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My name’s Rose Vines. I’m an Australian writer, editor and activist, working in New Orleans. I write for computer magazines in Australia and the US and act as the technical dogsbody for the Death Penalty Discourse Network and Sister Helen Prejean. I’m interested in making technology accessible to people and helping people use technology to make the world a better place.

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    Before Hours Article Index

    Entries by Title

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    • An end to cable tangle madness
    • Geeks for Good
    • Get a better browser
    • Google round-up
    • Hands on with the Kindle and the Sony Reader
    • Help! My Kindle won't connect to the Whispernet
    • In bed with the Kindle and Sony Reader
    • Kindle and Sony Reader toe to toe
    • Kindle and the limitations of Whispernet
    • Meaningful, short URLs
    • Mixwitting
    • Office for Mere Mortals
    • Portable SMTP: Take your email with you
    • Report from Women Who Tech... and a new baby in the family
    • SP1 fails to fix Vista
    • Second Life makes me sick
    • Supporting RAWA: Fighting oppression and terrorism through education
    • Take a break!
    • Teleconferences: Inside the cone of silence
    • The Google Calculator
    • The Kindle does PDFs
    • The year of the database
    • Tip: Long URLs and broken links
    • Tip: Open Outlook Calendar in its own window
    • Tip: Open last edited document in Microsoft Word
    • Tip: Using SendTo, one of Window's handiest tools
    • Troubleshooting Internet problems
    • Troubleshooting a Google slow down makes me think about dumping PC-Cillin
    • Twitter and the Kindle
    • Up early
    • Using Microsoft Word's hidden calculator
    • Vista tips: Copy folders, resize icons, restore desktop icons
    • Women Who Tech telesummit
     
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