I've been using computers since I was nine years old, and have had a lot of fun with them. I still fondly remember the SUNY Binghamton BBS, where I would play Trade Wars or other great games. Those were the days.

Since then, I've gone on a lot. There really isn't too much to talk about here, since it would all be "well, I did this then, and then I did this, blah blah blah blah blah," so instead I'll point out some computer-related links that I've found useful. Hopefully, so will you.

Some links:
• The USA Computing Olympiad, a high school competition where you can test your mathematical ability. Absolutely a great place to try out your programming ability. It focuses on algorithms, not syntax, and in doing so it finally teaches what computer programs are really about. I was a finalist there in 1999, and it was one of the best experiences of my life.
• Sizzling HTML Jalfrezzi, a great guide to writing HTML. I've used this as a reference an incredibly large number of times.

To be honest, there's just too much to do to really get involved with many games. These are a few games that have captured my attention, however, because of how incredibly good they were. There are a few games which I truly do find interesting, like a good book, and so I won't short-change them by not mentioning them. I'm a big fan of games like Star Control II, a game that offered incredible humor in an adventure/strategy hybrid. Other favorite games include VGA Planets, which I haven't played in ages, although it's an incredible strategy game, and Bolo, a classic game for the Macintosh. Finally, I've enjoyed several of the games released by Infocom in the 1980s. These were text-based games, but they were well-written and very involving. In the end, I think I'm one of the most nostalgic seventeen-year olds on the planet.

Cool related links:
• The Pages of Now and Forever, a Star Control site.
• The official VGA Planets site.
• One of the few remaining Bolo sites.
• An Infocom Site.