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/1822/compare_values_with_arbitrary_comparison_operator.html JavaScript function and sample code to dynamically compare two values. Accepts numeric and/or alphanumeric values and does a comparison on them based on a comparison parameter. JavaScript http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1822/compare_values_with_arbitrary_comparison_operator.html#comments Shawn Olson 2012-12-21T15:50:18-05:00 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/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/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/1449/filter_xml_data_based_on_dates_in_actionscript.html You can filter your XML data based on dates in ActionScript to limit results in a component's data provider to one that is relevant to the given task. ActionScript Flex http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1449/filter_xml_data_based_on_dates_in_actionscript.html#comments Shawn Olson 2009-10-12T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1446/change_html_styles_with_javascript.html Video and source files on using getElementById, getElementsByTagName and object oriented methods to dynamically change HTML element styles in JavaScript. CSS and Style JavaScript XHTML and HTML Video Tutorials http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1446/change_html_styles_with_javascript.html#comments Shawn Olson 2009-07-23T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1442/apache_mod_rewrite_and_php.html How to check if Apache's mod_rewrite module is installed on your server directly inside your PHP script. PHP http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1442/apache_mod_rewrite_and_php.html#comments Shawn Olson 2009-07-08T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1441/get_a_form_elements_label_with_javascript.html This JavaScript finds the label for a form element, which is helpful for dynamically highlighting or changing a label based on user input. JavaScript http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1441/get_a_form_elements_label_with_javascript.html#comments Shawn Olson 2009-07-07T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1438/flash_bgcolor_and_allowfullscreen_parameters_not_working.html 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. Flash http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1438/flash_bgcolor_and_allowfullscreen_parameters_not_working.html#comments Shawn Olson 2009-06-30T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1437/change_css_in_javascript_in_multiple_browsers.html I have updated the popular changecss() JavaScript function to be compatible with most common browsers. JavaScript SMO News http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1437/change_css_in_javascript_in_multiple_browsers.html#comments Shawn Olson 2009-06-22T19:00:00-05:00 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/1422/mp4_files_in_flex_videodisplay.html Here is a solution to your problem if you are building an application in Flex 3 that uses the VideoDisplay component and the results fail to work in Internet Explorer and Chrome but mysteriously work in Firefox. ActionScript Flash Flex http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1422/mp4_files_in_flex_videodisplay.html#comments Shawn Olson 2009-01-08T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1421/dynamically_change_a_forms_action_with_javascript.html JavaScript allows you to dynamically change a form's action. To make the function work in the new Google Chrome browser, you need to reference the action differently than you could in other browsers. JavaScript http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1421/dynamically_change_a_forms_action_with_javascript.html#comments Shawn Olson 2008-12-11T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1419/swfobject_javascript_error_in_ie7.html IE7 has a JavaScript Error when using the swfobject.js method if you do not give the containing object element an ID. JavaScript http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1419/swfobject_javascript_error_in_ie7.html#comments Shawn Olson 2008-11-25T18:00:00-05:00 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/1395/usemaps_crash_ie_when_changed.html Dynamically changing an image's usemap property can cause Internet Explorer to crash completely. Here is a solution to changing usemaps with JavaScript. JavaScript http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1395/usemaps_crash_ie_when_changed.html#comments Shawn Olson 2008-03-30T19:00:00-05:00 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