> But aside from the specific question of spam, I have noticed that a lot
> of my lefty acquaintances seem to be a bit intimidated by computers and
> therefore unfortunately fail to take advantage of all of their
> capabilities. E.g., they use word processors, but haven't learned how to
> change fonts, so everything they write is in the default font. Partly,
> this is because the darned machines (even Macs) still retain a lot of
> their techie origins, when only highly trained professional computer
> operators laid hands on them. Perhaps it is also because lefties tend to
> be "people-people," not "machine-people." It would be great if someone
> started a computer school for computer-shy activists.
As long as said school included charm classes for activist geeks in need of social skills. ;-)
Chuck0