(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) If you’ve ever wondered what your name means, wonder no more. Behind the Name covers the etymology and history of first names. Interestingly, our very own editor Fred Tulett’s name…
While some might say computers are antisocial, there are many thriving communities on the internet. The New Zealand-based Blah.net online community site was launched only a few months ago and already is a busy little place with forums covering every…
Following quietly in the footsteps of Napster, peer-to-peer file-sharing network Audiogalaxy has been sunk. The popular Napster clone has agreed to filter songs that are the subject of copyright and pay an undisclosed sum of money after a court battle…
There are thousands of useful programs readily available for download over the internet and often the person who wrote the software is more than happy to make it available free of charge. There are several sites that specialise in bringing…
There are still lots of nasty surprises awaiting the unsuspecting surfer so take care when opening e-mails and surfing the net. Both McAfee and Symantec are warning users to watch out for an e-mail with a subject line: “Thoughts…” Apart…
Has your computer had a visit from Klez yet? If you’ve managed to avoid it, then well done. Klez is the latest mass-mailing worm doing the rounds. It uses random subject lines, message bodies, and attachment file names and exploits…
The death of the Queen Mother brought a huge rise in traffic to the official British monarchy website, with it jumping more than 2500 places in the hitwise.co.nz rankings. The official Royals site site has links on the front page…
When most Kiwi web surfers think of Trade Me they think of the highly popular online auction site. However, the Trade Me also runs online dating agency Find Someone), Flathunt for those in the market for a new flat or…
It’s been six months since the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States and reminders are everywhere on the net. Every second site seems to have some sort of icon or section commemorating the attacks and the thousands who…
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The growth of the internet has also brought about a growth in the number of scams that are happening. One most people know about is the Nigerian scam. If you…