(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Before I launch into my weekly whinge, let me assure you, dear reader (and my bosses), that I am an avid — and, for the most part, happy — Trade Me user. I have been a member of the site since May 2000 (see note […]
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(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The much-anticipated iPhone is set to finally make its official New Zealand debut tomorrow but the cost of owning one of the little beasties has probably rained on more than a few parades, or perhaps (in honour of its manufacturer) even upset a few apple
Vodafone releases dear wee iPhone Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Shiver me timbers, a French judge has fired a shot across the beam of online auction site eBay over the sale of pirated goods. eBay has been ordered to pay millions of dollars in damages to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury goods online. It’s
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(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Lucky old Bill Gates, eh? He’s made his fortune and is now able to do what most of us can only hope to achieve with the aid of a Lotto win: he’s retiring rich and young. Yes, kiddies, 52 really is young. And there’s no
Bill’s set to retire at 52 without aid of Lotto Read Post »
Good news web-junkies, there’s a new version of Mozilla’s spectacularly user-friendly Firefox available. Updates to the hugely popular free web browser, which perfected tabbed browsing long before Internet Explorer 7 hit our screens, include one-click bookmarking, a download manager, improved security and privacy, the ability to zoom in on any part of a web page
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) We all like to get something for nothing and the internet has helped turn freeloading into a fine art. Sites like The Free Site offer up a variety of freebie downloads or sometimes even free samples, Vista Print has free personalised business cards and address
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(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) There’s a wee storm a-brewing online over the Labour Party’s choice of photo in publicity material promoting the government’s latest budget, but I’m not sure I understand what all the fuss is about. Kiwi blogger and all-round online guru Skinny, aka Alan Doak, has taken
Why get cheesed off over Budget ad? Read Post »
Heard about the vampire virus? Your computer will only work at night and its performance really sucks.
