tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30597297048583518782011-09-28T12:06:26.808-07:00Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-26312387387506326102010-06-30T07:55:00.001-07:002010-06-30T07:55:39.816-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/oclAAdfuAspGzomjflmirlkJndltgjJkuleDbujwApfzbFjgikgwCoEatpJy/media_httpdiacartacom_detgz.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="305" height="548"/> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://dia-carta.com/">dia-carta.com</a></div> <p>This is a great looking app for breaking the mold of calendar design by turning it into a truly visual collection of all your appointments. Although this doesn't currently sync with your built in or cloud-based calendars, it's an interesting approach to the calendar and I'd love to see where it leads. </p><p>I think the advent of digital technology led to designers using metaphors familiar to everyone from the offline world. Sometimes they worked and sometimes they didn't. The calendar metaphor is one that has maintained it's design integrity through the years and many digital calendars look and act very much like offline calendars and planners. </p><p>Is calendar design in the digital space taken for granted? Many digital calendars use the same type of interface and vary their utility with added features and information syncing capabilities. But, is there a better way to manage our calendar lives? I think this app has some great thought behind it, even if it never catches on.</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/break-the-calendar-mold">Shoebox</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-2631238738750632610?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-5401076960878712832010-06-28T04:24:00.001-07:002010-06-28T04:24:49.804-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>This is fantastic! <p /> <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-CVYOCMpJRY&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-CVYOCMpJRY&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="window" height="417" width="500"></embed></object> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/at-at-day-afternoon-16">Shoebox</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-540107696087871283?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-42506926176494446742010-06-24T10:51:00.001-07:002010-06-24T10:51:24.558-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">I met with my coach a little over a week ago for my Intake Session. As I mentioned in my previous post on the subject, we discussed what I hoped to get out of the coaching relationship in key areas. The main item of interest for me is career. If you’re a personal friend, you know how much I sometimes struggle with all the options I have. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">Preparation for this session included several exercises which greatly helped me to scope out parameters to help me evaluate options more objectively. One of the exercises included some thinking around defining my ideal career role. I’m a big fan of mind mapping and created one to explore this task.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">The key areas I examined in my ideal career role can help anyone clarify what makes them happy on the job.</p> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> <strong>Projects</strong> - What kind of projects do you want to work on? Do you like to work independently or as part o a team? Do you like a firm project end better than ongoing endeavors? There’s a lot to think about on this one.</li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> <strong>People</strong> - This is easy. What kind of people do you want to work with?</li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> <strong>Environment</strong> - Think about the physical space you work in. Also, what about looking at the geographic area you may want to live in for that work. </li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> <strong>Schedule</strong> - What does your ideal schedule look like?</li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">The map below shows what I defined for my situation. What does yours look like?</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2010-06-24/GltwqEDEyDwIxqiqCfmqumngcBEjdyhkcjxCbphFcmpqDiAvynwriutHJxlF/My_role.png.scaled1000.png'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2010-06-24/GltwqEDEyDwIxqiqCfmqumngcBEjdyhkcjxCbphFcmpqDiAvynwriutHJxlF/My_role.png.scaled500.png" width="500" height="757"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/coaching-what-does-your-ideal-career-role-loo">Shoebox</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-4250692617649444674?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-41272950281083011382010-06-16T07:50:00.001-07:002010-06-16T07:50:20.334-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/hgFmsxEpawfqziyCyjyvHaBcxJagpxgsJsympAIuEaytHgkHgDwutJrpdhdj/media_httpblogcraftzi_Cwhep.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/hgFmsxEpawfqziyCyjyvHaBcxJagpxgsJsympAIuEaytHgkHgDwutJrpdhdj/media_httpblogcraftzi_Cwhep.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/06/made_from_small_blocks_of_wood.html">blog.craftzine.com</a></div> <p>This is reminiscent of sculpture made from legos, but I appreciate the natural format of wood used in these. Cool stuff!</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/great-sculptural-work-using-colored-blocks-of">Shoebox</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-4127295028108301138?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-9178985037498205572010-06-14T09:51:00.001-07:002010-06-14T09:51:05.271-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2010-06-14/wlACgmgyqdnrrEAnGuAiyGnAcfqydxwItttGvEAvpopntGrCrIhqjivrAhwC/sunset.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2010-06-14/wlACgmgyqdnrrEAnGuAiyGnAcfqydxwItttGvEAvpopntGrCrIhqjivrAhwC/sunset.