Welcome, and thank u for visiting the Zoshe Foundation. The Zoshe foundation was created so I could develop software programs to make the world a better place during my life time. The first program to be available, will be a better web authoring program for graphical page design, layout, accessibility, and energy efficiencies. Afterwards, I'm hoping to focus my work towards on improving computer software imaging for advanced uses in both science and the medical field of care. My other goal of the Foundation is to organize a yearly event to bring unique groups of famous Scientists, Politicians and Entertainers together. Zoshe is a one man operation I started a few years ago because of my own personal experience with vision impairments. Since then I've been working from my basement developing software to make the world a better place. If U want to get in touch with me, please use my contact meassage page. I would love to hear from U,
Warm Regards
Robert Stack
News:
Dec 10, 2008 - The Fogotten Wild Ones.
Back in my late teens, I rescued and raised an orphaned endangered Jaguarundi cub, after her Mom's habit of raiding farmer's chickens cost her Mom's life. Many animals like her R being fogotten.. Read More.
June 12, 2008 - Wind Storm.
A wind storm hit my town of Maplewood and South Orange NJ on June 10th 2008, and downed many trees and powerlines. The storm lasted about 20 minutes, and caused service outage and blocked roads. My street was one of these blocked roads from downed trees and power lines. Here's some photos of the mess on my block Wind Storm Photo Gallery.
May 22, 2008 - My Work Space.
I added some photos here of the basement where I do my magic and live. It's a bit damp and dark, but the music does sound good down there.
Mar 19, 2008 - Opportunities.
I added some opportunities to develop stuff this summer for the release of the StackSite web authoring software. I'm currently seeking people from May to Aug to perform some freelance work. If you're interested, you can learn more about these opportunities below in the help section.
Jan 22, 2008 - Computers Needed.
I still need a Intel Mac. I still don't have one, or have found any in the garbage or found someone kind enough to sell a used one that I can afford right now. If anyone has a broken one they R throwing out, or any for under 400 please contact me. I can pick it up if U live in the tri-state area. I'll be very grateful.
Oct 29, 2007 Accessibility Technologies.
Accessibility technologies for using personal computers(PCs) has improved greatly. Programs like Apple's VoiceOver or Jaws screen reader, R just amazing technologies. Unfortunately, they don't work well accessing most websites or web based programs. It's a big problem, and it doesn't matter if you're using Windows, Mac, or a Linux PC. It's a issue that affects all PCs. To understand why, here is a video link to http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=955300 which helps explain many of the issues. If U listen long enough to this video, U will learn about the urgent need for content and website creation tools to help fix these issues. These urgently needed content and website creation tools, R what I'm currently working on, and will make available when finished. The first of them will show up in Web Authoring Programs as built-in-tools to automatically create accessible websites. This will allow Computers running accessibility technologies like Jaws screen reader, to improve their access to use and read any website built with these tools. I'm looking for some used Braille equipment being tossed out, or at a very low price, or I can borrow for a few weeks at a time. Please don't lend it to me if U really need it everyday.
May 16, 2007 - Movie.
The Gracie Movie - is a movie based on the events of a teenage girl playing on an all men's school soccer team. The soccer team I was part of and played on when growing up in New Jersey. How cool is that? Basically, we all grew up in the same town and played Soccer together. Beside having a girl payer on the boys team, we also had some very untypical characters showing up to play on the Soccer team too. Including me, who had difficulties with speech, school, and staying out of trouble. Filmed in the same town it all happen in, it going to be incredible Movie and of amazing Story. The Movie was produced by Andrew and Elizabeth Shue, and it will be out in the theaters this summer. Besides making amazing movies, the Shues support many great causes too. So, please go and see it.
Gracie's Web Site
May 7, 2007 - Need Computers.
Presently in New Jersey, people r no longer allowed to throw out computers to the curb on designated town clean up days. It's now required that they be drop off at a recycling center, Unfortunately, I relied a lot on obtaining computers and computer parts this way to keep my work going. Fortunately, I have other sources now, but if you're planning on throwing out a computer and also live reasonable close to South Orange NJ, please contact me. I may come and take it away for free.
Dec 29, 2006 - Thanks.
To those that supported me this year, Thank You. It's been a year where much was achieved. The first full working beta version of the StackSite project was nearly finished, and the Foundation has moved far closer to achieving my fruition. Not much else to say, but happy News Years EveryOne.
July 12, 2006 - Going Well.
I just wanted to chime and let people know things are going well.
Dec 23, 2005 - Happy Hoildays.
I just want to wish everyone the best over the Holidays and a happy New Years. For those that have become or have had close love-ones pass or become ill this year, my heart goes out to U.
A brand new year is upon us and I'm going to work harder then I ever worked before. It's just who I am.
