"If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." - Toni Morrison
About Me
Freelance tech writer & IT specialist. Writer of fantasy & science fiction. Adoptee & advocate for adoptee rights. Hopeless Doctor Who addict lost somewhere in the Delta Quadrant. (contact me)
My Other Blogs: Tech Tips
- Adobe’s Moved Creative Suite Exclusively To The Cloud. Is This Good Or Bad? May 9, 2013Adobe has announced that, from now on, the only way to get Creative Suite is via the cloud. That’s right, no more boxed versions of CS – you get it via the Internet or no Photoshop or Illustrator for you. Many people are wondering how this is going to work in the real world, myself […]
- How To Avoid Keyloggers, Ransomware, And Rootkits April 26, 2013The most advanced threats to your computer – keyloggers, ransomware, and rootkits – are also the most insidious. The best way to deal with them is to avoid them entirely. Keyloggers come in hardware form, but are usually software viruses that secretly record everything you type. Ransomware holds your computer and its data hostage until […]
- Hands-On With The BlackBerry Z10 April 22, 2013I recently spent some quality time with the new BlackBerry Z10. The Z10 is a lightweight, keyboardless smart phone… wait, a keyboardless BlackBerry? How does that work? Let’s find out. The Z10 has a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm processor with 2GB of RAM and a 4.2-inch 1,280-by-768 LCD display at 356 pixels per inch. It’s sized […]
My Other Blogs: 73adoptee
- A Letter To Washington State: Why Are Some Adoptees More Deserving Than Others? April 3, 2013When I found out my adoptee peeps in Washington State are facing disclosure veto legislation, my heart sank. Several years ago when a similar bill passed in Illinois, supporters of clean legislation predicted that it would be held up as a dubious "standard" for adoptee birth certificate access. Sadly, we were correct. You can read about what we fac […]