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="231"/></a> I’ve decided to start working with a personal coach again. This coach isn’t the person you work with in the gym, pushing you to your physical limits to improve your physical health. This coach is someone I’ll work with to push myself in multiple areas of my life, including career, health, money and overall life satisfaction. Tough and probing questions focused on areas I want to improve will make me think of things in new ways or from a different perspective.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">I say I’m working with a coach “again” because my first experience was a few years back. I worked with my coach to bring my interest in photography to a higher level and to start showing my work publicly. That experience led me to sell images for stock photography, participate in annual exhibits and develop a series of greeting cards with my images, soon to be announced.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">The first step in this process is preparing for my Intake Session. This is my first official meeting with my coach to discuss 3-5 main areas of my life I want to improve, grow or clarify. I think we all have a few things in mind we’d like to work on with regards to our personal satisfaction in life. I’ve identified the following as my top 3:</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> </p> <ol style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> <strong>Career: </strong>I think most people are looking for more career satisfaction. This has been an ongoing struggle of mine for a number of years. I’m successful in what I do and live well by its benefits, but I feel like I’m missing something. I want to define the internal unrest I feel, but haven’t been able to identify. Only then do I think I can move on to greater satisfaction in this area of my life.</li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> <strong>Finance:</strong> I live comfortably and enjoy a nice life, but worry about finances in my retirement years. This has been concern of mine since before the financial collapse we’re all dealing with now. I chalk it up to a number of things and see a direct tie to any career goals I establish. Being tied to a career path because of the associated financial benefits prohibits you from moving on. I think many of us get stuck there.</li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> <strong>Health</strong>: This is an obvious one. Who isn’t concerned with their health and want to be more physically fit. I have ideas around this for improvement, but making it an area of focus will help me be more accountable.</li> </ol> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">These 3 areas come as no surprise, but what I won’t get into here is the number of smaller associations within each area. Collectively, they create the feeling of unrest and change I experience in each area.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">Coaching for me is a way to get unstuck, to move forward, to be happier in areas that have been status quo for some time. I don’t see coaching as a fix to something that’s broken, but a way to gain clarity and goals to even more happiness. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/working-with-a-personal-coach-first-step">Shoebox</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-917898503749820557?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-47298836239362841252010-06-11T16:23:00.001-07:002010-06-11T16:23:39.386-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>I was fortunate to have a different perspective for today's big parade and rally to celebrate the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup win. My current office is on the 20th floor and directly overlooked the parade route up Michigan Avenue. For once I thought ahead and brought my DSLR with me to work today and captured some shots of the event. From 20 floors up, everything is mostly a sea of red, which I found created interesting patterns of randomness held together with a common color theme. Because of my vantage point, and being 20 stories up, shooting through thick paned glass, I was not able to get a clear shot of the Stanley Cup as it came by. <p /> Big congrats to the Hawks for bringing this to Chicago!<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/Z4E21BcDPY1GsQLSbJp91I3asO5RaI3PZamebquOT2FWrw5UBu2WBtSM5ivy/_MG_8346.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/HcPfdiVI5he7TKzfBLThVydKseuCN9gAvs2sIS6OTnmLj2CWeh6m4U5LxOM1/_MG_8346.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/lQxyB1INipmTaRDuMQmfWxBZZW6SAsjSn04AhBn1SwJ2pC9aVrZhMQlO3BZ8/_MG_8356.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/U7RosrmyLVhHhhLi2z99w37QkPzkN2pYfQyaVsM9RGbFIkNJ9tOFmNvMpS48/_MG_8356.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/9v0ZPdeaWHQwtNoQzRQfQtt9FXA0YsLCRNpMRZHFZGKx1ekMb8axHXxJuCnN/_MG_8357.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/CV2VocRL6fewaxVMS3AnnnelrJ4NXs8QxTZuutSQqXBMgWh9LbCNiKe82tbJ/_MG_8357.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="318"/></a> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/210muA7K2QOruEjYwhCtBUI04VSmhS91uMt2G3pldvPyGp1yAoNJI66g0Yzk/_MG_8369.jpg" width="399" height="600"/> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/0QJ0ZBLGlTu8k4yfc06EsWczUIoI3c91f6Wvxo6N9PRO3qbccRe077jNMldp/_MG_8371.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/ierCSV8EGE2FedKaFqIDUFgL92pWcGEA3PTbBF2rKZ1BzzOi037u47TyrVWs/_MG_8371.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></a> <div><a href='http://albertellenich.posterous.com/blackhawks-rally-in-chicago'>See the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/blackhawks-rally-in-chicago">Shoebox</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-4729883623936284125?