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) It’s official, I’m predictable and boring. I’m a creature of habit. I always listen to the same music when I’m doing housework (Rammstein), I always have a cup of tea…
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) It sounds like the tagline for the next big Hollywood horror movie: she’s been buried for 50 years, now it’s time to dig her up on live TV. However, there’s…
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) You have to wonder what’s wrong with the world when Hugh Grant’s considered sexy, Helen Clark supposedly looks like Andie MacDowell (according to the My Heritage find-your-celebrity-lookalike site) and Jericho…
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) What do independent film-maker Jim Jarmusch, Godfather of Punk Iggy Pop, original Aussie emo Nick Cave and Tom Waits — the drinking man’s Billy Joel — have in common? Give up?…
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) There’s an old saying about people who live in glass houses avoiding the chucking about of stones — probably because it’s the kind of activity that is very likely to come…
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) There’s a new twist in the ongoing Nigerian scam drama so be on the lookout for an apology e-mail and an offer of compensation. The delightful Mr Mark Wailers, of…
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) One of the best things about having access to the latest news online is not having to put up with the irritating assortment of newsreaders and reporters who seem to…
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Is it just me, or did the long-awaited PlayStation 3 launch last week lack the online buzz generated by last year’s Xbox 360 debut? Like Microsoft’s 360 last year,…
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) With all this hoo-ha about Helen Clark’s latest piece of artwork to hit the market I was beginning to wonder if our great leader had a career with a paintbrush…
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) A Nelson mum’s outrage at the prospect of her 12-year-old daughter being sent porn via her Bebo profile probably serves as atimely reminder to parents that it’s up to us…