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) The internet has become so much a part of everyday life so quickly that it’s probably hard for the average young-ish person to imagine a time when it wasn’t around. But there was a time, and I remember it because I’m not particularly young-ish. Yes, […]
What is life without Cerf-ing the net? Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) They say that it’s not paranoia if they really are out to get you (they being those who are out to get you), and that’s never more true than on the web. It seems like everywhere you turn, there’s some lousy bugger wanting to break
Everyone is out to get you on the web Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The web is great for making connections (being nothing more than a whole bunch of connections itself) but there are also disconnections to think about. Last week I mentioned that through the wonders of the web, I’d caught up with a friend I hadn’t seen
Vanished online friends Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Well, here we are then, staring down the barrel of another year. I’ll get the cliche over and done with by trundling out that oft-quoted old chestnut here about time going fast and be done with it (although, to tell the truth, I used to
Looking forward to another year Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) It’s that awkward time of the year where Christmas is wrapped up (no pun intended) and the New Year is looming on the horizon. There’s really not much to do except eagerly await news of whether this is my year to get something in the
Trade Me: the gift that keeps giving Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Is everyone feeling all festive and tinsel-riffic yet? It’s getting dangerously close to the big day and with all the shopping chaos and weirdly muggy weather it wouldn’t be any great surprise to find everyone in a bad mood but to be honest, I’m finding
Festive consideration Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) It might be the new product with the stupidest name ever but there’s no denying just how excited all the tech geeks get about the iPad. Sure, it sounds more like a feminine hygiene product than a grunty little piece of technological treasure but it’s
An iPad by any other name Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I can’t begin to tell you how relieved I was when I realised the latest batch of leaked WikiLeaks documents didn’t give away any of my secrets. I might not have been spying on foreign governments or plotting nasty things against other countries but I
Sheltering from the leaks Read Post »
