Hi, Christy,
I'm going to assume that I'm Mark...LOL! (Actually, I'm Steve) :)
I'm glad you like the tutorials I do. They do take a bit to put together, but that's largely because it's something that I'm just now figuring out or experimenting with as well. I think I put most tutorials together in just under a couple of hours...but that's after I've thought about how to approach the tut. :)
Anyhoo, yes, Walid's tutorial definitely shows that sometimes the old way is the best way. It's that "neo-old-school" mindset I spoke of in another thread.

"Incompetence will always prevail so long as evil men stand by and do nothing."
-Martok2112