Webonizer 142 18 http://www.shawnolson.net http://www.shawnolson.net/core/themes/wz_default/media/icon.png http://www.shawnolson.net Find articles, videos, tools, photos and more by multimedia artist Shawn Olson. http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1813/desktops_are_not_extinct.html 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. General Internet Miscellaneous Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1813/desktops_are_not_extinct.html#comments Shawn Olson 2012-03-08T18:50:47-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1812/hiding_in_the_cracks.html A poem about the illusion of discontinuity; questioning the static. Poetry http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1812/hiding_in_the_cracks.html#comments Shawn Olson 2012-02-28T21:56:27-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1811/amazing_challenge_vi.html Find your way through this challenging maze. Mazes http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1811/amazing_challenge_vi.html#comments Shawn Olson 2011-12-19T10:48:28-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1810/creating_a_tileable_texture_from_a_photo.html Steps on making a tileable texture from a photo inside 3ds Max. Includes step-by-step instructions along with a video tutorial. 3D Design Tips Video Tutorials http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1810/creating_a_tileable_texture_from_a_photo.html#comments Shawn Olson 2011-12-07T13:56:18-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1809/creatures_in_2011.html Photos of various creatures I took in 2011, including the Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle, flies, a dragonfly and the Blanchard's Cricket Frog. Wildlife Photos http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1809/creatures_in_2011.html#comments Shawn Olson 2011-12-05T21:58:08-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1467/miscon_25.html I traveled to Missoula, Montana with John Dalmas to participate in MisCon 25. I met several interesting characters including William Warren Jr, James Burk, Jim Glass and others. Personal Account http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1467/miscon_25.html#comments Shawn Olson 2011-06-05T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1466/forum_etiquette_in_the_21st_century.html A short discussion on using online forums. Why I concluded that participation in forums should be limited. General Internet Personal Account Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1466/forum_etiquette_in_the_21st_century.html#comments Shawn Olson 2011-02-02T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1465/january_2011_newsletter.html Newsletter from Shawn Olson on January 10, 2011. Newsletter http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1465/january_2011_newsletter.html#comments Shawn Olson 2011-01-09T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1464/great_holiday_meal.html Santa has the best meal he's had in years. Mrs. Claus, though, isn't so sure. A holiday baking cartoon. Cartoons http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1464/great_holiday_meal.html#comments Shawn Olson 2010-12-20T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1463/wall_worm_model_tools.html I've written a new MAXScript to help automate sending models from 3ds Max to the Valve Source Game Engine. 3D Design Tips http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1463/wall_worm_model_tools.html#comments Shawn Olson 2010-11-18T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1462/brain_maze.html Maze of a human brain. Maybe you are an important thought or a tapeworm egg. Either way, find your way to the center of the brain. Mazes http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1462/brain_maze.html#comments Shawn Olson 2010-09-10T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1461/august_27_2010_newsletter.html August 27, 2010 Newsletter with a review of Convexity, a game level builder plug-in for 3D Studio Max. Newsletter http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1461/august_27_2010_newsletter.html#comments Shawn Olson 2010-08-26T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1460/orangebox_breaks_some_custom_maps.html 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. Counter-Strike http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1460/orangebox_breaks_some_custom_maps.html#comments Shawn Olson 2010-08-24T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1459/hatching_mantids.html Photos of dozens of baby praying mantises hatching from their egg sack. Wildlife Photos http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1459/hatching_mantids.html#comments Shawn Olson 2010-05-10T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1458/information_overload.html An essay on the trends on the Internet that cause an explosion of information that is often antithetical to the ideals of democracy and progress. This essay cautions parents, teachers and community leaders to be wary of every emerging media outlet. Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1458/information_overload.html#comments Shawn Olson 2010-04-04T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1457/max_2010_particle_flow_presets.html When you install 3D Studio Max 2010, it does not automatically install any Particle Flow Presets. They are available in the Samples DVD that ships with Max. Here is how to install them. 3D Design Tips http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1457/max_2010_particle_flow_presets.html#comments Shawn Olson 2010-03-06T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1456/coreldraw__photo-paint_colors.html This article demonstrates some of the new color features in CorelDRAW X5. The video demonstrates the basic methods of selecting colors in CorelDRAW and PHOTO-PAINT. New and experienced users can benefit from the video. Corel Support Video Tutorials http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1456/coreldraw__photo-paint_colors.html#comments Shawn Olson 2010-03-03T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1455/manipulating_element_styles_based_on_css_classes_using_prototype.html Example javascript function to change element display properties based on their classes using the Prototype JavaScript Framework. JavaScript http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1455/manipulating_element_styles_based_on_css_classes_using_prototype.html#comments Shawn Olson 2009-12-03T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1454/november_18_2009_newsletter.html November 18, 2009 Newsletter with a discussion on social networking sites like Facebook. Links to latest projects. Newsletter http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1454/november_18_2009_newsletter.html#comments Shawn Olson 2009-11-17T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1453/new_cssource_map_de_tension.html My return to mapping is official with the remake of de_tension for CS:Source. This new map includes a novel mapping technique developed by Andrew Penry and myself called Dynamic Mapping. Counter-Strike http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1453/new_cssource_map_de_tension.html#comments Shawn Olson 2009-11-16T18:00:00-05:00