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MAXScript

Posted on May 30, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 29, 2013

MAXScript is the scripting language of 3ds Max. I have become very experienced in using it to solve problems and build tools in 3ds Max.

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MAXScript, 3ds max

Image Resampling Tutorial

Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

A tutorial on how to resample images for smaller file sizes.

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resample bitmaps, compress bitmaps, compress photos, compress images, reduc

Saying Goodbye to Dad

Newsletter, July 27, 2013
Posted on Jul 27, 2013 | Last Updated Jul 27, 2013

Shawn Olson's Newsletter, July 27, 2013. News about my father's death.

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newsletter, don, olson, death, family

Canon 30D Problem with Lexar CF Cards

Posted on Apr 25, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011

Some makes of the Lexar high speed flash cards are not stable in Canon Digital SLRs like the 30D.

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canon 30d, lexar flash card, Err CF

Orangebox Breaks Some Custom Maps

Posted on Aug 24, 2010 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

After Valve updated Counter-Strike Source to Orangebox, many custom maps have missing textures. Even worse, some maps now even crash CS. Here is what I did to fix de_tension.

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custom, map, crash, cs, hard fault

Making a Collision Model

Posted on Jul 3, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

A brief tutorial on making a collision model (aka collision mesh) for Valve Source games. The tutorial is for making models in 3D Studio Max.

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collision, model, collision mesh, 3ds

Carrot-Te

Posted on Mar 16, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011

The fine martial art of Carrot-Te.

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carrot cartoon, rabbits, martial art

Desktops are not extinct

Posted on Mar 8, 2012 | Last Updated Mar 8, 2012

Editorial discussing the notion that the time of the desktop is over. I argue that the advent of smart phones, tablets and mobile devices do not preclude the value of the desktop.

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computer, productivity, mobile device, ipad

Software Activation, Licensing and Piracy

Posted on Nov 10, 2009 | Last Updated May 15, 2013

The problem with software activation systems in the Internet Age and the inflated claims that piracy costs billions of dollars a year.

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software, piracy, activation, license, internet, society, business

Flash bgcolor and allowFullScreen Parameters Not Working?

Posted on Jun 30, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

I spent half a day trying to figure out why a Flash project suddenly stopped honoring bgcolor and allowFullScreen in IE but not other browsers.

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flash, actionscript, allowFullScreen, bgcolor
Wall Worm plugins and scripts for 3ds Max