Web Site Development by Shawn Olson

Web Site Development by Shawn Olson

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Flash bgcolor and allowFullScreen Parameters Not Working?

07.01.09 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. authored by Shawn Olson

Change CSS in JavaScript in multiple browsers

06.23.09 I have updated the popular changecss() JavaScript function to be compatible with most common browsers. authored by Shawn Olson

Web Statistics

03.31.09 A brief introduction to understanding website statistics, including a discussion of visits, hits and other topics to be aware of. authored by Shawn Olson

MP4 files in Flex VideoDisplay

01.09.09 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. authored by Shawn Olson

Dynamically change a form's action with JavaScript

12.12.08 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. authored by Shawn Olson

SwfObject JavaScript Error in IE7

11.26.08 IE7 has a JavaScript Error when using the swfobject.js method if you do not give the containing object element an ID. authored by Shawn Olson

Google's Dewey Update

06.10.08 Some thoughts on the latest upheaval to the search engine world and the so-called Dewey Update. authored by Shawn Olson

UseMaps Crash IE When Changed

03.31.08 Dynamically changing an image's usemap property can cause Internet Explorer to crash completely. Here is a solution to changing usemaps with JavaScript. authored by Shawn Olson

Streaming Video using ASX files on Internet Explorer not working in Windows Vista

03.26.08 A solution to getting streaming video to play in Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista. The solution is to turn off UAC. authored by Shawn Olson

Add Google Translation Links

01.11.08 Use this free custom JavaScript functions to add links to translate your web pages with the Google translation tools. authored by Shawn Olson

Google Page Rank Dilemma

11.02.07 A solution to the dilemma of a loss in page rank according to the Google Toolbar. authored by Shawn Olson

Google Page Rank Woes

10.28.07 Google has sliced and diced the page rank of many websites, including this one. authored by Shawn Olson

Select Radio Inputs JavaScript

08.17.07 A free javascript function to choose radio inputs with a given value. authored by Shawn Olson

What are Meta Tags Anyway?

08.13.07 Discussion on meta tags, including their legitimate usage, abuse and misunderstanding. authored by Shawn Olson

URL Fragment not Accessible to PHP

12.12.06 The fragment part of a URL or web address is not sent to servers to be accessible by scripting languages such as PHP. authored by Shawn Olson

PHP strip_tags And Standalone XHTML Elements

12.12.06 A solution to strip_tags() not allowing BR, HR and other standalone XHTML elements. authored by Shawn Olson

Select Some Checkboxes JavaScript Function

07.25.06 A new javascript function that allows you to control checkboxes in groups via a control checkbox. authored by Shawn Olson

Bitwise Math Tool

01.05.06 I programmed a bitwise math tool that checks an integer for stored flags. authored by Shawn Olson

Select All Checkboxes JavaScript Update

01.04.06 The select all checkboxes javascript has been updated to work in more demanding situations. authored by Shawn Olson

Online Vs Print

12.31.05 Essay on the values of web publishing over printed media relating to marketing. authored by Shawn Olson

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