Way back in 1985, the splendiferously biggest, baddest, super-ubergroup to ever hit the recording studio had a massive hit with a song inspired by Bob Geldof’s Band Aid recording to raise money for famine relief the year before. USA For Africa’s recording We Are The World featured anyone who was anyone in the music world […]
1980s flashback mindwarp Read Post »
If you’re feeling a tad fuzzy, like your brain is in a bit of a funk, you can now give your grey matter a workout via your gaming console. Gameloft’s Brain Challenge, on Xbox LIVE Arcade, is a brain training program that is supposed to help players develop stress-management skills. It will cost you 800
Xbox brain workout Read Post »
It’s very nearly Easter and everyone I talk to about their plans for the weekend seems a bit put out and somewhat surprised by what they see as the early arrival of the holiday. There is, of course, a quite sensible method of determining just when Easter falls every year, and it has nothing to
Use the net to sort out your Easter Read Post »
LATEST UPDATE: Still no response from Telecom on my slow-speed broadband woes. No apology, either. I followed up my various phone complaints with an e-mail a few weeks ago but that’s been ignored, too. The score remains: NZ Post 1, Telecom nil. Read about my dramas with NZ Post. Read about my battle with Xtra.
Customer (dis)service: week 9 Read Post »
Apple has released the latest version of its browser (Safari 3.1), which is jam-packed with new features and a bunch of security updates and fixes. Apple says page load times in Safari 3.1 are 1.9 times faster than Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7 and 1.7 times faster than Mozilla’s Firefox 2. However, along with all the
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I realise this will probably prompt an e-mail or two from readers telling me the thousands of ways they feel Apple and/or Linux are superior to Windows, but I don’t care: I adore Windows XP. There, I said it. Do your worst gentle readers, but
Microsoft rattles cages with plans to kill XP Read Post »
LATEST UPDATE: No change. The score remains: NZ Post 1, Telecom nil. Read about my dramas with NZ Post. Read about my battle with Xtra.
Customer (dis)service: week 8 Read Post »
The latest on my list of must-see YouTube videos is an improv event from New York. You take 200-plus people, turn up at Grand Central Station and at a predetermined time, everyone freezes on the spot for several minutes. Then, like magic, they all start moving again at the same time. The reactions of onlookers
Time comes to a standstill Read Post »
