Month: November 2013

Don’t let the trolls in

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) All the hoo-hah that has erupted over the trolls invading the Southland Trader Co Facebook page is a good example of why we all should be careful about our online…

Four-part koalatastrophe

Why did the koala bear fall out of the tree? He had no arms. Why did the second koala bear fall out of the tree? He was holding onto the first koala. Why did the third koala bear fall out…

Keep ‘selfie’ culture at arm’s length

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Do we really need an app to encourage people to take more selfies? Well, the obvious answer is no, we don’t. Unfortunately, we’ve got one anyway. Frontback combines pictures of…

Facebook click can cook your goose

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I reckon the Government could have saved a lot of kerfuffle with that whole spy bill drama by just setting up a Facebook account and friending all of us. While…

tap-tap-tap … Is this thing on?

I’ve been a bad, bad blogger, not posting here for months. I apologise for abandoning you (not that it’s likely anyone’s noticed) but – for a few months at least – life got in the way. It’s been an interesting…