CorelDRAW & PHOTO-PAINT Colors
A brief overview of the color tools in CorelDRAW and PHOTO-PAINT, including a video tutorial and new features in CD X5.
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.
Face of Phantom Memories
Computer art of a face that reminded me of a strange dream.
Reviewing the Slate
Review of Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate and the common notion that we are all born without predispositions.
A Call for Reason
An essay rebutting infantile attitudes of the anti-science movement.
The Hurry-Stop Syndrome
This editorial was the last Chalkboard editorial Shawn Olson wrote for the Columbus Messenger.
A lesson in flight
The kids and I take a crash course in flying paper airplanes--with the Ultimate Paper Airplane.
Ethan Olson Photos 2001
Photos of Ethan Olson in 2001, including first day on the school bus.
The Bumblebee Moth
Photographs of bumblebee moths and their predator, the yellow crab spider.