There’s an old saying along the lines of “sticks and stones may break my bones, but whips and chains excite me.” Perhaps it’s time to point out that doesn’t include chain letters. I’ve grown accustomed to e-mails from strangers who want to help me boost the size of my “package” (why does my husband suddenly […]
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Spoiler warning: the whinging of an aggrieved television viewer and web surfer follows. If you don’t want to hear me whinge, turn the page and check out the gardening tips now. A perfectly nice week working in Christchurch last week was ruined when, upon reading
Grrrr … the cat’s been let out of the bag Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) We all worry about strangers getting their grubby paws on our personal online stuff, like banking details and our favourite porn sites, but what about keeping our private bits private when it comes to those a little closer to home? I’ve seen a bit of
Not your computer or time Read Post »
There seem to be a lot of phishing e-mails hitting my inbox again so it’s probably a good time to remind everyone to take care. Ignore any e-mails you might get asking you to go to a bank site and enter your login details. Banks don’t operate like this. However, scammers do. They want your
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Slack customer service: it’s the bane of my life. It’s right up there with spam, broad beans and Tom Cruise as things that irritate the you-know-what out of me. Of course, I’m sure there are plenty of people out there who think it’s the customers
The perils of customer service Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The more the music industry bigwigs wring their collective hands and share their tales of hardship and woe, the less inclined I am to feel sympathetic. Or believe them. If the industry bosses had their way, no one would be able to download music from
If I like it, I’ll go buy it in the flesh Read Post »
Ooooh, hold the front page, Jimi Hendrix got it on with the ladies. Yep, there’s a new sex tape on the block and it features guitar guru Hendrix. For some reason, the media is all excited about this revelation. Possibly almost as excited as Hendrix was by his 11 minutes of interaction with two chicky-babes
Rock star and free love shock Read Post »
Did you guys see the first episode of TVNZ’s Stars in Their Eyes on Tuesday night? With contestants trying to impersonate everyone from Freddie Mercury to Dolly Parton you could say the show was all about teeth and, er, cleavage. However, I’m not going to say anything disparaging about the efforts of the brave souls
Faking it on the small screen Read Post »
