Webonizer 142 18 http://www.shawnolson.net http://www.shawnolson.net/sitemedia/shawnolsoncreativearts.gif http://www.shawnolson.net/ Creative Art, Writing, Photography and More 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 Shawn Olson 2009-11-11T-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 Andrew Penry 2009-11-05T-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1434/jack-buckingham-retires-after-31-years-in-swcs.html Jack Buckingham was one of my teachers at Westland High School. This is a short feature on Buck. ]]> BiographyEducationJournalismNews Shawn Olson 2009-05-31T-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 Shawn Olson 2009-03-31T-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. PoliticsSociology Shawn Olson 2008-11-16T-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. PoliticsSociology Shawn Olson 2008-09-22T-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 Shawn Olson 2008-06-10T-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 Shawn Olson 2008-06-10T-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 Shawn Olson 2008-03-26T-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 Shawn Olson 2007-11-13-05:00 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 Shawn Olson 2007-11-02-05:00 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 Shawn Olson 2007-10-28-05:00 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 Andrew Penry 2007-09-23-05:00 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 Shawn Olson 2007-08-13-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1357/greg-oden-buckeyes-and-basketball.html Commentary on collegiate basketball, American colleges and professional sports. Miscellaneous Shawn Olson 2007-04-17-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1343/ea-hp-and-user-frustration.html How misnomers and programming error can frustrate your users. General Internet Andrew Penry 2007-02-07-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1341/a-perspective-on-patriotism.html Essay about patriotism, nationalism and America. Sociology Shawn Olson 2007-01-26-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1333/observation-on-trust-in-society.html Essay about trust in personal lives, culture and global civilization. Sociology Shawn Olson 2006-12-11-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1330/worry-warts.html Essay about worry, stress and humanity. Sociology Shawn Olson 2006-12-01-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1322/pursuit-of-happiness.html Essay on natural rights with a focus on the Pursuit of Happiness. PhilosophyPoliticsSociology Shawn Olson 2006-10-27-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1284/the-myspace-generation.html Thoughts on the MySpace.com phenomenon and its effect on the current young generation. Sociology Shawn Olson 2006-05-24-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1279/leftover-philly-cheese-steak.html The Leftover Chef shows you what to do with leftover steak. Miscellaneous Andrew Penry 2006-04-26-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1278/crab-cones---leftover-chef.html How to make a meal out of random ingredients in your pantry. Miscellaneous Andrew Penry 2006-04-26-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1232/bitwise-math-tool.html I programmed a bitwise math tool that checks an integer for stored flags. General InternetPHP Shawn Olson 2006-01-05-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1227/the-fairness-mentality.html Essay about our skewed perspective on fairness. Sociology Shawn Olson 2006-01-02-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1226/online-vs-print.html Essay on the values of web publishing over printed media relating to marketing. General InternetJournalismMiscellaneousSociology Shawn Olson 2005-12-31-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1222/the-cheating-mentality.html Essay about cheating in online games, using hacks in multiplayer games. Counter-StrikeSociology Shawn Olson 2005-12-15-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1205/problems-with-journalism.html Some of the problems and misconceptions surrounding modern journalism. JournalismSociology Shawn Olson 2005-11-22-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1201/using-google-adsense.html New site dedicated to offering tips on using Google Adsense. General Internet Shawn Olson 2005-11-19-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1190/the-black-white-and-red-of-the-colorblind-society.html An essay noting the state of the civil rights movement in the wake of Rosa Park's death. Sociology Shawn Olson 2005-10-26-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1174/my-swing-against-the-anti-spanking-movement.html Essay on corporal punishment, parenting and American society. Sociology Shawn Olson 2005-10-05-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1169/a-world-without-pain.html An essay in reaction to the New Orleans disaster following hurricane Katrina. PhilosophySociology Shawn Olson 2005-09-03-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1159/privacy-policy-another-look.html An essay on our right to privacy and government spying. PoliticsSociology Shawn Olson 2005-08-23-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1142/scams-to-make-you-feel-cool.html Scams I almost fell for... Poetry.com and Manchester Who's Who Personal AccountSociology Shawn Olson 2005-07-16-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1137/find-your-ip-address.html Online tool to find your IP Address. General Internet Shawn Olson 2005-07-12-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1133/misconceptions-on-privacy-invasion.html An essay defending the government's right to spy on the public. PoliticsSociology Shawn Olson 2005-07-05-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1090/renaissance-man.html An essay on the extinction of the Renaissance Man or polymath in human history. PhilosophySociology Shawn Olson 2005-03-18-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1088/astrology-as-i-see-it.html A skeptical essay on astrology. ]]> Sociology Shawn Olson 2005-03-17-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1035/a-call-for-reason.html An essay rebutting infantile attitudes of the anti-science movement. Sociology Shawn Olson 2005-01-15-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1031/search-engine-optimization.html Search engine optimization that can be done in-house, as well as advice for higher rankings. General Internet Shawn Olson 2005-01-11-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/988/death.html Death Miscellaneous Eric Olson 2004-12-18-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/986/candlewatch---rekindling-the-love-for-candlelight.html CandleWatch is a new jar candle accessory that automatically extinguishes jar candles. ]]> Journalism Shawn Olson 2004-12-10-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/958/master-web-designers-website.html The new hub of professional website development has been