Some of us have been using personal computers since they first came on the scene many years ago.

It’s amazing to me to think back at some of the computers that I’ve owned or used in the past. One had only 4KB of RAM. One had a [more...]

Anyone who’s savvy enough to be reading this Journal knows that, for more than 2 decades, Microsoft has successfully used FUD to lower the public perception of its competitors.

And because Redmond has the bully pulpit of owning nearly the entire market of corporate and individual desktop PCs, and the vast majority of Windows users [more...]

Albert Einstein was known for his brains.

Marilyn Monroe was known for her sex appeal.

Yet now, decades after their deaths, the two of them [more...]

Regular readers of this Journal know that I’m a domestic violence survivor and I work as a full-time volunteer for a domestic violence center and shelter. If you didn’t know that before now, and you’d like to hear “the rest of the story,” check out my articles, speeches and poems in this site’s DV Information section or click on the red Domestic Violence Journal Topic in the right column of this site’s home page. [more...]

Every once in awhile, I see a ist of “geek skills” posted somewhere out on the web.

And I take a look at it, see that I know most of the things on the list, make a mental note of one or two things that I’d like to learn more about, and move on. [more...]