The Asia Society is hosting a photo exhibit by Javeed Shah, a photojournalist who has extensively documented life in Kashmir. Anyone got a link to Mr. Shah's website?

ScanSafe is another service that offers to scan your negatives and slides. These seem to be popping up a lot. Are we heading back to using film again?

David duChemin's Pixelated Image is a near daily read as the man can make images AND write. It's such a thrill to be able to get the best of both worlds in one spot. His recent posts about self-promotion for photographers is a must-read. Here is part 1 where he talks about creating an identity for yourself and here is part 2 where he describes the four pillars of self-promotion. David also offers a photo mentor program and a portfolio critique program for a fee [we all have to eat don't we?]

These get bigger and better all the time and I want one for the home

Photoshop Guru's Handbook

70 Free Applications In Existence

Ultimate Photoshop Design Resources