Ralph's Technical Zone

A collection of technical information divided by category. It's not meant as a complete reference, but rather an assembly of things I find interesting or useful.

• Generally Software Related
  • Software Engineering Support - information, tools, techniques (eventually)
  • Ralph's Software and Standards List - A list of quick pointers to software and standards I use and respect
  • Programming Issues - Resources related to programming
  • Information on my Palm Pilot Software Development
  • Using Yahoo Groups - My quick guide to using a Yahoo Group that I moderate of which you may be a member.
• Java Related
  • Java Performance Analysis
  • My trip report from JavaOne2000
  • My trip report from JavaOne1998
  • Materials for a small course used to be here, but were out of date. I have updated those materials into a new course I am available to teach at your site or via teleconference. Contact me if you are interested the details.
• Linux Related
  • A great location for info on Linux connections to MediaOne
  • A grab-bag of notes on setting up Linux
  • Another article on using Linux with M1X
  • Assorted technical tricks
• Web Related
  • Web Materials - for creating web pages
  • udanax - Xanadu Implementation as Open Source
• Hardware Related
  • The Practical Mouse- A concise guide to maintaining both optical and mechanical mice.
  • Test Patterns - useful for converging or adjusting your computer display.
  • The Ref - a large collection of hardware specs
  • RCXPort - Java Interface to the Lego Mindstorms RCX
  • Telephones as intercoms - nice descriptions and schematics
• Invention and Innovation Related
  • Democratizing Innovation - a book by Eric Von Hippel (also an online video at MIT).
  • Solarbotics - a source for solar and robotic parts
  • O'Reilly Make: - a magazine with do it yourself technology projects
• Science Related
  • BOINC stats (Detailed Stats) - I'm donating spare computer power to Climate Prediction and these are my statistics. The central site for the software is boinc.berkeley.edu.
  • SETI@Home - Uses your computer to help scan for Extraterrestrial Intelligence in radio telescope data.
  • ATMoB - Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, an amatuer astronomy club founded in 1934
  • The Planetary Society - The Planetary Society was founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman to encourage the exploration of our solar system and the search for extraterrestrial life.
  • Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Society, of which I'm a member
  • Your Sky - web interface that plots views of the sky for your location
  • Sky Chart - Another interactive java applet interface for sky charts, from Sky and Telescope Magazine