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) Elton John might want it shut down but the internet is just too useful to fall prey to an aging pop diva. One of the most useful internet entities is, of course, Google. I was at a meeting last week when the subject of iGoogle […]
iGoogle, therefore I am Read Post »
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Right, I’m declaring this column a depressing-news-free zone this week. I’ve had more than enough of sad, dreary and woeful news so it’s time for something warm and perhaps a little fuzzy. And what could be more warm and fuzzy than baby animals? The Baby
Enough of the depressing news Read Post »
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) With all this drama going on about the live broadcasts from Parliament, I was expecting something exciting from our assorted politicians. I was wrong. It was all about as exciting as watching paint dry. Beige paint. A spot of name-calling and childish behaviour isn’t anything
Our MPs on the net: the beige-paint brigade Read Post »
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) What’s in a name? More than you’d imagine, if online message boards are anything to go by. Reading posts on what are effectively the online versions of the office water cooler (a place to catch up with the goss) is both entertaining and educational. Now,
Naming game’s gone mad when spelling equals cool Read Post »
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) You might not be aware of it but there was an online protest this week. Copyright issues were in the spotlight again yesterday (NZ time) during what was dubbed the Day of Silence, a day internet radio stations were asked to stop playing music to
Copyright drama’s getting on my nerves Read Post »
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Kia ora koutou katoa. Or, if you’ve been living under a rock for the past 20 years or so and have no idea what I just said, it roughly translates as “gidday everyone”. It’s Māori Language Week so now would be a good time to
New Zealandish language more colourful, interesting Read Post »
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 before I hit the shower in the morning (black, no sugar), I always sleep on
The mystery of personal daily routine Read Post »
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 no scriptwriter coming up with ideas for this one, it’s all real. “She” was a
Buried Belvedere up for grabs Read Post »
