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) 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 gets cancelled. A ratings slip when it went up against the always-going-to-win-in-a-ratings-battle latest series of […]
Battle for Jericho goes online Read Post »
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? Well, it seems they belong to a super-duper, top-secret club called The Sons of Lee
Not-so-secret secret society Read Post »
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 back and bite you on the proverbial bum. Online communities are havens for those who
Let those without error cast the first aspersions, error-free of course Read Post »
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 the Nigerian Ministry of Finanace no less, e-mailed me last week apologising for all those
Scammers offer an apology Read Post »
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 be taking over our TV news. I’ve worked in the newspaper industry for a long
News online without the irritation of over-the-top newsreaders Read Post »
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, Sony’s PS3 missed the Christmas market this year. However, the 360 wasn’t hitting a market
And the crowd goes mild Read Post »
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 looming on her horizon. However, after seeing the doodle in question, I’m thinking she made
Stick to the Beehive Read Post »
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 to make sure our kids are safe online. The girl was sent dodgy text messages
Keeping our kids safe Read Post »