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-76963782203848436302010-05-03T14:30:00.001-07:002010-05-03T14:30:41.117-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/Akv6r2KklUYpa7YrvhBnTxFjNGsIUrQDnd0xGfwP1l7OymlIJDKOFSBgH92N/tree.jpg" width="403" height="604"/> <p>This tree photo has received so many wonderful compliments from my friends on Facebook that I thought I'd write a short post to share. This photo was taken with a Canon 40D while wandering the Chicago Botanic Garden a week ago. I was struck by the graphic lines and color blocks of the sky and hillside when I walked by and stopped to take the photo. The contrast of the deep, clear blue, fresh green grass and yellow buds of the tree felt like something out of a storybook when I saw it. As I periodically work on my photo collection to cull the excess and keyword the best, I realize how much I love trees. The love is more than as a subject of a photograph. I've always enjoyed being around trees and the various stages of life they share with the changing seasons. My photography collection definitely shows a variety of trees in images that feel happy like Spring in this photo, and other images which show strength and determination in the face of winter gales of Lake Michigan. <p /> There could be a book or another notecard series coming from this realization!</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/my-spring-tree-in-bloom-photograph-from-chica">Shoebox</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-7696378220384843630?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-26757865865194598612010-05-03T08:33:00.001-07:002010-05-03T08:33:48.797-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <object height="385" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="460"><param name="movie" value="http://assets.delvenetworks.com/player/loader.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashvars" value="channelId=69a5c9fb22f449619d298a127e50ea72&amp;playerForm=970b04aff67e429cb368c5d19cfb9a39&amp;mediaId=ef7d8591fd554a0cb943044697bb0e95&amp;autoplay=false&amp;autoSkipNextClip=false&amp;shareCurrent=media&amp;share=link,email,embed" /><embed name="delve_player91159e" src="http://assets.delvenetworks.com/player/loader.swf" allowfullscreen="true" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" wmode="window" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="385" flashvars="channelId=69a5c9fb22f449619d298a127e50ea72&amp;playerForm=970b04aff67e429cb368c5d19cfb9a39&amp;mediaId=ef7d8591fd554a0cb943044697bb0e95&amp;autoplay=false&amp;autoSkipNextClip=false&amp;shareCurrent=media&amp;share=link,email,embed&amp;preroll=type%3DOAS%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Foascentral.wciu.com%252FRealMedia%252Fads%252Fadstream_jx.ads%252Fwciu/udog.php/video/10002085/%252F3741%252F%40x95%2Cx20%21x20" width="460" /></embed></param></param></param></param></param></object> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://wciu.com/udog.php?section=video&amp;assetID=10002085">wciu.com</a></div> <p>Trixie is a loveable pup belonging to some great friends of mine. I've shot photos of them at the beach and even feature them on my website. </p><p>As luck would have it for a star-studded dog, Trixie is appearing in TV commercials for a Chicago television station. </p><p>See Trixie with her mom and dad on my website: <a href="http://www.ellenich.com/photos">www.ellenich.com/photos</a></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/a-dog-ive-photographed-is-on-tv">Shoebox</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-2675786586519459861?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-9686379191695416432010-04-27T06:07:00.001-07:002010-04-27T06:07:23.545-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><div>Spend a few hours in a botanic garden with a camera and you'll walk away with the best taste of Spring! These shots are from a collection I took while strolling the Chicago Botanic Gardens yesterday. I happened to fall behind a garden worker watering one bed of flowers and took several shots of the flowers deckled with water drops from the spray. I could have shot that for hours.</div><p /></div><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><p /><p /> <p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/K1iwnfdNMdA1ShZrg1fEr21RSqEmHTH9K7vaFMTFGw4khPG1BVnGK5Iod8DB/_MG_8169.jpg" width="427" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/Hcdxvf70Zge0B7YqxGpPAp0llYtb0OT7saPMljaLKhzpsywHuhbj0XKwooEq/_MG_8206.jpg" width="427" height="640"/> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/r6k747dmZOGimbZznrvsfGVjX0mERumoiV94Hi2fameLMMuXjfA9TG5gUa5O/_MG_8220.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/GLKLLgq9r7pOIGtpopwMDh41xtGXFrKwP2uq2Z51Pi0hMiwz9IejlOmFdMGu/_MG_8220.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="334"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/JNmSLfKiRLpDcPOGHJizkI9PzwSwHrpEsOve5u8t4x3ckIczPu3XiHy92Gsx/_MG_8216.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/ckQehrehrzOiQz9pkGq53Mu0uCmordHhxaQzeCkqOe5ugLRTxYQ5IhuLWkfO/_MG_8216.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="334"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/0whZaodjd6rlnBimaq9UCjel62Da1Qgr6WLS6llw3eQuzlRO9fiDMNjqNqdA/_MG_8246.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/8G3QXDMnna3BWdHkfp4aKB9HPaPpeaiijugdDqWvPUfel3wapQg2icZOl9Oy/_MG_8246.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="334"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/ZBVNb4FEDpJ9PKUNUBwVlcS1LB5wgcklbasbsZBCelxVJqKDyIBBrnJuYKv7/_MG_8254.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/zvbEv8Uz99JAUTsBlqSuf8gHueZrOnlkOxNyc8HcLzViEDGKbEMW1rKxdvwM/_MG_8254.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="334"/></a> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/QF2kb2HddoytiN3NowwleA18616LtomlJyKaf2QqgZGTtOCFnXCQLsdkpgB7/_MG_8213.jpg" width="427" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/Mbeqq4Elb61UjXPjQdlJugIG1F9qxZnecJdnfblCRxLEIvUIXmymSc09aMn5/_MG_8245.jpg" width="427" height="640"/> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/dsfXQcZcJ6XgSOpRqZEzF6UUZwXBiHXF1AnHBzO27oEqsFRqqkDFfH6AoNZd/_MG_8222.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/c5fm1vY3HNagz3SD25gFk4DjhsEVbBp0EnmpWRmM5bD2RBy6RRgAWmpSQmvh/_MG_8222.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="334"/></a> <div><a href='http://albertellenich.posterous.com/spring-bloom-photos-from-chicagos-botanic-gar'>See the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/spring-bloom-photos-from-chicagos-botanic-gar">Shoebox</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-968637919169541643?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-18811934874129702952010-04-21T07:35:00.001-07:002010-04-21T07:35:23.680-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/doGGinsjmFqtwHojlfChznoBsjnwaderxfymalEIiyuDJFzDJaiHAbcmBCCj/media_httpihuffpostco_iDHFp.