A Sense of Place
Our good friend Connie Loden recently published an article titled “Localism – What’s the Attraction?” on the NewGeography web site. “So, what is the “local” appeal? It is the character and quality of life that provides a sense of place – a reminiscence feeling of authenticity and knowing the source of where things come from, [...]
WinterDaze 2008 in Menomonie
We ventured out into the frozen evening last night to shoot some pictures at Menomonie’s WinterDaze 2008 parade and fireworks. The parade was organized by our good friends at Main Street Menomonie. Congratulations to the whole crew of volunteers who made this event a great outing.
Clients in the News
Our friend JoAnn Stormer, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program and founder of the Wisconsin Nonprofits Association, was featured in an Executive Q&A column in the Wisconsin State Journal. Irish Rose Consulting is proud to help WNA with their web site. Mark Lewis was recently named the new Executive Director of the Dunn [...]
links for 2008-05-22
LaserMoleskine Custom laser-etched Moleskine notebooks. Pricey, but very cool! (tags: moleskine)
links for 2008-05-21
Photoshop Brushes A good collection of Photoshop freebies. (tags: photoshop design) Presenting with style A presentation from the founder of the Presentation Zen blog on better presentations. Lots of good tips here. (tags: presentation powerpoint)
links for 2008-05-20
Paul Graham at Startup School 08 | Omnisio A good talk on how to create a successful startup – including a surprising plug for benevolence. (tags: startup entrepreneurship)
links for 2008-05-19
Freebase: an open, shared database of the world’s knowledge Cool stuff. (tags: database opensource)
links for 2008-05-17
Census Atlas of the United States The first comprehensive atlas of population and housing produced by the Census Bureau since the 1920s. Data from decennial censuses prior to 2000 support nearly 150 maps and figures, providing context and an historical perspective for many of the topics p (tags: census reference statistics population) AfriGadget A blog [...]
links for 2008-05-16
Yahoo Releases Internet Location Platform An interesting API from Yahoo for dealing with real-world locations. (tags: geo api location)
links for 2008-05-14
plasq.com – Comic Life for Windows Software to make your own comics. I might try this for graphics for my next presentation. (tags: comics photo) Unique Skins – Custom Vinyl Skins For Mobile Phones, iPod, MP3 Players, Gaming Consoles and More! Design a protective vinyl skin for your laptop or MP3 player. Cheap! (tags: skins [...]