March 28, 2009 Newsletter
Here are some updates about the work of Shawn Olson in the first quarter of 2009.
Web Statistics
A brief introduction to understanding website statistics, including a discussion of visits, hits and other topics to be aware of.
Astrology As I See It
A skeptical essay on astrology.
Autodesk Moving to Rental-Only for Software
How a company made for artists is pushing a policy that promotes more starving artists instead of thriving artists
Autodesk is now making plans to stop selling perpetual licenses and move all future business to a rental-only model.
2013 in Review
Newsletter about 2013, including various losses in our family and other news.
XHTML—the beginning
A basic overview of XHTML and starting a web page.
PHP Traits for Implementing Interfaces
PHP 5.4 introduced traits. Traits are in many ways like code-assisted copy and paste. They are ways to mix code into a class without inheritance. But what are they good for? When should they be used?
Webb Wedding Part I
The inside, behind-the-scenes story about the Webb wedding.
The Hurry-Stop Syndrome
This editorial was the last Chalkboard editorial Shawn Olson wrote for the Columbus Messenger.