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/doGGinsjmFqtwHojlfChznoBsjnwaderxfymalEIiyuDJFzDJaiHAbcmBCCj/media_httpihuffpostco_iDHFp.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="364"/></a> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-bender/awkward-family-photos-7-w_b_541138.html#s81485">huffingtonpost.com</a></div> <p>Someone posted a photo of my senior high school class on facebook today. Coincidentally, I found this article and images during my commute to the office this morning. These photos are hilarious! I'm happy to say, my senior class group photo has been redeemed!</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/awkward-family-photos-33">Shoebox</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-1881193487412970295?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-88402530546974365852010-04-20T11:20:00.001-07:002010-04-20T11:20:49.082-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/qbjeryrkqhjwmbzAwfkEtvsxroyEjAhFgiudHJkAugIpqIIwoHhuInIDHCJh/media_http1bpblogspot_dnims.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="400" height="395"/> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://danspire.blogspot.com/2010/04/uncomitted.html">danspire.blogspot.com</a></div> <p>Dan Nolan is former corporate junkie who took a leap of faith to follow his passion for art. I'm always inspired by people who leave the corporate world for true passions and congratulate them on their courage and ability to identify that passion. </p><p>Dan's latest work "Uncommitted" strikes me personally as an excellent way of combining multiple ideas into a cohesive whole. I find myself often stagnant because of multiple ideas I can't seem to pull together. I think Dan's painting speaks to me for that reason. The two very different styles he's using work very well together. </p><p>Dan's paintings often have deeper, psychological symbolism and meaning in them. It's very personal, and Dan sometimes shares this background on his blog when he posts the new work. Art that makes you think and can hold its own on a wall is great art in my opinion!</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/inspiring-work-from-an-inspiring-artist-frien">Shoebox</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-8840253054697436585?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-8701090742498677742010-04-15T11:29:00.001-07:002010-04-15T11:29:37.820-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <img src="http://www.booqbags.com/c.579293/site/BSQ-BLK/BSQ-BLK1s.jpg"/> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.booqbags.com/All-Products/Boa-laptop-bags/Boa-squeeze-macbook-backpack">booqbags.com</a></div> <p>Like women who collect shoes, I collect bags. Luggage, laptop bags, backpacks and countless camera bags adorn my home. My problem is not wanting many, but trying to find one that suits my needs. </p><p>I carry my laptop in a sleeve in a backpack. The arrangement has worked out ok, but I often end up searching the entire bag to find all the little things that go along with carrying a laptop to work everyday. The dividers in my backpack are open at the bottom, so everything slides around between the compartments. It's a pain, and bulky. </p><p>I've know of booq bags for several years and have jumped on the fanwagon. My newest bag is on its way and I have high hopes for a more streamlined commute.</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/finally-a-decent-laptop-backpack-for-the-dail">Shoebox</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-870109074249867774?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-29325952130036042832010-04-14T13:40:00.001-07:002010-04-14T13:49:10.039-07:00<div class="posterous_autopost"><div><div>With the onset of Spring here in Chicago (finally!), I'm drawn to all the blooming flowers in my photo collection. I've decided to produce these 10 as handcrafted notecards for an Etsy store to come soon. What do you think?</div></div><br /><a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/XkL43ZpbePGzvCjWL0DFcq5nUXKnWwYsXEH1iRNIJSEEZFmqfuF4KKo9UjDr/20030802_Botanic_Gardens_Kenn_.jpg"><img height="500" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/9aou10ZREcEbJWqqGtgdZ7BYvkH8n9EpHJeyb2mMsprR19XXQ2KMYDCKcngi/20030802_Botanic_Gardens_Kenn_.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/SPW7vpGIhTGWlfymUbmld2z1kwh6sktW7ks0Uljt6Rmdjp35LqoBOcJ9ecvU/20040509_Botanic_Gardens_with_.jpg"><img height="500" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/9bGnqggKxUCAXlUHyTKe9oTFXNiPjs6NBsUniV7dRgrZ3RlBXrNOtsDbTJwt/20040509_Botanic_Gardens_with_.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/1CTf094qnBM42VLOJUOaKPlp4oxtW9O2cnz590TwXnrZFl1HoJrYRBrQw8W3/20070625_Portland-117.jpg"><img height="500" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/EYeICepJeWp5fYbrhrauyt2Rwfl8byTFOLwZjtdR5BK9RJJ0v6RFFAlGKiwu/20070625_Portland-117.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/8TN1dKxqYyymrqYhqtHzOEvZOnfxJalg6tFzZ30u4I1m5hVxBJLB9rNxyYQC/20070625_Portland-111.jpg"><img height="500" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/ErW4ej5IPABhVZVvONbPp6gLBBWIUWgdmjq9DCsqiUqOFbyuPwej8wVjaFtK/20070625_Portland-111.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/qrv5KBpng8jfGX5phL3DTBMDOfegJF2pYSJdnj6lJDakGLZQ1WetdcCA4M3N/Jake_171.jpg"><img height="500" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/VMthiJSM4KesP6TZhe8PD5J8W9bSvs4a7eJAaORYcZrSsprgHWQ5fJZNTnug/Jake_171.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/cSSjTG6xblzstK3urJpzmtwUdwQXczqdCAQRJ7z5gsVpiz2i24mxsJoUpT2X/020040509_Botanic_Gardens_with_.jpg"><img height="500" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/XilE6XlhnYbzcJI9AY0HAuNFwLTWahFxOSkuVD08MoHl0G1d2IlxcOmOI72c/020040509_Botanic_Gardens_with_.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/H7F0Ra12y0BRg5IQoowcu4I7dWGQBmdVEGQyVKKWPVBHHC0ij2VOOTqonC7E/120040509_Botanic_Gardens_with_.jpg"><img height="500" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/SC5dxk90cXHzbPfeES6N3Irba6GOVFgBgkxaRp1ezDVK8nYQiIeYkcXFhzbj/120040509_Botanic_Gardens_with_.