(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Do we really need an app to encourage people to take more selfies? Well, the obvious answer is no, we don’t. Unfortunately, we’ve got one anyway. Frontback combines pictures of what a person is seeing and their reaction, using both the front and rear cameras […]
Keep ‘selfie’ culture at arm’s length Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I reckon the Government could have saved a lot of kerfuffle with that whole spy bill drama by just setting up a Facebook account and friending all of us. While we’re all up in arms – and rightly so – over the possibility of our
Facebook click can cook your goose Read Post »
I’ve been a bad, bad blogger, not posting here for months. I apologise for abandoning you (not that it’s likely anyone’s noticed) but – for a few months at least – life got in the way. It’s been an interesting old time, with my dodgy heart actually behaving like a not-so-dodgy heart and now it’s
tap-tap-tap … Is this thing on? Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I enjoy a good conspiracy theory as much as the next tin-foil hat-wearing crackpot, and the internet has certainly made the sharing and perfecting of those conspiracy theories so much easier. When the news broke at the weekend that Scotland Yard was having another look
Conspiracies made for the internet Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) There are some news stories that just take over the web and this week’s arrival of the newest royal was one of those stories. As much as we try to pretend we are interested in serious, grown-up newsy stuff, there’s no denying most of us
Twitter nearly implodes with tiny arrival Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Maybe I’m turning into a grumpy old woman, but I just can’t get excited about all the latest announcements and unveilings at E3. Sure, the various flavours of gamers are all a-flutter about PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, but these days you’re more likely to find me
Gaming takes over unveilings Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I’ve had the attention span of a gnat lately and the internet is the perfect accessory for the concentration-challenged. I’m blaming my shortcomings on my recent surgery: I couldn’t stay awake for the first day after the anaesthetic and during the following two weeks I
For those with a short attention span … Read Post »
