Ever come across a brand new Microsoft Surface laptop running Microsoft Windows 10 that wouldn’t allow the installation of a[…]
Read moreLatest Posts
10 disturbing quotes about Facebook
I’ve seen and heard very little about the Cambridge Analytica scandal here in New Zealand, even though the data of[…]
Read moreWilliam Safire’s Rules for Writers
Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never be used. Do not put statements in the negative[…]
Read moreCensus spies (part 2)
Following on from my surprise finding that New Zealand’s 2018 online census website is infested with third-party spies, I decided[…]
Read moreCensus spies
March 6 is census night here in New Zealand, and this morning Radio NZ reported that 1.7 million people have[…]
Read moreFour publishing lessons in four minutes
In 1995, my first novel, Telling Stories, won the Reed Fiction Award for the best unpublished novel. The prize was[…]
Read more5 Quotes from Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin is author of 21 Inspector Rebus novels along with 20 others. He’s also written plays, graphic novels, short[…]
Read moreLightbeam lets you spy on web spies
Lightbeam is a simple browser add-on for Firefox that lets you spy on web spies. More specifically, it reveals the[…]
Read moreHypnotist hypnotises himself
Book review Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don’t Matter by Scott Adams (My rating: click here.) The[…]
Read moreStill time to enter the Mogford Short Story Prize
There’s still a few weeks left to enter the Sixth Annual Mogford Food & Drink Short Story Prize. The prize[…]
Read more