Downloading mental files

If you are reading this, hello!

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As a child I found the humble computer was my favourite toy. First programming my short-hand in MS Word so that when others used it they would get all kinds of funny statements instead of common words. I enjoyed writing stories and letters and really enjoyed printing them. Then came playing games on my friends apple PCs and when my neighbour gifted me a ZX Spectrum and a deskI though all my Christmas's had come at once. I entered a chapter of my life of finding shortcuts, and enjoying computer design.

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I wish someone had filmed the first time I dialled up the internet or the first time I entered a MSN chatroom.

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When I had a job that made me count, I learned how to program my maths into Excel, believe it or not, until then Excel was an untouched icon on the screen.

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I first went on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace on a PC not a mobile phone. 

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Not gonna lie, I am delighted to see Paint is back in the screen capture app. 

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Whilst it feel a bit self-indulgent to think anyone might be interested in my brain dumps left open to read on the internet, I would not be living my life if I did not have my very own personal website. Here you will find my typos without the watchful eye of a human editor checking that I am not oversharing. I will not be chocking on guidance that suggests ways to make my musings more palatable for professionals, politicians and web-scrapers.

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Just a few of my thoughts on computers and computing in 2026, typed out,  open on the internet. ​

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Jenny x