Online column

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I’d like to take this opportunity to raise my hand and say I couldn’t care less about the ”controversial” copyright infringement bill that seems to have everyone else getting their  knickers in a knot. It’s been interesting-ish watching all the dramas online as all and sundry […]

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I love the internet. Yes, I know love is one of those incredibly overused words like munted (someone’s been complaining about it on the Trade Me message board so it must be true), seriously (Grey’s Anatomy, you have a lot to answer for), literally, hate

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) It’s always heartening to hear that the big guns have misfired. Apple has had another whoopsie with its sexy wee iPhones, with daylight savings time in the United States causing the latest hiccup. Instead of the one-hour ”spring forward” that should have happened, the phones

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times)   I suppose it should come as no surprise that once again, that “triangle of life” email is doing the rounds following an earthquake. Every time there’s a sizeable quake here in New Zealand, this email pops up. Unlike a certain television presenter, I’m not

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The past week or so has been surreal but I can’t even begin to imagine just how bad it has been for those living through Christchurch’s devastating earthquake, dealing with it all first-hand instead of taking it all in as a reader or viewer via

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I was temporarily filled with hope for the youth of today when I saw a report saying more than 75 per cent of their entertainment searches are for music. Sadly, that hope disappeared like a sock in a washing machine when I read further into

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us and it looks like the scammers see the day as a perfect opportunity to rip people off. And you thought romance was dead. Symantec has been keeping an eye on what’s happening in the world of online scams and

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) To further prove my point from a couple of weeks ago that yes, they really are out to get us and that my healthy level of paranoia is a good thing, Microsoft has announced another security hole in Internet Explorer. Now, I could be unkind