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/Jo9mPsRlFt8DIJScstJuVAkCIYfbC49wdd01G4HNANCJhvx5CSZDK3YgSOOg/20070625_Portland-109.jpg"><img height="500" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/QwqUFueVbMFEwiFpIEKmkCC0CbX1mWkeTpQyKVZF40nzdVsT4uQuzs4QNHdk/20070625_Portland-109.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/QOl97h2ivkBOKjrUcD9og5Ll9AyB2SkfB2DV77bll6mWLJb8HNeqCYylx4H2/20020714_Gardens_07.jpg"><img height="500" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/8vLRsGoKrzFc6oviWDaW8Qkqsar60p3LJ10nalrHNmu6J1beuygkGtVZzUfd/20020714_Gardens_07.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/BVFzrvdtfisicLhq3LNYOMfCTUFAK2B7570ZgGeE6nnsDhDzOSuJw0jpGgaL/20070625_Portland-136.jpg"><img height="500" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/inRn332KxibWVv6PXNyRrEa3UMXpbHdcyE5pz9Sh5kNTLxlDVTTd9YNVaZ8j/20070625_Portland-136.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <br /><div><a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/spring-notecard-ideas-0">See the full gallery on posterous</a></div><div style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://posterous.com/">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/spring-notecard-ideas-0">Shoebox</a> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-2932595213003604283?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-50376062409752425582010-04-07T08:49:00.001-07:002010-04-07T08:49:38.979-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/75Rrd2EGkDTGpaVdgOH6I9f7AW7zGSoVVpVKg0rvlCP7O8SdjDEF59p29pkr/DD.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <p>The designer in me is really loving the coffee cups at Dunkin Donuts celebrating their 60th birthday by showcasing a history of their logos. I always enjoy seeing how logos have evolved over time for a company. And Dunkin Donuts has always been somewhat nostalgic for me.</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/dunkin-donuts-60th-birthday-logo-history">Shoebox</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-5037606240975242558?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-25829746611563982492010-03-18T18:23:00.001-07:002010-03-18T18:23:58.293-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>This isn't a pine tree, but looks like one at first glance. Each branch is a palm frond. Travelling outside of the US brings such a variety of experience.<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/rxYtOcPZYsyrTJxg40TYIi9aPJdAUfHbapWfITC3OQuOI8uju7Gx1vmMNcWu/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/BNOrk92U4JgZwf5dz7JlAbGOeh9OvIN4G98YzPyRhSIYfYwgJ54y9k5FHdPQ/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/i-call-this-mexican-pine-tree">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-2582974661156398249?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-64733335673976274492010-03-11T12:34:00.001-08:002010-03-11T12:34:50.091-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote><div> <img src="http://techcocktail.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/foursquarelogo.jpg" height="94" alt="Foursqaure" width="240" /> <p>Last year at this time, SXSW time that is, the new “big thing” was location-based updates I would see from folks attending who were “checking in” here and there. &nbsp;As is the case most times at SXSW, people latch on to the next big thing and off it takes. &nbsp;Over the course of the last year, <a href="http://foursquare.com/">Foursquare </a>continued&nbsp;to&nbsp;grow and catch on with the tech crowd and eventually filtered into a bit of the mainstream. &nbsp;As adults, it seemed a little crazy that we continued to check in to gather more and more badges – everything from “jetsetter” to the “crunked” badge. It was silly yet addictive.</p> <p>After the badges came the mayorships. &nbsp;Everyone started to battle to become the mayors of venues – for no real reason other than bragging rights. &nbsp;As Foursquare’s popularity continued to grow, I recall&nbsp;conversations with a fellow technologist about the whats and whys of it and where it could really go. &nbsp;At the time we both agreed that the value that Foursquare held was the information it was collecting. &nbsp;We pondered how the company could use this data and monetize it at the same time. I felt it made sense for companies to pay to get better placement or have their venue recommended on Foursquare.</p> <p>So as Foursquare’s popularity soared, some venues began to grasp the value of a tool like this, especially to&nbsp;the mayors that would frequent their establishments and others who would battle to gain the throne. &nbsp;They began offering <a href="http://foursquare.com/businesses/">specials to the current mayor</a>, creating even more of a buzz and presumably bringing in more business.<span></span></p> <p>Yesterday, Foursquare&nbsp;took the next step, a huge step in my opinion, that truly rounds out the service, not for the casual user but for the venues themselves.&nbsp;&nbsp;The website now offers&nbsp;a true analytics dashboard to venues, giving them an in-depth view of who is&nbsp;frequenting their establishment and when.</p> <p><img title="4square" src="http://techcocktail.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/4square.jpg" height="436" alt="" width="480" /></p> <p>These metrics hold lots of power. &nbsp;The venue can see who is coming in, what time they came in, and, most important, who&nbsp;their “power” customers are, from the mayor on down. &nbsp;As Malcolm Gladwell pointed out in <em>The Tipping Point</em>, the most important group to get to are the influencers. With this dashboard, the venue owners have&nbsp;that info at their fingertips.</p> <p>Imagine if you will, a campaign aimed at these top users and how it would affect a business and its marketing strategies.&nbsp;Then imagine how management&nbsp;would be able to look at the dashboard and see the busy times of the day, busy times of the week, and so on. &nbsp;With this information, business owners and managers will be able to target specials when they know they will be most effective. &nbsp;Think of all the information Google collects and how it&nbsp;is able to&nbsp;turn that information into revenue. Now think of all the data owners of small local businesses&nbsp;will be able to collect and how this data will empower them&nbsp;to make more educated decisions with real-world revenue benefits.