About:
Zoshe :
Zoshe is a one man private Foundation still in it's pre-operations, which is being created by Robert Stack. Which is me. The Foundation is being created because of some sudden vision impairments I developed, which derailed some life ambitions, and exposed me to the difficulties of accessing websites and using computers with impaired vision. So blah blah blah, it changed my life, and I decided to form a Foundation to develop software programs to make both computers and websites more accessible for people with vision and other impairments. During this period, I also realized a great need for research and software to improve medical imagining, and also to get famous Scientists, Politicians and Entertainers together for a yearly event. Both, which I also plan to achieve with my Foundation too. Presently, Zoshe has no plans on ever accepting donation. I'll be funding all my work myself by selling some of my software and hopefully with some new business ventures. Although, I most admit, I did accept Beer donations for awhile, but I stopped, because it only donated to my waistline. Ok, lets hope I'm better at creating new exciting software and events then being funny.
Robert Stack :
If you haven't guessed it yet, I'm the Founder of Zoshe, and it's only employee it ever had. My friends mainly call me Robert and I'm usually quite outwards, cheerful and goofy. Currently, I'm single and presently living in Northern New Jersey, where I enjoy a very active and simple life. My love for science, surfing and adventuresses activities is no great secret to my friends, but I also love to read and listening to music too. My other activities and interests are staying fit, venturous nights out on the town with friends, flying, traveling, and helping others. I'm also an outgoing American, who loves meeting new people, their cultures, and sharing mine . Growing up I loved to box, hack computers and learn about science. I don't box that much anymore, but I still enjoy the training to keep in shape. Personally, I'm generally a very caring, fun loven person who appreciates life and try's my best to understand it. Presently, I make no living, and may not for a while. Nor am I rich or lazy. I'm just trying to make the world a better place right now. If U wish, please feel free to contact me with any qustions. All the best, and hopefully I was not to boring.
Articles:
Joint Effort :
My cousin Dr. Stack is a full Col. Medical Doctor and Surgean in the Army. I'm very proud of him and his accomplishments. Currently he is Chief of Surgery in Baghdad Iraq saving lives and severing our country. This article is about the Joint Effort him and his Staff did in a Army Hospital here in the USA. I wish U the best Coz.
The Fogotten Wild Cats :
Back in my late teens, I rescued and raised an orphaned endangered Jaguarundi cub, after her Mom's habit of raiding farmer's chickens cost her Mom's life. Many animals like her R being fogotten.. Read More.
Is Americhoice killing people with unsafe health Insurance? :
I will try to answer this question with an upcoming article, and also if their the next Enron? So far, I believe soo. Lets just say, I'm relieved I don't own any of their stock, and NO ONE close to me has Americhoice as health Insurance.
PowerBook G4 trackpad :
This is the link to a diagram I made of a G4 AL PowerBook trackpad using border tape and the side track software program to improve
usabilite. The method I created is something I call the void method and is very simple to use and understand.
Events:
HybridParty-
Still being planned out, the Hybrid will be an annual night club party event for both celebrity entertainers and famous scientists to attend together. The goal of the party is an event for celebrities to meet, socialize and party
with famous scientists from around the world.
Some areas of social concern for the first event, will be Stem Cell research, renewable energy and dealing with global population.
I don't know if or when the first party will be, but I'm hoping sooner than later. Currently I built a website, and software to handle such an event. But I'm also hoping to find people that can help too with such an event. If u like to help or get involve with it, please contact me.
Help Wanted:
Opportunities -
I'll be needed help for my release of my first web authoring program to enhance Adobe products. From now to it's release, I'll be offering some opportunities to develop stuff I'll be needing for it's release. The program is a plugin extension for Adobe's popular product called Dreamweaver. The extension is a set of web authoring tools to build accessible friendly websites in a far more innovative way. Anyone in the World may apply for these opportunities. If accepted, you will be paid a percentage of the program's revenue within the agreed terms and conditions provided by Zoshe. This is a great opportunity for students and part time work, or a firm looking for exposer, or a retiree who's itching to get back in the game. If you're interested please use the contact form and provide a hyperlink to your resume, or profile, or something which shows your abilities. The following opportunities are available:
1. Patent Software Developers: to develop software patents for a web author program. I'm seeking talented individuals who can write a software patent for my web authoring innovations. A general understanding of web authoring, and the ability to technologically write about software is necessary. You don't need to be a Lawyer, but you will be responsible for developing a summit-able Patent for it. The Patent most be finished by a agreed date.
2. A Product Sales Material Developer: to develop product sales material for a web authoring program. You most have a understanding of web authoring, and become Knowledgeable of the product. You will be responsible for creating and producing the content and sales material for it's online product pages. The content and sales material should convey what the product is, it's innovations, and what it can do. Furthermore, it should contain text, product artwork, screen shots, and product demonstration videos.
3. A Software Help System Developer: to develop content for a web author program's help system. I'm seeking a talented individual who can create the content for a web authoring program's help system. You most have a understanding of web authoring, and become Knowledgeable of the product. You will be responsible for creating and producing the usable content for it's help system using HTML. The content help should be organized in a intuitive way using text and/or screen shots to help aid both Mac and Windows Users.
