How do they do that? Computers?

This is an exercise in therapy for a recovering Luddite. There must be something to this new-fangled computer craze, after all -- gee whilikers. Here are the useful things I would like to read in blogs, but can never find: instructions for making a historically accurate portiere for a Victorian interior; sensitive commentary on the ideology behind Waldorf schools and whether it is or is not too flaky; advice for growing edible plants on the same acreage as walnut trees; and the secret of staying sane while being a mom. Okay? Cyberspace -- this means you.