Happy birthday to the antipodean Xbox 360 — 1 year old tomorrow. To mark the occasion, the Aussies are auctioning off a series of celebrity consoles in conjunction with the Make-A-Wish foundation so if you fancy making a bid for a customised console from the likes of Peter Jackson or Russell Crowe, head to https://www.xbox.com.au/ […]
The fakers and scammers seem to be out in full force right now so if you are a frequent flyer in the land of online auctions, make sure you know what you’re buying and who you’re buying it from. It should come as no surprise that Trade Me is a favourite spot for these scammers
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This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) With all this hoo-ha about Helen Clark’s latest piece of artwork to hit the market I was beginning to wonder if our great leader had a career with a paintbrush looming on her horizon. However, after seeing the doodle in question, I’m thinking she made
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We’ve been hit by a weta invasion in our bathroom lately. After a bit of checking, it seems the likely source of the annoying little critters is a large tree outside the bathroom window. It’s not that I mind the way they look, it’s all that leaping around that grates on my nerves. I’ve rescued
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Xtra broadband customers can now download Jody, the interactive help assistant. According to the e-mail I received from Xtra, Jody can help keep my broadband connection running smoothly and save me from having to call the helpdesk. Have you tried to phone Telecom lately? Trying to talk to an actual live person is damn near
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This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) A Nelson mum’s outrage at the prospect of her 12-year-old daughter being sent porn via her Bebo profile probably serves as atimely reminder to parents that it’s up to us to make sure our kids are safe online. The girl was sent dodgy text messages
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Have you downloaded the new Gears Of War content? The Discovery Channel has sponsored the freebie map packs, which were available via Xbox Live Marketplace from Thursday last week.
This is part of the Online column, written for The Southland Times) If you’re wondering why, in the print edition of my column, you regularly see that funny looking “TinyURL” website address, wonder no more. TinyURL is a little site where you can copy and paste long website addresses and have them converted to something
