This blog has two purposes. One is to demystify complex terms often referred to in computing circles, and the other is to take a look at how computers are represented in various forms of media.

The first - demystifying complex terms - is really to address a fundamental problem associated with technical systems. They take so long to understand, that often the best people to explain them, haven't had as much time available to develop the social skills required - to adequately describe them. Or. What is more likely to be closer to the truth - it's actually very difficult to 'pitch' an explanation for a large generic audience, when you're too close to it. It's almost as difficult to explain something complex, as it is to understand it.

How a computer works is now so complicated, an expert would be scratching their head for some time before deciding where to start. Which sounds ridiculous, but in fact it has a close parallel to something we all understand something about - the human body.