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/1827/quickvillas_launch.html QuickVillas is the latest and greatest in vacation home advertising. It's the first website for advertising vacation homes and villas with modern technology and current user trends in mind. General Internet http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1827/quickvillas_launch.html#comments Shawn Olson 2013-04-25T08:31:23-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1826/this_art_is_alive.html Poem about the nature of human interactions. We all want to impose ourselves, visions and beliefs onto others. But it is always a give-and-take adventure. Poetry Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1826/this_art_is_alive.html#comments Shawn Olson 2013-04-24T12:32:21-05:00 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/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/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/1452/software_activation_licensing_and_piracy.html The problem with software activation systems in the Internet Age and the inflated claims that piracy costs billions of dollars a year. General Internet http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1452/software_activation_licensing_and_piracy.html#comments Shawn Olson 2009-11-10T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1451/fixing_extra_clicks_on_a_razer_copperhead_mouse.html Many people are complaining that thier Razer Copperhead mouse will click more times than one with each button press. Here's how to repair one possible cause. General Internet http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1451/fixing_extra_clicks_on_a_razer_copperhead_mouse.html#comments Andrew Penry 2009-11-04T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1431/web_statistics.html A brief introduction to understanding website statistics, including a discussion of visits, hits and other topics to be aware of. General Internet http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1431/web_statistics.html#comments Shawn Olson 2009-03-30T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1417/the_barack_obama_presidency.html Some observations on American politics and culture in the wake of the election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States of America. Politics Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1417/the_barack_obama_presidency.html#comments Shawn Olson 2008-11-15T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1411/the_phantom_dollar.html Essay on American debt, credit abuse and the lies of economicists and politicians. Politics Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1411/the_phantom_dollar.html#comments Shawn Olson 2008-09-21T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1399/ambitions_and_weekends.html Essay on being self-aware and realizing that the human psyche has some hardwired contradictions and paradoxes. Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1399/ambitions_and_weekends.html#comments Shawn Olson 2008-06-09T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1400/googles_dewey_update.html Some thoughts on the latest upheaval to the search engine world and the so-called Dewey Update. General Internet http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1400/googles_dewey_update.html#comments Shawn Olson 2008-06-09T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1394/streaming_video_using_asx_files_on_internet_explorer_not_working_in_windows_vista.html A solution to getting streaming video to play in Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista. The solution is to turn off UAC. General Internet http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1394/streaming_video_using_asx_files_on_internet_explorer_not_working_in_windows_vista.html#comments Shawn Olson 2008-03-25T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1385/cultural_cataracts.html A personal conversation about the challenges facing educational and cultural progress in the face of overwhelming ignorance and myopia. Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1385/cultural_cataracts.html#comments Shawn Olson 2007-11-12T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1384/google_page_rank_dilemma.html A solution to the dilemma of a loss in page rank according to the Google Toolbar. General Internet http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1384/google_page_rank_dilemma.html#comments Shawn Olson 2007-11-01T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1383/google_page_rank_woes.html Google has sliced and diced the page rank of many websites, including this one. General Internet http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1383/google_page_rank_woes.html#comments Shawn Olson 2007-10-27T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1379/rearranging_firefox_toolbars.html Firefox lacks the ability to rearrange your toolbars. This will show you how. General Internet http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1379/rearranging_firefox_toolbars.html#comments Andrew Penry 2007-09-22T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1376/what_are_meta_tags_anyway.html Discussion on meta tags, including their legitimate usage, abuse and misunderstanding. General Internet http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1376/what_are_meta_tags_anyway.html#comments Shawn Olson 2007-08-12T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1357/greg_oden_buckeyes_and_basketball.html Commentary on collegiate basketball, American colleges and professional sports. Miscellaneous http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1357/greg_oden_buckeyes_and_basketball.html#comments Shawn Olson 2007-04-16T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1343/ea_hp_and_user_frustration.html How misnomers and programming error can frustrate your users. General Internet http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1343/ea_hp_and_user_frustration.html#comments Andrew Penry 2007-02-06T18:00:00-05:00