(This is part of the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The jolly old bloke in the red suit has put his tech-savvy elves to work and they’ve come up with a website to be proud of. Santa Line is…
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A weekly tech column written for The Southland Times, a company that pays well enough to keep me in handbags and Drambuie
Stuck for a pressie? No ducking way
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Dear Santa, I have been a very good girl this year and would like to submit my list of Christmas requirements for your perusal. My poor, long-suffering husband says I…
Get savvy to make a bit of dosh on the side
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) So, did you get tickets to the U2 concert? Those who did and opted to sell them on to make a few bucks have been subjected to no end of…
Time to start thinking about buying pressies
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Oooh, it’s December already. How did that happen? It’s time to start thinking about buying pressies and decorating the tree. Or, in my case, moving the pre-decorated tree from the…
Maps and (big) monkeys
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The AA’s new online travel and mapping service has proved so popular that the site has been knocked over in the rush. According to AA brand manager Mark Williams, AA…
You remember how to www.histle, don’t you?
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Hands up all the habitual whistlers out there … hmmm, come on, surely there must be someone apart from me. I whistle. Constantly. And loudly. It’s a habit I picked…
Last-minute packing
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I’ve stopped counting sleeps, it’s finally here. I’m on holiday. Right about now, I’m probably sorting out last-minute bits and pieces and packing my SPF-gazillion-plus sunscreen before I head off…
Please come in, Winston, and show me your king-size pizza
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Am I the only one who’s finding the aftermath of the election a lot like an episode of Blind Date? There seems to be a whole lot of wooing going…
I am Sams, Sams I am (and I could make mils)
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Oh, I feel so special. Just last week I received an e-mail from my new best friend, Tony Night. Mr Night is a manager at a prestigious London bank and…
Style file for imbeciles
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Gather round, fashion victims, after last week’s rant about mullets it’s time for Style for Dummies. If, like me, you’re about as in touch with trends as Michael Jackson is…