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I'm not a computer girl.

People thought I was very pro-computer. I was on the cover of 'Wired' magazine. Then things began to change. In the early '80s, we met this technology and became smitten like young lovers. But today our attachment is unhealthy.

I have a sister who is technophobic; she doesn't even use a computer.

I like my computer. But I don't know how to use it as well as the 10-year-old daughter.

I look like a geeky hacker, but I don't know anything about computers.

I don't take for granted all the blessings that I have, and as soon as I heard about Computers for Youth, I really wanted to be involved. Anyone who knows me knows how much time I spend on computers. I'm a computer addict. Every young person deserves to have a computer in his or her home.

I am of the very last generation who didn't have computers at school. As we grow old we'll become something of an aberration.

Today, most young women are exposed to technology at a very young age, with mobile phones, tablets, the Web or social media. They are much more proficient with technology than prior generations since they use it for all their school work, communication and entertainment.

If more women want to be a part of the computer industry today, they have to do more to put themselves there. Nobody is keeping them out.