A weekly tech column written for The Southland Times, a company that pays well enough to keep me in handbags and Drambuie
This is part of the Online column, written for The Southland Times) If you’re wondering why, in the print edition of my column, you regularly see that funny looking “TinyURL” website address, wonder no more. TinyURL is a little site where you can copy and paste long website addresses and have them converted to something […]
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Dear Santa, Well, it’s nearly time for your yearly visit and normally I’d be offering my wish list for your consideration. However, I’m pretty happy with life right now and there’s not a lot that I want. On the other hand, there are a few
Hi Santa — I’m thinking of others this year Read Post »
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Are you ready for Christmas yet? There are just 11 sleeps until the big day and for some reason, I’m more organised this year than I’ve ever been in the past. I’ve already done half my Christmas shopping — something that normally gets started about
Xtra wishes for a very merry Christmas Read Post »
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Tomorrow will mark the 26th anniversary of the death of a man who shaped music for his generation and beyond, John Lennon. His widow Yoko Ono ran a full-page advertisement in the New York Times last week, calling for peace and healing ahead of the
Genius of Lennon can’t be denied, even now Read Post »
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) If you’ve noticed that among the stacks of spam hitting your inbox every day there’s a growing list of phishing scams, you’re not alone. It appears half the staff here at The Southland Times were the lucky recipients of a fake eBay e-mail on Tuesday
Phishing for a bite on the increase Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Take heart, when it comes to drowning in a sea of spam, you’re not alone. Lately, I’ve been asked several times where it’s all coming from and sorry folks, it’s unlikely to have anything to do with your surfing habits, cookies from annoying websites or
Attack of the spam uninvited Read Post »
This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Everyone has a tradesman story, whether it’s a tale of woe or, just occasionally, a legend of derring-do and well-finished woodwork. The latest online buzz in the world or tradesmen (or women) is My Tradesman, a site where you, the client, get to rate the
Sites for tradesblokes doesn’t fix the problem Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Now that I’ve been to the movies to see the latest adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, I’m feeling a bit of a compulsion to bung a parrot on my shoulder and start talking like a pirate, me
Ahoy maties, time to brush up pirating skills Read Post »
