(This is part of the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The jolly old bloke in the red suit has put his tech-savvy elves to work and they’ve come up with a website to be proud of. Santa Line is a seasonal site for kids to get in touch with the bloke himself. The traditional […]
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Dear Santa, I have been a very good girl this year and would like to submit my list of Christmas requirements for your perusal. My poor, long-suffering husband says I can’t have a puppy or Goran Visnjic for Christmas so I’ve had to revise my
Stuck for a pressie? No ducking way Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) So, did you get tickets to the U2 concert? Those who did and opted to sell them on to make a few bucks have been subjected to no end of abuse online. Trade Me has become something of a clearing house for tickets to various
Get savvy to make a bit of dosh on the side Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Oooh, it’s December already. How did that happen? It’s time to start thinking about buying pressies and decorating the tree. Or, in my case, moving the pre-decorated tree from the shelf in the cupboard to the shelf in the lounge. I did have a few
Time to start thinking about buying pressies Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The AA’s new online travel and mapping service has proved so popular that the site has been knocked over in the rush. According to AA brand manager Mark Williams, AA SmartMap was designed to handle hundreds of inquiries at once but the site has been
Maps and (big) monkeys Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Hands up all the habitual whistlers out there … hmmm, come on, surely there must be someone apart from me. I whistle. Constantly. And loudly. It’s a habit I picked up from my mother and expanded upon. It annoys a handful of people but I’ve
You remember how to www.histle, don’t you? Read Post »
Sometimes I wonder just where the ideas come from for the rich array of websites that make up the weird wide web. Did the genius behind Cats in Sinks simply look at his or her cat, think: “ah, I’ve got a cat. And a sink. Perhaps I should have a website.” I have a cat.
Weird, weird world of WWW Read Post »
I’m back and yes, the holiday was splendiferous. Thanks for asking. To the reader who became concerned by my conspicuous absence from these pages during the past month and e-mailed asking if I’d been eaten by a crocodile while on holiday: er, no. And it’s nice to know you missed me. Isn’t that lovely —
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