Published articles
The following 11 articles by Alan Jay Weiner have been published in ZATZ magazines.

Interrupt-driven serial communications
Once asked what serial communications was, a young programming student thought long and hard. Then he said, "Get a box of Captain Crunch, open it, and wing the cereal at the kid at the next desk." Needless to say, the young fellow was destined for programming fame and fortune. If you want to learn how to make your program communicate over the serial port without excess battery consumption and without starting a food fight, you should read Programming Technology Editor Alan Jay Weiner's latest Programming Power column. [PalmPower Magazine, March 1999]

Playing the field
Programming technology editor Alan Jay Weiner is back -- and better than ever before. In this fine continuation of our well-respected Programming Power series, Alan tells you about the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of programming with fields. [PalmPower Magazine, February 1999]

An introduction to serial communications
Most of us use the Palm device's serial port every day -- but don't know it. A little-known secret is the HotSync port on the bottom of the Palm device is a standard RS-232 serial port. In this informative article, programming technology editor Alan Jay Weiner shows us how the serial port works and how to write programs that use it. Even if you're not a programmer, you'll enjoy learning about what makes the serial port tick. [PalmPower Magazine, December 1998]

Finishing up Rocketship
In honor of John Glenn's historic shuttle flight, we present the final version of programming technology editor Alan Jay Weiner's Rocketship program. In this edition of PalmPower's Programming Power column, Alan finishes the program, adding a goal (docking the rocket with a space station), a win or lose response, and some other out-of-this-world changes. [PalmPower Magazine, November 1998]

Setting application preferences
In "When Harry Met Sally", Meg Ryan ("Sally") got all fussy about how she ordered her food. Billy Crystal ("Harry") called her "high maintenance". We at PalmPower identify with "high maintenance" and try to live our lives in such a way that we live up to that label. Another way of thinking about a high maintenance individual is to understand that such a person has many preferences. Software running on Palm organizers also has preferences, but is probably nowhere near as high maintenance as your editors. In this latest of the Programming Power series, prgramming technology editor Alan Jay Weiner shows us how you can set Palm preferences in your programs. Now if only it were that easy in real life! [PalmPower Magazine, October 1998]

Rocketship: writing a PalmPilot game
Although many of us don't admit it, we all love playing games on our PalmPilot device. Programming technology editor Alan Jay Weiner continues his popular Programming Power series with this fun article. If you've wondered how games are built on the PalmPilot, or you've been interested in how to make use of the Palm device buttons in your own programs, this is the article for you. [PalmPower Magazine, September 1998]

Programming controls in PalmOS
In programmer-speak, "controls" are the doodads you use to interact with the Palm device. A button is a control. So is a checkbox. But if you're a programmer building some new nifty-neato Palm application, how do you control the controls? In the latest installment of his highly-regarded Programming Power column, Programming Technology Editor Alan Jay Weiner shows you how to become your very own control freak. [PalmPower Magazine, August 1998]

Utility routines for programmers
If it weren't for intrepid programmers, we wouldn't have all the cool Palm software we use every day. Programming is tough work, but someone's got to do it. If you're one of those programmers (or if you're learning how), this article will be a real score. In it, our Programming Power columnist Alan Jay Weiner introduces a number of very simple routines that can improve your programs and save you a ton of programming time. Now, maybe -- just maybe -- you can get that sleep you've been dreaming about. [PalmPower Magazine, July 1998]

Resources, forms and controls
Alan Jay Weiner continues his course in PalmPilot programming in this latest installment of Programming Power. All the user interface items you use on your PalmPilot, like menus and buttons, are called "resources". In this article, Alan shows you how you can implement resources in your programs. [PalmPower Magazine, June 1998]

Hello World!
Have you ever wondered how PalmPilot program really works? What magical incantations are required to get everything on-screen every time? Well, this is your lucky day! Contributing editor Alan Jay Weiner takes you through "hello world", the simplest of C programs. Even if you are not a programmer, you'll find this article enlightening. [PalmPower Magazine, May 1998]

An introduction to programming the PalmPilot
Where does the PalmPilot get all these wonderful toys? It's a mere matter of programming. Alan Jay Weiner kicks off the first of his monthly programming columns with an introduction to programming on the PalmPilot. [PalmPower Magazine, March 1998]