Haywire Studios

<BODY BACKGROUND="haywire.gif" FONTSIZE=3 BGCOLOR="000000" TEXT="FFFFFF" LINK="527F76" VLINK="D8D8BF"> <H1 ALIGN=CENTER>Welcome to Haywire</H1> Watch out for spark showers . . . activity at <I>Haywire</I> is always a little out of control. <P> <I>Haywire</I> Studios is a digital laboratory for new ideas, new paradigms, new creations. It is a virtual playground without limits. <P> It is also a portfolio of works and items of interest to friends, family and the World Wide Web's virtual community. As the Internet creates a global dialogue it also provides a unique opportunity for people to express their individuality. Haywire is a digital voice, broadcast to millions. <P> <B>NOTICE!</B> Haywire's home page is new and improved! If you're reading this text, you are using a browser that doesn't support frames. What you're missing is a sensory overload of glorious graphical delights -- and lots more information. To visit Haywire as intended, upgrade your browser to <A HREF="http://www.netscape.com">Netscape Navigator 3.0</A> (or that other Microsoft thing). <P> <FONT SIZE=4><B>More New!</B></FONT>Lindsay Rose Savola's tribute page (or parental insanity page, if you prefer) is now on-line. Witness <A HREF="rose.html">The Rose</A>! <P> <HR SIZE=2> <H2 ALIGN=CENTER><I>Vita</I></H2> <H4>Publications:</H4> <BLOCKQUOTE><B><I>Lead author:</I></B><BR><FONT SIZE=+1><B>Special Edition Using HTML</B></FONT><BR> Que Corporation<BR>ISBN 0-7897-0236-3<BR> Now in its second edition and translated into French, Spanish, Danish and Italian!</BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE><B><I>Co-author:</I></B><BR><FONT SIZE=+1><B>Using HTML</B></FONT><BR> Que Corporation<BR>ISBN 0-7897-0622-9<BR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> </BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE=+1><B>The Networker</B></FONT><BR> As the former editor of <A HREF="http://www.usc.edu/pubs/networker/"> The Networker</A>, a computing newsletter published by the University of Southern California, I published the issues in volume 5 (with the exception of issue 5.1) of <B>The Networker</B> on the Web. Many contain articles I wrote, including a budding <I>How To: HTML</I> series that inspired the Special Edition book above.</BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <BLOCKQUOTE><A HREF="http://www.eyeontheweb.com">Eye on the Web</A> <BR> Eye on the Web a consumer service that allows users to personalize a home page for the Internet with their favorite news, weather, sports and local ISP information. EOW was started by <A HREF="http://www.intersolutions.com">Internet Solutions, Inc.</A>, the Florida-based company that I taught a 4-day Internet design workshop for in January, 1996 (and perhaps again in the future). <P> Eye on the Web collects the best resource links in fifteen general categories, as well as providing a one-stop shop for the current versions of Internet and Web software programs (like Netscape Navigator). Best of all, it's a free service for users and for their ISPs. <P> I help design the site pages, contributed to some of the graphics and wrote quite a bit of editorial content. You can find my works collected in my <A HREF="archive/">EOW Archive</A>.</BLOCKQUOTE> <H4>It's My Job</H4> <BLOCKQUOTE><A HREF="http://www.stlabs.com/">ST Labs</A> <BR> I am ST Lab's Internet Lab Technologist. I help create test processes and assist on testing Internet-aware and enabled applications. Recently I've worked with companies such as Sony, Sierra Online, NETG and Progressive Networks. Our extensive test resources allow us to create customized test environments for any type of job or technology. This is a great company with a booming future, and I'm happy to be on-board.</BLOCKQUOTE> <H4>Previous Web Site Development</H4> <BLOCKQUOTE> I was the On-line Technical Director for LA-based Z.M. Interactive from June 1995-July, 1996. The W<SUP>3</SUP> sites I designed and worked on included: <DL> <DT><DD><A HREF="http://www.mca.com/unicity/">Universal City</A>, an on-line information and entertainment site for MCA/Universal and Universal Studios, Hollywood. My first site for ZM (started before I was even on the payroll), for which we received a <A HREF="http://www.azcentral.com/advert/winners/intro.html">W4 Web Winners</A> design contest nomination for best business/organization site. We didn't win, but to be recognized as one of the best of thousands was gratifying. <P> <DT><DD><A HREF="http://www.mca.com/citywalk/">CityWalk on the Web</A>, the on-line companion for the unique shopping and dining destination atop the hill at Universal City, California. My original design is my favorite HTML work for MCA. <P> <DT><DD><A HREF="http://www.mca.com/unicity/waterworld/">WATERWORLD: QUEST FOR THE MARINER</A>, an on-line multimedia interactive adventure. Although the downloading of large graphics and sounds is too much for the medium, it is nonetheless fun to play and the graphic design is outstanding. <P> <DT><DD><A HREF="http://www.mca.com/home/tremors2/">Tremors 2 Aftershocks</A>, Web site for the sequel to 1994's science fiction/comedy starring Fred Ward and Michael Gross. Go on a Worm Hunt -- our first stand-alone game. <P> <DT><DD><A HREF="http://www.mca.com/home/ppv/">Pay Per View Entertainment</A> for MCA/Universal Home Entertainment, promoting their current movie offerings on the pay-per-view channels. The site design lacks grace and the graphics are too big; my layouts will pass away quickly (thank God) . . . <P> <DT><DD><A HREF="http://www.mca.com/unicity/attractions/jp.html">Jurassic Park Adventure. I created these pages soon before I left ZM; some of my work can also be seen in their JP on-line game. <P> <DT><DD><A HREF="http://www.stattrax.com/">Stat Trax Professional</A>, the Web page tracking service, is a project developed by Jim Boutcher that he brought to ZM when he became their lead programmer. I wound up writing most of the HTML and the home page text, as well as creating the reporting page category graphics. I disavow any responsibility for the somewhat phallic service logo (although the radar screen tracking logo is well done). </DL> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="grafx/nhlogo.gif"><BR> Visit <A HREF="http://www.nethedz.com/">Net Hedz</A>, an early project I designed for Doug Houck's Elixir Entertainment. </CENTER> <P> <H3>@CONTACT</H3> I can be reached at any of the following: <UL> <LI>E-mail: <A HREF="mailto:toms@stlabs.com">toms@stlabs.com</A> <LI>E-mail: <A HREF="mailto:savola@haywire.com">savola@haywire.com</A> <LI>E-mail: <A HREF="mailto:72614.616@compuserve.com">72614.616@compuserve.com</A> <LI>Home: (425) 488-0323 <LI>work: (425) 974-0174 x154 </UL> <BR> <CENTER><A HREF="family/">Click Here For Family Stuff!</A></CENTER> <P> <BR> <P ALIGN=center><FONT SIZE=-1><I>Last revised 5/8/97</I></FONT><BR><FONT SIZE=-1>All contents copyright © 1997 Tom Savola.</FONT></P> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="grafx/http://www.stattrax.com/cgi/stattrax.cgi/328:1:1"></CENTER> </BODY> </HTML>