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) Last week we established that I’m socially inept so this week I figured I’d have one last crack at my tattered self-esteem by checking out TweetLevel, a site that decides whether you really matter out there in TwitterLand. It works by giving users a ranking […]
TweetLevel may boost your ego but I trust the cat Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) It’s that time of the year between blowing stuff up to commemorate the failed plot of Ye Olde Terrorist Guy Fawkes and the rush of tinsel and fake snow that makes us spend, when Oxford pops up with the new words it will be chucking
The internet is a cold, harsh place Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) If you’re worried about health and/or safety issues, I’m your man (woman actually, but it doesn’t sound as good). I spent the first part of this week at a health and safety course, learning about, well, health and safety. I can now identify hazards and
Watch your back: you could be Rickrolled Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Social networking is just getting bigger and (sometimes) better as more of us embrace its many wonders. We’ve given it a wee hug of our own here at The Southland Times, with our very own Facebook page now having almost 800 fans who are as
Some changes work, others get slammed Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) It looks like Apple is trying to take some of the sparkle away from the Windows 7 launch with its own new products but today is all about Microsoft and the operating system that isn’t Vista. I’ve been holding off buying a new desktop computer
Apple slices Windows 7 launch Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) So what’s up with celebrity blogger and “I’’m currently having my 15 minutes of fame” wannabe celeb Perez Hilton? There was a time when I visited his site daily and thoroughly enjoyed his wee snippets of gossip. Not so much now, though. Instead of the
Perez Hilton: a day late and a dollar short Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I’m only human so, naturally, I love nothing more than a nice juicy scandal and goat-gate is shaping up to be just that. I recently stumbled upon a wee news story about Mitsubishi coming up with what at first glance appeared to be a novel
It’s a good thing I like goats Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I love that the interweb is abuzz with conspiracy theories and online tantrums now that American Idol has wrapped up for another year. In fact, the drama-rama online is almost better than the over-the-top warblings of contestant Tatiana del Toro, who had a severe case
The other guy won … it’s a conspiracy Read Post »
