links for 2010-02-18
1 min read TechnologyFree For All: Web Design Resources | CreativePro.com A great collection of resources for web designers - wireframing stencils, browser testing, free icons, etc. (tags: icons design web)
links for 2010-02-10
1 min read TechnologyThe Best Android Developer Resources — Constant Contact Labs A great list of resources from someone who’s currently working on developing an Android app. (tags: android development)
links for 2010-02-09
1 min read TechnologyExpand Your Web Design Font Choices, Part 1 | CreativePro.com An easier way to embed fonts within your web using an online hosted service. (tags: font design css)
links for 2010-02-01
1 min read TechnologyCool Infographics - Cool Infographics - 16 Infographic Resumes, A Visual Trend A really awesome collection of resumes for designers - presented as information graphics. (tags: infographics design)
Council of Rural Initiatives Web Launch
1 min read Marketing · Rural Issues · TechnologyCongratulations to our friends at the Council of Rural Initiatives on the launch of their new web site, developed by Irish Rose Consulting. This was a short-timeframe project, so we made use of Wordpress with a pre-developed template. We’re happy to be able to support the efforts of this new organization working for rural Wisconsin. [](http://cri-wis.org/) 
Why health care reform? Why now?
6 min read National/International PoliticsOur local newspaper editor was kind enough to consider a submission from me. The following article appeared in the November 25, 2009 edition of the Dunn County News. Health-care reform is the hot topic in the United States these days. I’ve been encouraged by the number of people discussing the issue while I’m out and about, at the store, the pizza joint, the post office. Sadly, too much of our focus has been on the small number of screaming matches that have erupted in various forums.
CFRA Comes Calling
1 min read Rural IssuesA couple of weeks ago I attended a rural issues forum held here in Menomonie by the Center for Rural Affairs. CFRA staff are barnstorming the upper midwest to hear about the issues facing rural areas. Heidi Clausen, a reporter for The Country Today newspaper wrote a nice article summarizing the event, including a few choice quotes from yours truly. 
Now THAT'S Customer Support
2 min read Marketing · TechnologySince our time living in Ireland, I’ve been using a great online service called ConnectMe Anywhere. This service allows you to purchase phone numbers in dozens of countries and forward them to your own phone. Using this, I was able to provide a U.S. phone number that rang my mobile phone in Ireland, and since we’ve moved back I’ve been able to keep an Irish phone number that rings here in the U.
Midwest Rural Assembly
1 min read National/International Politics · Rural IssuesI recently attended the Midwest Rural Assembly in Sioux Falls, SD. I wrote a short guest post on the Wisconsin Rural Partners web site describing the conference. 
Congress is on recess, and so are we!
9 min read Photography · TravelIt’s been quite a long summer, but we’ve survived and Kathleen has returned home from her long sojourn in Detroit. We decided a short break was in order before the fall semester starts, so we booked a last-minute deal to Washington, DC. Kathleen did her master’s degree at Gallaudet in DC, and I’ve worked there a lot, but we’d never been there together, so this trip was a good chance to share stories and favorite places.
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