Brit sees the light

It’s finally happened, Britney Spears has left that no-talent git she married a couple of years ago. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m certainly no fan of the wee blonde chick’s music. However, I’ve long felt sorry for the young mum, having to deal with her Eminem-wannabe of a husband and an unforgiving media. I […]

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Attack of the spam uninvited

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Take heart, when it comes to drowning in a sea of spam, you’re not alone. Lately, I’ve been asked several times where it’s all coming from and sorry folks, it’s unlikely to have anything to do with your surfing habits, cookies from annoying websites or

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Trade Me v Netco in widget war

Things aren’t as happy as they could be in Trade Me Land. Grumblings on the message board about the new fees aren’t surprising. In fact, the new fees aren’t surprising either — Fairfax stumped up a lot of cash to buy the auction icon and like any company, will be looking to pull as much

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Video game targets Bush

Poor old Georgie Bush is the smelly kid once again, this time playing a leading role in a video game that’s popping up on Islamic extremist websites.  Players fight United States soldiers before trying to knock off the President in the game dubbed Night of Bush Capturing, which reports say has been produced by a

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Auction action

There’s another new auction site looking to attract Kiwi buyers and sellers. Zillion already has a good range of auctions running and anyone who uses Trade Me will recognise many of the names. Competition is a good thing, especially for the consumers, so good luck to the new site.

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