</p> --&gt; <p>Tagged as: <a href="http://techcocktail.com/home/tag/analytics/" rel="tag nofollow">analytics</a>, <a href="http://techcocktail.com/home/tag/foursquare/" rel="tag nofollow">Foursquare</a>, <a href="http://techcocktail.com/home/tag/geo-location/" rel="tag nofollow">Geo-Location</a>, <a href="http://techcocktail.com/home/tag/google/" rel="tag nofollow">google</a>, <a href="http://techcocktail.com/home/tag/lbs/" rel="tag nofollow">LBS</a>, <a href="http://techcocktail.com/home/tag/local/" rel="tag nofollow">Local</a>, <a href="http://techcocktail.com/home/tag/location/" rel="tag nofollow">Location</a>, <a href="http://techcocktail.com/home/tag/location-based-services/" rel="tag nofollow">Location Based Services</a>, <a href="http://techcocktail.com/home/tag/mobile/" rel="tag nofollow">mobile</a>, <a href="http://techcocktail.com/home/tag/tech-cocktail/" rel="tag nofollow">TECH cocktail</a> </p> </div></blockquote><div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://techcocktail.com/home/2010/03/10/the-other-shoe-drops-for-foursquare/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TechCocktail+%28TECH+cocktail%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">techcocktail.com</a></div> <p>I'm a big fan of small business. This is a great move by foursquare to provide targeted analytics for local businesses.</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/foursquare-launches-analytics-for-local-busin">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-6473333567397627449?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-73504387877564737162010-03-08T12:13:00.001-08:002010-03-08T12:13:33.796-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>I have always been fascinate with space and astronomy at heart. I dreamed of being an astronomer as a kid. This video captures some of that fascination from one of my favorite destinations: Hawaii. Unfortunately, I wasn't the one to film it. <p /> <object height="281" width="500"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8918647&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed allowfullscreen="true" src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8918647&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="281" width="500"></embed></object> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/photos-animate-the-milky-way-over-hawaii">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-7350438787756473716?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-46767022152191121262010-03-07T12:51:00.001-08:002010-03-07T12:51:07.350-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div>I've been a TiVo user since it first came out. I've watched TiVo try many things to make my viewing more interactive and personal. This style of popup message is common, but the actual text of the highlighted message is classic! I was actually pausing the US/Canada Olympic hockey game when this came up.</div><p /><div><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/8xxA4rTHSo68TDmL4zd3iIKyKYfMLLf3SRuj7AWBn1G7B5DOtoRID7IeaWCn/IMG_0763.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/jvRT7qpD4ygVnuiUEElG9DVNihGOsuk6pCm09StOrGvPnpn17EIPRSybEYro/IMG_0763.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <p /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></p><p /> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/tivo-sweetness">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-4676702215219112126?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-28101763941246020292010-03-05T20:09:00.001-08:002010-03-05T20:09:34.469-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>The owner of the socks was just another urban hipster boarding the train with his skinny jeans, foe-hawk, and big sunglasses. And then he sat down, making his pant legs hike up to reveal the neon pink socks. I think I chuckled out loud.<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/kG5QV1NHoyFS9K23xaTkHaV6JLBUsle5kjkpJFr68EnF7KfPjtr6CUdOcSFU/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/vu9Y5n5xkqZPtKPa0ZK4yflXWkTv3nI4ZnJdl5x4A3HVELhc21RGZqSNhF6T/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="730"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/one-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-other-22">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-2810176394124602029?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-885416682950867272010-03-03T05:41:00.001-08:002010-03-03T05:41:47.947-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><div>I've been taking photos with my iPhone since I got it. I've also been using various apps to work with the images. I haven't been doing it enough. It's fun. It's easy. My iPhone is always with me.&nbsp;</div><p /><div>I recently came across a photographer named Chase Jarvis who says the best camera is the one that's with you. Time to start using that camera more often!</div><p /><div>The photos below are some of my latest iPhone shots.</div><p /></div><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><p /><p /> <p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/YAfzu1YvWm0gekTG6gfT3sPnkvRFHk8NdA8yfYAb4CHP51SRg0SuBJN781Yp/IMG_0766.jpg" width="480" height="480"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/YeseLhblUUvJmn4tfQLHsnzBU4szDLCj9sAtUEXm6rVuOHuI1EVLKsKvYMHO/IMG_0769.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/GiDMOG8Sr2WEJbyP8FRstCeCODox7vXRVW9RzysOHUWtZNvEFhHIHqNLrc9v/IMG_0768.jpg" width="480" height="480"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/qGC6eweI02cw2eyr4V4yeKrMVTAQ0kpYhgd8HzxkINqn4Kkfe3EsTkT5gEYn/IMG_0770.jpg" width="480" height="480"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/eijLwj5PMCaeLLWkPTgMpbrGTghSgugXJAgsdXDsfn0FPaYNI2IUf48ODd2D/IMG_0767.jpg" width="480" height="480"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/shFPdTmGJes0j6SEZ6UUKuFlK3SjvudpJRSKampNItN0YZU5PfYKojbLVcmy/IMG_0754.jpg" width="480" height="556"/> <div><a href='http://albertellenich.posterous.com/dont-forget-about-the-camera-in-your-pocket'>See the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/dont-forget-about-the-camera-in-your-pocket">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-88541668295086727?