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The MySpace Generation

Posted by Shawn Olson on May 23, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011

Thoughts on the social media phenomenon and its effect on the current young generation. Originally written with MySpace in mind, but valid for other sites like Facebook.

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Minolta Dimage 7 Power Problem Solved

Posted by Shawn Olson on Apr 25, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011

When your Minolta Dimage 7 turns off randomly, try scrubbing its battery contacts with a pencil.

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Ohio 2006 Campaign Websites: Blackwell vs. Strickland

Posted by Andrew Penry on Oct 14, 2006 | Last Updated Oct 15, 2006

How do the candidate for Ohio Governor use thier websites? Facts, fiction, and mud.

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Grapevine Beetle

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jul 3, 2008 | Last Updated Jul 22, 2013
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Photos of the Grapevine Beetle, a large orange beetle with black dots on its wings.

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Arms Full of Seeds

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 1, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
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Photos of a plant and its seeds. A common weed in the Mid West.

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Wallworm Website on DMOZ

Posted by Shawn Olson on Feb 7, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

DMOZ now lists the Wall Worm website on its directory.

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New Global Artistic Network

Posted by Shawn Olson on Mar 29, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

Shawn Olson Artistic Network changes direction with launch of new global arts directory. I've now separated the open artist enrollment of my site to a new site.

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Donald George Olson died at 72

Some memories and thoughts about my Dad
Posted by Shawn Olson on Mar 24, 2013 | Last Updated Apr 27, 2013
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My Dad, Donald George Olson, died on March 18, 2013... just four days shy of his 73rd birthday.

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A Comparison of two major dynamic web platforms (LAMP vs. WISA)

Posted by Andrew Penry on May 11, 2003 | Last Updated Aug 13, 2013

Dynamic web sites are powered by web technologies. What do these technologies do and which is best?

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LAMP, WISA, PHP, ASP, dynamic, web programming, MySQL

Web Statistics

Posted by Shawn Olson on Mar 30, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

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

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