(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I know I’m not the most politically correct person you’re ever likely to meet. However, the intolerance of others makes me … er … intolerant. For some reason, I’ve had three people forward me an e-mail newsletter for what is, it claims, some kind of […]
‘Befriend a Muslim’e-mail the height of intolerance Read Post »
Kiwi gamers were the first in the world to get their hands on the latest chapter in the most popular Xbox game. The hugely anticipated Halo 3 was finally launched at 12.01 yesterday morning. Harvey Norman Invercargill computer proprietor Rachel Bryce said at least 45 people turned up at midnight for the release, and the
Halo 3 out in NZ first, after much anticipation Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Did everyone polish up their parrots yesterday? No, polishing your parrot is not a euphemism for something you shouldn’t do it public. Yesterday marked the annual Talk Like A Pirate Day, an event that is fast becoming a favourite. Hey, with pirates like Johnny Depp,
Yar, a day to keelhaul landlubbers who talk the Queen’s English Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I’m sure my clever readers don’t need to be told that this week is Privacy Awareness Week. However, online privacy is a huge issue (even for the well-informed) so this week is probably a good time to double check your own methods of protecting your
Time to double check your online privacy Read Post »
Once upon a time, there lived a happy little ISP called Xtra. Xtra wanted to be really, really special so it decided to join forces with the Kingdom of Yahoo! Then, even though many of the villagers were still unsure about the whole rebranded Yahoo!Xtra site, the little ISP decided to make another change. That
Bubble, bubble, Xtra toil and trouble Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Where were you when you heard the news that Elvis had left the building for the final time? It’s been 30 years today since ol’ wobbly hips died but it seems there’s just as much interest in The King now as there was then. But
Long live The King in song, online and at the corner store Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Elton John might want it shut down but the internet is just too useful to fall prey to an aging pop diva. One of the most useful internet entities is, of course, Google. I was at a meeting last week when the subject of iGoogle
iGoogle, therefore I am Read Post »
Love them or hate them, gadgets are here to stay and it seems we certainly hate a few of the more common ones. Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper has published a story on the high-tech gadgets we hate and, not surprisingly, speed cameras — the only known predator here in New Zealand — topped the list. What
