(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) So, have you gone looking for your house on Google’s Street View yet? There’s been so much debate about it online you’d almost think the sky was falling down. Or that the Google cameras were peeping in windows and through keyholes. However, it’s really not that bad. […]
Street View: it’s not the end of the world, people Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Suicide isn’t a topic many of us want to discuss but the death of a United States teen last week has made it a hotly debated topic online and there have been calls for censorship of the internet. However, short of putting in place the
Suicide and apathy on the internet Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Did you miss me? After weeks of getting my column written while enduring adventure and excitement in the wilds of Australia, I was stopped in my tracks last week by that most dastardly Australian predator, the dreaded lurgy. So, sorry for my absence, but I
Lurgy and internet addiction to welcome me home Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) As my wee holiday draws to a close, I have a few observations. Indy Week on the Gold Coast is loud. And I pity the wee birdies trying to sleep in the trees by the beach because between fireworks displays and fighter jet flyovers the poor
What I’ve learned while on holiday … Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) After our wee excursion along the Murray River it was quite nice to make it back to the big smoke. We spent a few days in Adelaide, staying far too close to the famous Haigh’s Chocolate, before hopping on a plane and flying to the
Cheap and fast Aussie internet Read Post »
Have you missed me? I’ve been on holiday: first Sydney for a few days, then we flew to Adelaide to do a houseboat trip along the Murray River for a week, then back to Adelaide for a few more days and now, here I am in Surfers Paradise. We managed to to the Murray River
A postcard from Aussie Read Post »
BUZZ JUNIOR ACE RACERS for PlayStation 2, Rated G, RRP $34.95 (game) $69.95 (with buzzers): The latest addition to the Buzz! Junior stable of games, Ace Racers is a fast and furious bundle of action aimed at the younger gamers but suitable for the whole family. It’s played using the Buzz! controllers, so getting around
Fast and furious action Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) If all goes according to plan, you’re reading this as I sit here on a houseboat on the Murray River in South Australia, drinking all the wine I bought from the wine tour I went on the other day. Ah, it’s a tough life. I
Ahoy there from me on the Murray River Read Post »
