Tone Curve
Tone Curve tutorial: how to use the Tone Curve function to edit a photo or graphic to bring out the optimum color and brightness.
Apache Mod Rewrite and PHP
How to check if Apache's mod_rewrite module is installed on your server directly inside your PHP script.
Setting bits and flags in PHP
A function for setting bits regardless of current state.
Misconceptions on Privacy Invasion
An essay defending the government's right to spy on the public.
J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center turns 40
History of the J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center, a refuge for many children and teenagers in the Hilltop, a community on the West Side of Columbus, Ohio. Story from in the Columbus Messenger Newspapers for April 29, 2002 by staff writer Shawn Olson.
A lesson in flight
The kids and I take a crash course in flying paper airplanes--with the Ultimate Paper Airplane.
Educational Drop-Outs
Observations on high school drop-outs and society.
Gun Issues
Looking at the gun control issue in America.
Me, Myself & Mr PC
Unpublished piece on personal computers by Shawn Olson.