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Computer Confidence for Women In a light-hearted, conversational way, Live Wire explores the ways that women can become confident and self-sufficient in selecting and using computer equipment, connecting to the larger networked community, and using computer savvy as a powerful career tool. Introduction Why I write this column, why women need more help than men, why it matters in the workplace and in setting policy Scaling Your Attitude Barriers to Success Letterman-style "Top 18" list of why women avoid computing - and Live Wire's counter-arguments. A kind of computing "Mad's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions." Exposed: The Secret Language of Computers How to see through intimidating geek-talk and learn to master technical language by following your curiosity, striving for accuracy, and practice, practice, practice. Savvy Strategies for PC Problems Coping with PC meltdowns. Why and how to make a computer inventory, a log book and wiring diagrams, and where and how to find troubleshooters (and thank them). So Many PCs and Nothing to Ware Building a versatile digital "wardrobe" through the same shopping techniques that fetch clothes. Buying a computer system, peripherals and accessories - from pricing to RAM. Daring-Do for Digital Daughters How even less-computer-savvy mothers can help their daughters learn to be fearless with computers - with tips on a great science project that'll have you ripping a PC apart. Lost in Cyberspace? How to Find Yourself An overview of cyberspace, explaining the Internet and its role in circulating digitized information around the world. A few words on the larger digital revolution, too. Home, Sweet Home Page: Women on the Internet Why marketers and advertisers are going after women online - and guidelines to help women navigate on the World Wide Web, explaining the addressing system and more. Computer Toys R Us vs. Them How multimedia companies think boys and girls play different games, and why it's so hard to find good CD-ROMs for girls that don't stress either violence or popularity with boys. Eeek! An E-Mail Why electronic mail is just so great ... as long as you mind your manners. A review of what it does, how it works, and ways to use it more effectively. Computer Comedy To-Nite Jokes circulating on the Internet still depict men as techno-warriors; women as techno-bimbos. Live Wire asks, is this fair? Is this funny? A deeper look at humor's meaning. I'm Sorry, We Have to Operate The low-down on operating systems, the PC's nervous system/backbone/vital organs. What multi-tasking means; how graphic interfaces help; and Mac/DOS/Windows wars. Betty Holberton: Programmed to Succeed The story of Betty Holberton and five other women who became the world's first programmers during World War II. In a world without keyboards, GUIs or compilers, they made the first electronic computer (the ENIAC) work. Note: The author interviewed Holberton on camera, in an AAUW "Women on the Go" episode aired on Fairfax Cable, Fairfax VA in October 1997. The Wages of Computing Live Wire puts her money where her mouth is, spilling the results of a major nationwide salary survey of information-systems professionals, from database people to CIOs. Human Factors A sampler of ideas and findings from the world of human-computer interaction, a topic that resurfaced when "Deep Blue" trounced chess champ Gary Kasparov. What do computers have to teach us about our humanity? Can they be more humane? Private Parts A timely look at the increasingly troubling subject of computer privacy. How to shield your private information from prying eyes, especially on newly interlocked networks. Security Guards The sequel to "Private Parts" reviews ways to keep your information assets under lock and key - figuratively and literally. Passwords, data protection and backups, and more. Designed to a Fault A Q&A with Prof. Ben Shneiderman, head of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the University of Maryland - College Park, offers perspective on why computers are more complicated than they have to be and the need for an activist consumer movement. PCs: The Hope and the Hype Part 2 of the Shneiderman interview looks into what's good and bad in computer trends: overblown "intelligent agents" and voice-recognition technologies, the advent of the World Wide Web and more. Local Heroines - Part 1 Leaders of the National Capital Chapter of the Association for Women in Computing talk about how and why they got started in their careers; the challenges they've faced in the computing industry; and the rewards that they get from their work. Local Heroines - Part 2 Part 2 of leaders of the National Capital Chapter of the Association for Women in Computing. --------------------- Rachel Adelson's Live Wire Communications promotes and popularizes information about brain and behaviour, including neuroscience, gerontology and cognitive aging. She also covers design and technology for aging and disability, and general health topics. She wrote about human-computer interaction for fun after a decade-plus career with IBM. This series appeared in print in the Washington D.C. area newspaper Women Today. Copyright 1996-2007 Rachel K. Adelson |
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