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-8221577599918112992010-03-02T13:49:00.001-08:002010-03-02T13:49:37.434-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mUCRZzhbHH0&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mUCRZzhbHH0&hl=en&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"></embed></param></object> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUCRZzhbHH0&amp;feature=player_embedded">youtube.com</a></div> <p>This is a fantastic look at dogs jumping for treats in slow motion. You get to see every hair and every wide eyed stare as these pups get ready to jump.</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/have-a-smile-dogs-ad-shot-1000-fps-jumping-fo">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-822157759991811299?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-6787332549785486342010-03-02T13:46:00.001-08:002010-03-02T13:46:32.765-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mUCRZzhbHH0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;hd=1" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="500" /><div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.petapixel.com/2010/03/02/dogs-filmed-at-1000-frames-per-second/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">petapixel.com</a></div> <p>This is a fantastic look at dogs jumping for treats in slow motion, capturing every hair and every wide eyed stare. It reminds me of a TV show I saw where they showed dogs shaking water off of them in slow motion, revealing incredible visual patterns and motion.</p></embed></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/have-a-smile-dogs-filmed-at-1000-frames-per-s">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-678733254978548634?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-47758941807460777172010-03-01T14:27:00.001-08:002010-03-01T14:27:21.860-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <img src="https://square-production.s3.amazonaws.com/static/96be1843d92f6ea41ebb100ec5c0b5ce8472407d/images/home/accept-payments.jpg"/> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="https://squareup.com/">squareup.com</a></div> <p>This looks like a very cool service to allow you to collect credit card payments using your mobile phone. It's not restricted to the iPhone, but I would expect it works best with one. </p><p>As a photographer considering the art fair business, I can see this being supremely useful to artists and other crafts people who have to accept credit card payments from mobile locations.</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/accept-credit-card-payments-with-your-iphone">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-4775894180746077717?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-48714444958435245042010-02-25T11:55:00.001-08:002010-02-25T11:55:09.139-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><div>Skip the canned twitter profile page designs and create your own. Or find someone who can do it for you! I updated my profile page using some specs from a great article on smashingmagazine.com (<span style=""><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lbypot)">http://tinyurl.com/lbypot)</a></span></span></div></div><p /><div><span style="">View my live profile page here: <a href="http://twitter.com/albertellenich">http://twitter.com/albertellenich</a></span></div><p /><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/WfKA5YWfJfwyVNRJ54DlifHGPnwpDPH1rQOS84mCz22i5mSZjNJv7akZNgbE/profile.jpg" width="400" height="304"/> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/redesign-your-twitter-profile-page">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-4871444495843524504?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-49400944780938338232010-02-25T11:54:00.001-08:002010-02-25T11:54:40.231-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I've launched a redesigned website showcasing my photography of places, people and pets. The new design places all the emphasis on the photos with large galleries. An added benefit of this new design is the ability to view any gallery uninterrupted as a full screen slideshow.&nbsp;</div></div><p /><div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://photos.ellenich.com">http://photos.ellenich.com</a></div></div><p /><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/pnu0ZqZX1w0oo199xYlXbu4CQpjK7FFrVMDsA8l8Sq9IvybaI7EVz8TzfiWN/ZZ47C03F72.jpg" width="400" height="368"/> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/new-photography-website-launched">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-4940094478093833823?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-21759699675253073732010-02-21T12:54:00.000-08:002010-02-22T09:40:24.616-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Feeling hungry? Do people read what they're posting to signs like this? Sure, let me try the chocolate Oreo volcano chicken dinner. For here please. Hold the natives.<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/Q7hg9oPAhAkSDcSpj9sedJRMp3rRNUBtgbomeAdtITBNRZSCnzXNtWbvzXBu/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/WSksNHblDiAVNGpL21co0LznTq6e8SK1ffJSg82qde59t0FHYaaeOi5lIObD/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="668"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/chocolate-oreo-volcano-chicken-dinner">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-2175969967525307373?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-59488842879944914182010-02-14T09:07:00.000-08:002010-02-22T09:40:24.540-08:00<div class="posterous_autopost">Ann Sathers Restaurants in Chicago are know for their "appetizer" cinnamon rolls. They're huge. They're warm. They're sweet. They're delicious! <br />In honor of Valentines Day, their usual pool of gooey frosting was tinted pink with red sprinkles.