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Who is the geekgirl of geekgirl's? The site is a solo effort - created, produced, directed and maintained in its entirety by award-winning Australian computer journalist, Rose Vines (that's me!). I've been writing about computers since 1982 when I began working as a programmer and journalist at Federal Publishing in Sydney. My computing days began before that, though, with my first IT job as a mainframe programmer churning out COBOL at the Banque Nationale de Paris. That was followed by a stint as a microcomputer programmer at Federal Publishing (in dBASE on micros running MP/M, if anyone remembers that). When my employers discovered I could write in English as well as code -- my first degree was in English Lit -- they invited me to join the staff of Your Computer magazine, while continuing as a part-time programmer and PC support person for the company. Since 1986 I've been self-employed, working as a computer consultant and as a freelance journalist for a couple of dozen publications around the world. I'm currently the Help Station Editor for Australian PC User, a magazine for which I've been writing since its launch in 1990. Much of the material you'll find on this site first appeared in one form or another in PC User. I'm also a regular columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald's technology section, ICON, a contributor to Australian NetGuide, and I write and edit the online email newsletter, Woody's Email Essentials. If you would like to reprint any material on this site or if you'd like to employ my talents on a professional basis, please click here to contact me. I also welcome other communication, so click the e-mail link below to write if you have any comments, suggestions or questions about this Web site or any of the articles. I try to reply to all e-mail I receive, but it comes in truckloads, so I can't guarantee a reply. I do, however, read it all. |