A weekly tech column written for The Southland Times, a company that pays well enough to keep me in handbags and Drambuie
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I know the Rugby World Cup is just around the corner but for some reason I cannot get excited about the whole thing. The hugely discounted HP Touchpads that went up for grabs on Tuesday were much more exciting, even though I didn’t buy...
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I’m a proud born-and-bred Southlander but that doesn’t mean I don’t feel the pain of my northern countrymen and women. This latest patch of decidedly non-tropical weather engulfed the entire country and divided it at the same time. You see, apparently Aucklanders aren’t allowed...
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The wee meltdown that meant our lovely newspaper wasn’t published on Tuesday shows how damaging technology can be when it decides to have a bad day. The whole frustrating situation showed both sides of technology: the agonising epic failure of no printed newspaper on...
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) That lovely wee polar blast that blew through town early this week was certainly a shock to the system. No matter what it’s doing, we all like to talk about the weather: it’s too hot (yes, it does happen), it’s too cold, too windy,...
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I suppose I should get the obvious conversation-starter out of the way now by saying ‘how about this interesting wee spell of weather we’re having at the moment”. I was talking to someone earlier this week who lives in Singapore but had just arrived...
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) A few years ago, the internet was all about email, chatrooms and pornography sites, but as the younger generation infiltrates the web, that focus has moved to social networking. The question has to be asked: does this mean being on Facebook is the technological...
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) It’s hard to keep up with all the latest fads being adopted by all those crazy kids out there but I think I’ll pass on the planking and go straight to the plonking. “Plonking” I hear you say … ”what’s that?” Well, I’m glad...
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Has Facebook peaked? Has the bubble burst? Will it still be part of our lives a decade from now. I’m sure these burning questions are on everyone’s lips after the Inside Facebook report this week that shows as Facebook gets close to having 700...
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Apple guru and single-handed supporter of the black turtleneck jersey industry Steve Jobs has announced the latest iDevelopment and it’s got the geek world abuzz. It’s that mid-winter “feels like geek Christmas” time of the year again when Apple holds court at its Apple...
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I know the disgruntled gloom merchants out there reckon we’re all packed into a handbasket and heading for that rather warm place where the maitre d’ has horns and a pitchfork, but until recently I’ve thought their predictions were a tad negative. However, lately...
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