What is this page?

Hi, my name is Ricky Field. This is my corner of the internet where I practice front and backend technical skills. Mainly I enjoy experimenting with cloud technologies and putting my University study to practical use.

Industry Certifications:

Fastest DL Speed

Fastest Day

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mostly I created this site because I enjoy it. I like learning and practicing anything technical particularly when it comes to Cloud technologies. I find performing these projects resets the "forgetting curve" and helps me retain information for longer.

I collected data using my Raspberry Pi for a while and it has been very interesting to see the trends of my internet connection but, the Raspberry Pi in my gararge collecting the data failed and with work, family and study commitments it hasn't been a priority for me to transfer the task to another device.

Well I'm no graphic designer and I know enough HTML to be dangerous but this bootstrap website has been created by basically following an excelent guide by Traversy Media on YouTube

Besides following the tutorial for the front end, I have hosted the site on an Amazon S3 bucket and utilise various other AWS services to store and query the data.

The internet speed data is very real. I utilised a script that checks speedtest.net once every hour. I started gathering the data as a justification to the lovely wife why I needed to keep a raspberry pi. This was originally just saving the data locally until I thought I could explore utilising the cheapest free tier services for storing the data and generating pretty graphs. My S3, Lambda and DynamoDB AWS services all remain in the free tier with the only monthly charge being for the RDS MySQL database.

About me

Outside of work and study I enjoy spending time with the family, listening to music, following the football and tinkering with tech.

Family

My family always comes first. Even after Melbourne COVID lockdowns I consider myself lucky every day to have them in my life.

ICP

I like listening to music, especially the Insane Clown Posse. These clowns are definitely NSFW but provide a creative balance in my world.

Brisbane Lions

I always supported Fitzroy, then Brisbane when they merged. Hopefully there is more premiership glory for us soon.

Technology

Hacking NAS boxes, buying raspberry Pis, building home servers, expanding my smart home. I'm always keeping busy with technology.

My Information

  • Main Location: Craigieburn, Victoria, Australia
  • Contact Info: For all contact information refer to my CV or contact me via linkedin