<br /><a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/M66HgkMGnudbo8hgfOj4JZ80LiNViGJaO89LE9srk9KKHXCSKLOX63KRyHWS/photo.jpg"><img height="668" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/JQWOJxuTG38EMCKY5N2EEyYpW2fhwayYVBeLqzCekI5bey5Ls9sjTGURbroi/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-5948884287994491418?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-31172510231468133662010-02-09T11:22:00.000-08:002010-02-22T09:40:24.687-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SBPnB3noTa8&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SBPnB3noTa8&hl=en&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"></embed></param></object> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBPnB3noTa8&amp;feature=player_embedded">youtube.com</a></div> <p>Apple's introduction of the iPad covered a lot of material. This video is a great compilation of UI clips from the larger video, showcasing touch interactions with iWork on the iPad.</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/great-clip-collection-focusing-on-touch-inter">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-3117251023146813366?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-79265209135761856352010-02-09T11:09:00.000-08:002010-02-22T09:40:24.758-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div>Each year, a good friend of mine opts out of sending traditional holiday cards. She surprises my household with a Valentine's Day card instead. There's something nostalgic about these for me. I still remember the stress of Valentine's Day as a kid in elementary school when we had to select and distribute cards for everyone in our class. Oh the drama that took place even then! My friend's annual card is always a refreshing gift during the dreary months following Christmas and make me smile every year.</div><p /><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/8zqrzmpxwNxBiwSaKSvDBp0K0hAkUZSOxn1EdqDELWucwjaoxShciDACsY4y/Photo_1.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/MXfAxDnGRRQnQQvnOXSsdt1O6QakaamuzQNHehztj3TVZ5OUamOvIsHVLHeZ/Photo_1.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="470"/></a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/my-annual-valentine-arrived">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-7926520913576185635?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-80120362947946472542010-02-09T10:15:00.000-08:002010-02-22T09:40:24.829-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>I think the lions in front of my building look much more ferocious with a snowball in their paws and a cap of snow on their head.<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/ZZZzS1EVAePKdoKYZPfxXiGocGQgT152oTwyU0BDQlfYoMtBwikE2njwxTVb/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/albertellenich/uOHWIwz6xdtPMPIUfvQT38Vd2OjaJ99sFoyqHHNdOdzDCy1CucZ3b3lrgBxU/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/ferocious-lion">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-8012036294794647254?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-27268404033462166972010-02-08T15:39:00.000-08:002010-02-22T09:40:24.905-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>I don't know about you, but I often find myself being asked by clients who sold IA to their clients to explain what IA is and what I do. It's a never ending battle with an end story that changes daily. I fall back on the basic analogy of a blueprint for a house. I learn about the people who are going to live in the house, what they need, how big they are, etc. and design the space to make it the best house for them. Simple. Too simple? Possibly. Do people "get it" when I'm randomly asked to explain what it is I do? Absolutely! <p /> This video is a humorous take on the question we IAs are often asked. <p /> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="225" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" width="400"><param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=5b5a1d5cf8&photo_id=4329185089" /></param><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" /></param><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><embed allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&amp;photo_secret=5b5a1d5cf8&amp;photo_id=4329185089" height="225" width="400"></embed></object> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/all-my-information-architecture-friends-will">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-2726840403346216697?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-82154587433065800662010-02-08T15:17:00.000-08:002010-02-22T09:40:24.975-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>I think this is very unique. I've never seen something like this done before. This took a long time to load up, but the end result is pretty cool.<p /><div><a href="http://en.tackfilm.se/">http://en.tackfilm.se/</a><br /><p /></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://albertellenich.posterous.com/unique-movie-personalization-puts-you-in-the">Shoebox</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-8215458743306580066?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059729704858351878.post-86511059270673633922010-02-06T10:30:00.000-08:002010-02-22T09:40:25.048-08:00<div class="posterous_autopost"><div>As I pull photos from my collection together for a new website launch, I'm finding the challenge of editing my collection more challenging because of creative variations. Some photos beg me to look at them with alternative creative treatments. The lighthouse shot below is a good example. While I love the color of the original on the left, the added drama of the black and white version seems more befitting the nature of a lighthouse.&nbsp;</div><div>Which do you prefer? I have several other lighthouse photos for the new site and will be dealing with this question frequently.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__rcJPDswS9o/S222cjqKf6I/AAAAAAAAAfs/1x_EEGZ8nnQ/s1600-h/lighthouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__rcJPDswS9o/S222cjqKf6I/AAAAAAAAAfs/1x_EEGZ8nnQ/s400/lighthouse.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3059729704858351878-8651105927067363392?l=albertellenich.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Albert Ellenichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280734742473237697noreply@blogger.com0