launched. General InternetNews Shawn Olson 2004-12-03-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/881/the-animalism-of-our-species.html Response to the Eugene Armstrong beheading. Sociology Shawn Olson 2004-09-29-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/836/crazy-world.html Essay on the turmoil of our world today. ]]> Sociology Shawn Olson 2004-08-27-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/737/undivided-in-a-divided-scene.html Photos of Undivided at Newport plus interview. ]]> Band PhotosJournalism Shawn Olson 2004-07-18-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/734/love-hurts-and-feelings-are-hard-to-show.html Just some feelings that I have on True Love Miscellaneous Jennifer Pugh 2004-07-17-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/658/last-minute-villas-website-launched.html Last Minute Villas owner Stewart Granville commissioned me to remake his site. General InternetNews Shawn Olson 2004-05-02-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/457/optimizing-php-web-site-for-google.html Optimizing your dynamic PHP site for good Google indexing. General InternetPHP Shawn Olson 2003-12-12-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/441/the-mtv-generation.html Media giants hook the public on self-gratifying entertainment all in the name of freedom of speech. Sociology Shawn Olson 2003-12-06-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/416/the-loving-neighborhood--for-residents-only.html Communites want to stop teenage crime, but continue to take away legitimate outlets for youthful activities. ]]> Sociology Shawn Olson 2003-11-06-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/394/do-not-call---seriously.html When the Do Not Call registry went into effect, telemarketing should have listened. Sociology Shawn Olson 2003-10-09-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/390/limbaugh-knows-football.html Rush Limbaugh can't keep his hot air inside... suddenly becomes a previous NFL expert. Sociology Shawn Olson 2003-10-02-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/344/the-marv-albert-rule.html Anything is Possible Miscellaneous Chris Webb 2003-07-24-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/334/the-cringe-phenomenon.html Interview with Cringe that appeared in Now It's Dark Magazine. ]]> Band PhotosJournalism Shawn Olson 2003-07-05-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/317/notes-from-cali.html words from a friend absentia Sociology Chris Webb 2003-05-28-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/305/a-lesson-in-flight.html The kids and I take a crash course in flying. ]]> Miscellaneous Shawn Olson 2003-05-14-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/302/a-comparison-of-two-major-dynamic-web-platforms-lamp-vs-wisa.html Dynamic web sites are powered by web technologies. What do these technologies do and which is best? General Internet Andrew Penry 2003-05-12-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/287/adding-some-style-to-your-web-page.html A beginning example of adding style to your web page. CSS and StyleGeneral Internet Shawn Olson 2003-04-17-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/268/fuel-tank-safety-measures.html An overview of the safety measures fuel distributors take to minimize accidental disasters. ]]> Journalism Shawn Olson 2003-02-28-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/211/clean-sweep-a-look-at-the-dirty-business-of-keeping-our-neighborhoods-clean.html An overview of the history and services of the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio. ]]> Journalism Shawn Olson 2003-01-22-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/191/iwa-comes-alive-in-columbus.html A feature on the International Wrestling Alliance in Columbus. Originally in the Messenger. ]]> Journalism Shawn Olson 2003-01-08-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/190/winners-on-wheels.html A feature about disabled students involved with sports. Originally from the Westside Messenger. ]]> Journalism Shawn Olson 2003-01-08-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/145/preparing-your-website.html Considerations when starting a web site. General Internet Shawn Olson 2002-12-11-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/144/introduction-to-web-design.html An introduction to designing a web site. General Internet Shawn Olson 2002-12-11-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/99/junk-food-wont-make-you-chuck.html A review of musical group Chuck's Junk by Shawn Olson, originally in the Westside Messenger. ]]> Band PhotosJournalism Shawn Olson 2002-10-20-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/98/j-ashburn-jr-youth-center-turns-40.html Story from in the Columbus Messenger Newspapers for April 29, 2002 by staff writer Shawn Olson. ]]> Journalism Shawn Olson 2002-10-20-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/63/americas-new-war.html A reaction to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America shortly after the attacks. Sociology Shawn Olson 2002-10-20-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/62/some-observations-on-smokers.html You can't argue with people who are addicted to cigarettes. Miscellaneous Shawn Olson 2002-10-20-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/61/role-playing-games.html The fear of role playing games is ridiculous. Miscellaneous Shawn Olson 2002-10-20-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/60/the-public-disdain-for-science.html An essay about common public opinion towards science. MiscellaneousPhilosophySociology Shawn Olson 2002-10-20-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/59/psychics-and-statistics.html What happens when a Carl Sagan fan meets with person with MiscellaneousSociology Shawn Olson 2002-10-20-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/56/houdini--thurston.html Comparing America magicians Harry Houdini and Howard Thurston. Miscellaneous Shawn Olson 2002-10-20-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/55/bruce-lees-philosophy.html A review of Bruce Lee's philosphical outlook. MiscellaneousPhilosophy Shawn Olson 2002-10-20-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/54/insurance-fraud-the-true-story.html While lawmakers are worried about prosecuting insurance fraud, are they looking in the right places? Miscellaneous Shawn Olson 2002-10-20-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/8/integrating-families.html An unpublished editorial on integrating families. Miscellaneous Shawn Olson 2002-10-20-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/6/using-the-internet.html This editorial on education was printed as a Chalkboard column in the Messenger. Miscellaneous Shawn Olson 2002-10-20-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/2/mabi-ponce-de-leon-artist-and-teacher.html Bexley High School art teacher Mabi Ponce de Leon report was Olson's last article for the Messenger. ]]> Art ReviewJournalism Shawn Olson 2002-10-20-05:00