Plucked from the headlines, online and in print
Do you like coffee? A computer programmer who goes by the name of Winter must really like coffee — particularly the Starbucks variety — because he’s made it his mission to visit every Starbucks in the world. All 5000-plus. According to his website he’s already visited 4775 North American and 213 international stores. I gave up […]
Desperately seeking … coffee Read Post »
Beware the latest worm threat — W32.Zotob.E can run on, but not infect, computers running Windows 95/98/Me/NT4/XP. Computers running these operating systems can be used to infect vulnerable computers. Microsoft patched the problem earlier this month but if you did get hit by this beastie, you’re in good company. It seems several high-profile media outlets in
Watch out for those wascally worms Read Post »
The date’s been set so brace yourself for the impending onslaught of excited politicians looking to shake your hand, kiss your baby and secure your vote. Interestingly, September 17 probably isn’t too far away from the date the 2005 NZ Idol winner will be announced. I wonder which event will have the greater voter turnout.
Let the voting begin Read Post »
If you’re wondering how newspapers in the US handled the Saddam-in-his-undies saga, here’s the answer. There’s not much I can say on the subject except he’s a hairy wee monkey, isn’t he?
You sexy thang you … Read Post »
Telecom has slashed residential calling rates to 55 countries this weekend and one customer will have the chance to win a $5000 travel voucher. Okay, so it’s not as good as grabbing $8.5 million in Lotto but $5000 is not to be sneezed at.
Telecom offers up prizes Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The death of Pope John Paul 2 has had a global impact for both Catholics and non-Catholics alike. His 26-year reign makes him the third longest-serving pope in history and for anyone under the age of 30, the only one ever known. A full list
Election of successor steeped in history Read Post »
The word on the net is that updates in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7 will focus on improved security. No surprise there. It also looks likely to ship separately from the new Longhorn operating system.
For anyone planning on booking a holiday online, Freedom Air has introduced a new live help system that means customers can get questions answered while they are onsite instead of having to phone for help. Even better, when you book online you go into a draw to get the cost of your flight refunded. Fiji
