Thank you for spending $20 million in an extreme makeover for your e-mail service. I’m sure the revamp was done with the best of intentions but, as the old saying goes, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. The new and supposedly improved service is only a month old but I’m pretty sure it’s aged […]
Xtra: service advice Read Post »
For my hairy-backed readers out there, help is at hand. If your back resembles a bearskin rug and your arms aren’t long enough or your hedgeclippers not accurate enough to deal with the problem, check out the Razorba.
Just wax it already! Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Have you ever wondered how the rest of the world sees us? Have you sat there in your living room, asking yourself just what is it about our little country, populated by talented movie directors and athletes and full of adventure touristy ways to scare
It’s otterly enthralling Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Greetings to the concerned readers who noticed my absence during the past few weeks. An unexpected stay in hospital and some up-close and personal experience with the pointy end of a scalpel were to blame. After being paroled from hospital, I spent a week clearing
Sitting duck for telephonic junk Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) This is going to be one of those columns I swore I’d never write — the one where I’m staring at my computer screen trying to come up with something to write about and drawing a blank. At the time of writing it’s a dreary,
Sites that have amused, confused or entertained Read Post »
Tuesday marks the 91st anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzacs) at Gallipoli. Thousands of young New Zealanders and Australians died in what many class as our defining moment as a nation. On April 25 each year, we remember the 2721 New Zealanders who died during that campaign. However,
The fallen: we will remember them Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The net has made privacy a valuable commodity for the rich and famous, with site after site dedicated to gossip, sightings and dishing all the dirt. News and gossip site Gawker is gossip central on the net, pulling information from various news sources and supplied
Net gossip compromises privacy Read Post »
Trade Me’s announcement that it reduced the number of free listings available to traders has caused a bit of grumbling but is really likely to have minor impact. The new rules say you can have up to 50 items listed at any one time without having to pay an extra fee. If your sales are
Listen up head honchos Read Post »
