It's funny that here in the Bay area, I am considered semi-literate when it comes to computer stuff. I mean, I know what a computer is, I know how to navigate the internet, I can receive email and then send it back out again without all those annoying headers, and I have a good idea of what error messages to ignore and what error messages you should pay attention to, etc.

When it comes to my family, however, I am the "Techy Daughter." My parents had their DSL kit 2 weeks before I came home for Mother's Day this year, and I found the box had been unopened. I spent most of the weekend setting that up. My brother called me up while I was on my way to dinner with some friends the other day to talk him through setting up a high-speed connection on his computer. My sister calls with random questions about how to do various things regarding system maintenance and stuff.

Maybe it's more about my ability to