(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Now that 2007 has shuffled off to make way for the new and improved 2008, let’s take a look at just what we searched for on the internet during the past 12 months with the aid of the zeitgeist, a collection of search trends collated […]
Paris not as popular as Britney and dead people Read Post »
Since we’re wrapping up the festive season and I’m still holding on to some feelings of good will, I’d like to offer a spot of free advice to NZ Post: if you have a help form on your website, make sure the damn thing works. A while back I bought something on Trade Me. Nothing
All signed, sealed and undelivered Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The countdown continues and it’s now a mere five sleeps until Santa hits town, so with any luck you’re more organised than I am for the big day — after all my bragging last week about being ahead of schedule with the Christmas shopping, I’ve
Santa Claus is coming to town… Read Post »
ROBOQUAD, from Wowwee; RRP $209: This little critter is all fun, all the time. He’s a four-legged robot who scuttles around your house entertaining the cat, waving at anything that takes his fancy, dancing to his own tune and freaking out the occasional overly sensitive soul who claims he looks like a spider and shrieks
Battery-powered fun (that’s family friendly) Read Post »
UNCHARTED: DRAKE’S FORTUNE, for PlayStation 3. RRP $119.95, rating: R16: If you’re getting a PlayStation 3 for Christmas, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, would be a great game to kick off your PS3 collection. Game studio Naughty Dog — the company behind huge hits such as Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter — has produced another winner
Another winner from Naughty Dog studio Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) With just a dozen sleeps until Christmas I’m proud and somewhat astounded to announce that I’ve done half my Christmas shopping. This is unheard of for me. My usual Christmas routine is to start — and finish — my festive shopping spree somewhere around December
Pressies from the other side for tricky types Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch but whoever “they” are (in this case, perhaps people who own expensive restaurants), “they” may very well be wrong. If you have ever felt a twinge of guilt for spending too much time online, you
Make a difference with time online Read Post »
The man who has made billions of blokes happy and revolutionised the way we watch telly died this week. Robert Adler was one of the two men credited with creating the remote control. Without him we’d still be wearing a track in the carpet between our favourite chair and the telly. Some say he played
