Welcome To My Website!

www.fieggen.com

You've arrived at www.fieggen.com, the hobby website of Ian Fieggen (also known as “Professor Shoelace”). The site has now been on the Internet for more than two decades and has seen around 50 million visitors!.

You can find out more about this website, or you can dive right in below:

Table of Contents

Ian's Shoelace Site (icon) Ian's Shoelace Site

Fun, fashion & science in the Internet's #1 website about shoelaces – and home of the Ian Knot, the world's fastest shoelace knot. If you want to lace shoes, tie shoes or learn about shoelaces – this is the place!

Ian's Software Site Ian's Software Site

This section contains an archive of some of Ian's ancient, tiny Windows apps, including the world's smallest, fastest and most efficient image optimization apps, JPGExtra and PNGExtra.

Ian's Graphics Site Ian's Graphics Site

Having experimented with computer graphics since the very earliest days (40+ years ago), I consider myself a “Pixeltech”. This section gives some information and advice about computer graphics.

Ian Fieggen's Site Ian Fieggen's Site

This is my own small part of the Internet, where I tell a little about myself and share some of my thoughts and ideas with the world. Don't mistake this for a “blog” – I rarely update this section.

Chris Fieggen's Site Chris Fieggen's Site

A single-page historical account about my father, Chris Fieggen, who became a pioneer computer programmer for the ANZ Bank in the 1960s.

Fieggen Family Tree Fieggen Family Tree

This Internet-viewable genealogical tree of the Fieggen Family contains information on my Dutch, German and French ancestry back to the 1600s. For privacy reasons, this section requires authorization (username and password) and is restricted to known family members only.