25 maart 2006

Why 2dornot2d

My blog has the name 2dornot2d, that's 2d or not 2d but without the spaces. I came up with this name years ago when I started building a website about all kinds of 3D technology. This website has still not yet been completed. I wanted to do all kinds of interactive 3D stuff on that page, most of which used Java, ActiveX and so on and relied entirely on software that had to be installed on the computers of my visitors.
These techniques were so new back then that all users were using it for completely normal applications. No firewall, anti-virus shield, anti-spyware shield or browser would even think about blocking it... back then. But soon these techniques became popular amongst hackers, crackers, virus spreaders and so on. So if you're currently using a computer with normal safety stuff installed, you're not able to see or use 99% of that nice interactive content. Most of the companies that created that software are bankrupt by now, not only because of this but also because it's a very competitive market, lots of technology lawsuits and so on.
Sooner or later I'll find a way to make you enjoy a nice interactive 3D webssite, untill then the answer to the question 2dornot2d unfortunately has to be 2d.
Stick with me.