Geek Speak
is a longtime user of both PCs and Macs. Her first computer was a 5-slot IBM PC 5150, a machine born in 19891. She's been online since 1987. She's an open source advocate in spite of her "dark side" certs.
- Golden Apples: The 25 best Macs to date, 2009.01.27. The best Macs from 1984 through 2009, including a couple that aren't technically Macs.
- Tying up loose ends on bitty boxen, Buttercup, and the state of tech, Low End PC, 2002.12.02. Mandrake Linux rocks, Buttercup gets a new motherboard, and the sorry state of the tech sector today.
- Building up Buttercup, Low End PC, 2002.09.12. "My goal was a computer that I could take places without breaking my back or my wallet."
- Bitty Boxen: The Eden Platform, Low End PC, 2002.07.08. This 5" square motherboard lends itself to some very compact and very innovative designs.
- Little computers, big possibilities, Low End PC, 2002.06.03. The once disparaged "bitty box" has a new lease on life.
- Practice Safe Computing, Low End PC, 2002.04.04. How to work on your computer without zapping it to death with static electricity.
- Console madness, Low End PC, 2002.02.25. How I became a Dreamcast junkie despite how badly I do at games.
- Saying good-bye to the Reseda Computer Fair, Low End PC, 2002.01.11. A fond farewell to a favorite computer fair - and where to find more.
- Surfing with Sega, Low End PC, 2001.12.05. Low end? How about using a $50 Sega Dreamcast to surf the Web, do email, and IRC?
- Protect your computer with a firewall, Low End PC, 2001.11.19. Why you need a firewall to protect your computer from the Internet.
- Strolling down memory lane, Low End PC, 2001.11.12. A PC book from 1987 brings back memories of the way things were - and how far we've come.
- The power of kawaii. How a dot-bomb casualty won my heart, Low End PC, 2001.10.30. How a cheap, compact PC won my heart - and what I had to do to make it work well.
- A "must not" upgrade. Windows XP, Low End PC, 2001.10.10. Why you really should avoid Windows XP at all costs.
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