Software Projects:
StackSite-
Stacksite is a new website authoring program with tools and technologies which allows website designers and developers to design and build graphically accessible websites to improve a site's graphics and usability access for those with or without impairments. It basically allows web designers to create a better graphical website so people with or without any impairments can both access and enjoy your website. The program was built from the ground up with a focus to make building a better accessible website fun. There R many tools and features you will not find in any other program. Many of these tools and features reduce website development cost, and improves the experience of building a website for both novice and professional web developers. The tools were designed to provides a simple and powerful way to create scaliable website graphics, navigation and content which can also be read by screen readers and accessed with special input devices. These abilities are meant to improve the access and usability for people with various vision and/or physical impairments, but also provide a better graphical website experience for those without impairments too. These tools also include and use technologies to increase a website's loading speed, and lowing it's bandwidth needs. This allows a website to energy use and make it more environmentally friendly(Green) by lowering it's carbon footprint. The program also breaks through many of the problems with building and maintaining a modern graphically rich accessible website.(GRAW) Effectively dealing with different browser incompatibilities and designs with standards built into it's web authoring tools and it's advanced technologies. The tools include Layouts, Sections, Rows, Columns, Menus, Menubars, Pulldown menus, Breadcrumbs, Content areas, global Snipets, Picture Viewers, Page artwork, Menu artwork, Forms, and a bunch of other cool stuff. Furthermore, which all can be edited and styled in real time without writting code. StackSite is in a working beta stage, and I hope to have it available soon as a plugin for Dreamweaver first and other programs later on. It will be available for both Windows and Linux Users for various programs. If or when I find some intel macs(at least one) in the garbage, I'll work on providing a Mac version too. Until then, Mac users will need to buy Vmware or Parallel to run StackSite if U want to build better websites. Pricing will be FREE to those that Qualify.
StackTracker-
StackTracker is a software program that searches around the internet and reports back to you when it finds websites that may have stolen your javascript programs and artwork. It's based on BlowGo. BlowGo is a technology I
created that can find the smallest traces of your javascript program on someone else's website even if it has been reversed engineered in the attempt to hide it. Currently I'm only going to use this program in-house(IH) to catch unauthorized use of the StackViewer and StackSite programs. I hope to have it available sometime next year. Sorry, this one will not be free.
StackViewer
Since the StackViewer is a fairly simple program, I've decided not to make it a stand alone program anymore. Instead I decided to incorporate it into the StackSite program above as a set of tools to build one. The StackViewer software program is a Picture Viewer, that scales images and eliminates the lag time that normally occurs between picture changes. Whether you decide to use it on a single webpage or through out your website, the StackViewer can be easily customized to meet most personal and business needs. This program will be available as part of the StackSite tools above. Pricing will be FREE to those that Qualify.
Here's a working prototype sample viewer I put together as a model to show one working in a webpage as a basic picture viewer.
Business Ventures:
A few years back I put off starting some new businesses, so I could start a Foundation for various causes I felt needed immediate attention. At some point in the near future, I'm hopping to launch some of these businesses to help fund my Foundation's work on a much larger scale. I've done a lot of work on them, and it would be a shame if they never see the light of day. So, I'm mentioning here on Zoshe Foundation's website to see if anyone interested and/or could help in the future potential of these business ventures. If U can, please contact me. The following is a little info of these potential businesses and ventures.
Beverage.
The beverage business is based around a new line of innovative beverage drinks I personally designed and created. It currently has a business plan fully written that reflects these innovative
products that can differentiate themselves in a highly profitable and competitive ready-to-drink beverage market. Zoshe will be selling it as a start up business, sometime after I release the software programs above.
Clothing-
This is just a simple line of shirts and hats I designed with both a catchy and innovative concept. The business it self is web based and is designed to require very little
marketing effort. I recognize this is a very difficult and trendy business, so I will launch this business myself and then offer to sell it.
Zoshe will be selling it sometime after I release the software programs above and shortly after it's launch.
Distributor-
This is a web based Building Supply start-up. It was designed and created by me as a Wholesale Distributor business with no retail.
Using my previous experiences of creating and running a wholesale and mail order plumbing supply, I have already formulated and written a business plan and designed a website with
some amazing things to offer to make buying supplies online simple and easy. Zoshe will be selling it as a start up business, sometime after I release the software programs above.
TradeDirectory-
This Is a web based Directory I created using my knowledge of both the building trade industry and my computer programming skills. It's goals, is to fill the need for a web based building trade directory by providing a very easy directory to list and look up businesses solely related to
the building trade industry. The directory is based on some new incredible user interface smart menus that make using the directory amazingly simple and fun to use. I wrote no business plan for this start up business, but
advertisement will certainly be the engine that drives it's revenue stream. Depending on you skill level, three or more people can run the hole thing.
Currently, I have most of the work done with designing and developing it and plan to have it ready for beta stages and for sale soon.
Links to good causes:
Camp for Children of Chernobyl
Please check it out. It's a wonderful cause, that is helping and caring for kids of the Chernobyl Nuclear disaster.
www.c4ccuk.org
ArtWorks
These people R totally Rockin with helping kids. So get involved.
www.artworksfoundation.org