Welcome to www.peterhipson.com!
Well, you've found the elusive personal web page of Peter D.
Hipson, author, teacher, and general all-round good guy. Some of the links
that are on the left will give you some information about me, though not
everything is complete yet.
Technical Writing
I do a lot of technical writing for clients in addition to
the books I write. An example of my technical writing is the
Installing Windows section on
this web page. This writing is formatted for the web, and I can format
writing for you in whatever style you wish. In addition to writing, I have
a well equipped digital photography studio that enables me to make digital
photographs of your products for you.
Software Support
I provide support for applications written in all common
computer languages, such as C/C++, Visual Basic, and such. I can either
take over your software support, or create new applications for you. I
provide development and support for a number of applications that are
being sold today.
Hardware Support
My electrical engineering and computer hardware expertise
allow me to help you create products that are both leaders in current
technology and are high quality.
And, Everything Else...
(peterhipson.com is part of the darkstar system,
hosted by hipson.net. Darkstar (aka
darkstar.mv.com) is owned and maintained by Peter D. Hipson, and has no
relationship to darkstar.com, the Darkstar club, or any other
organization, web or internet site with the name darkstar.)
There are many definitions for darkstar. One is that a
'darkstar' is a black hole. In a black hole, the force of gravity is so
high that once something crosses the event horizon (Schwarzschild radius)
the force of gravity is so great that even light cannot escape.
Another definition of darkstar is the Science Fiction and
Gaming Club at the University of California, San Diego. They have an
internet site at darkstar.ucsd.edu. (UCSD is also noted as a pioneer in
the development of the computer language Pascal, too.) Am I into games?
Well, generally yes, I rewrote the classical (text based) Adventure game
in Pascal, PL/I, C and eventually C++. Our group, also extended
Adventure's size, added much to the cave, new treasures, and new quirks.
All this work was done while I was at the Asian Institute of Technology, a
world leader in technology located in Bangkok Thailand
Finally, darkstar is found in a number of Science Fiction
books, both as part of the title, and in the text. Check out
Amazon.com's web site for some
examples (and while there, check out my latest books, too.).