(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) For those of you who missed the big news of the week, the hair-do hall of shame has been announced. Yes folks, it’s official, according to a survey for Braun…
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A weekly tech column written for The Southland Times, a company that pays well enough to keep me in handbags and Drambuie
Things you can do at the push of a button
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) So, did you miss me last week — or was it a welcome change to read the technology page without my irrational ramblings? I was in Christchurch last week having…
Brocks family in Telecom experiment
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Tim Shadbolt’s not the only Southlander getting national attention right now. The Brocks family, of Invercargill, is one of the 25 families selected from around the country to take part…
Safer online trading
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) With the infamous Trade Me art scam in the headlines lately it would be easy for the uninitiated to believe taking part in an online auction is akin to swimming…
Bits, bobs and gaming
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I’m not a technological wizard but I am a fan of gadgets and geeky stuff, so right now it feels like geek heaven with WinHec this week and E3 next…
We all have hate lists — don’t we?
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) If you have anti-virus software on your computer you’ve probably noticed a flurry of activity during the past couple of days with new virus definition updates coming thick and fast.…
Holidays for the outspoken
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I feel sorry for John Tamihere. Not because he thought the interview for Investigate Magazine was off the record. No one could be that gullible. Not because he’s been lambasted…
Election of successor steeped in history
(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…
Wonderful websites for the virtual joker
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) This is another of those columns where I kick off with a message for my poor, long-suffering husband: I didn’t forget our wedding anniversary yesterday. In fact I remembered it…
All in the name of newspaper design
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) After all the hard work, stress, chaos and swearing I hope you’re all happy with the new-look Southland Times that appeared in your letter boxes on Monday. The new headline…