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) Have you ever wondered how the rest of the world sees us? Have you sat there in your living room, asking yourself just what is it about our little country, populated by talented movie directors and athletes and full of adventure touristy ways to scare […]
It’s otterly enthralling Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Greetings to the concerned readers who noticed my absence during the past few weeks. An unexpected stay in hospital and some up-close and personal experience with the pointy end of a scalpel were to blame. After being paroled from hospital, I spent a week clearing
Sitting duck for telephonic junk Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) This is going to be one of those columns I swore I’d never write — the one where I’m staring at my computer screen trying to come up with something to write about and drawing a blank. At the time of writing it’s a dreary,
Sites that have amused, confused or entertained Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The net has made privacy a valuable commodity for the rich and famous, with site after site dedicated to gossip, sightings and dishing all the dirt. News and gossip site Gawker is gossip central on the net, pulling information from various news sources and supplied
Net gossip compromises privacy Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Where were you at 12.01 this morning? That’s when the Xbox 360 finally made its New Zealand appearance, after a hugely successful Xbox 360 Roadtrip, where more than 8000 gaming fans had a shot at hands-on fun with Microsoft’s latest gaming console aboard the Xbox
Xbox 360 arrives; PS3 delayed Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Before I sign off, crack open a bottle of wine and enjoy my holiday, I’d just like to say that no, last week’s column wasn’t a trolling exercise. It wasn’t written to encourage even more e-mails telling me why I should use Firefox, Opera, Linux
Not trolling, just truthful Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I’m thinking about becoming a hermit. I quite like my own company, the house is warm and cosy and the cat doesn’t mind me being around so long as I remember to restock his food bowl on a regular basis. With online shopping and online
Shop till you drop without leaving home Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Woohoo, only six sleeps to go. I realise I’m probably setting myself up for an influx of mail from well-meaning PlayStation groupies telling me why I should favour Sony’s games console over the Microsoft version but I don’t care. I’m an Xbox fan and in
So, I like Microsoft Read Post »
