HTML and Java
Personally i don't like either HTML or Java very much. I think that HTML still is too limited, and Java too slow to use other than on WWW pages. But if you want to create a good-looking homepage, here are some files that may help you.

HTML
Htmlref.zip (34kb) Reference of all commands in HTML 3.2
Htmlref2.zip (5kb) The Bare Bones Guide to HTML, list of all HTML tags.
Htmltut.zip (20kb) Beginner's guide to HTML.
Html.zip (7kb) Simple Guide on HTML, (Rich Text format: view in MS-Word or NC)

Java
JDK 1.1 (9.9Mb) Java Development Kit 1.1, great Java compiler with lots of sample programs, Win95/NT.
JDK Tutorial (2.8Mb) Good tutorial on how to write both Java applets and Java applications using JDK 1.1
Brewing Java (230kb) Another online tutorial on Java...
Javasort.zip (14kb) 15 different sorting algorithms in Java.