Category Archives: Online

Get off of my (Joli) cloud

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Allan Jackson

This is going to be a bit of a weird column, some might say they all are, because I haven’t got anything to write about. Most columnists get to this point sooner or later, and usually plug the gap by … Continue reading →

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Born for the web

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Allan Jackson

I hope everyone had a full ration of joy and peace over the festive season and that you are all ready for the new year. One of the surprises waiting for me over the festive season was the arrival of … Continue reading →

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Getting help online

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Allan Jackson

Over the last few months I have been using MS Word 2010 as my wordprocessor and I’m getting to like it very much indeed. The bit that I don’t like is its ribbon interface which has brought me no benefit … Continue reading →

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Blogging to print

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Allan Jackson

Over the last couple of years I have done quite a lot of blogging to satisfy the creative urge but I came to realise that, no matter how fulfilling, it only exists in the online world. There is no chance … Continue reading →

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Intro to Rock ‘n’ Roll

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Allan Jackson

I’m a recent convert to Rock ‘n; Roll and am always interested to find something on the Internet to feed my growing interest in the subject. I was looking at the great Listverse site a while ago and found a … Continue reading →

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Rock ‘n’ Roll links

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Allan Jackson

I have come across two Rock ‘n’ Roll shows on BBC Radio. They are: Mark Lamarr’s Shake Rattle and Roll  broadcasts on Tuesdays but is available for listening anytime for a week after each show  – page includes links to … Continue reading →

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Beauty of the web

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Allan Jackson

One of the biggest news items in the last few weeks is Microsoft’s launch of a beta-test version of its Internet Explorer 9 web browser and a website showing of its many talents.                             ** Will only work with Windows … Continue reading →

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Keeping files in a box

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Allan Jackson

Over the last few months, I have been experimenting with a web-based service called Dropbox, which you can use to store and share computer files.   Painless to use.

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The evil empire strikes back, belatedly.

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Allan Jackson

Good news arrived in my inbox just as I was sitting wondering what to base this column on. The message was from the evil empire, Telkom, and basically said that its ADSL customers were going to be getting more bandwidth … Continue reading →

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A thief of time

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Allan Jackson

One of the dangers in my line of work is being out on the Internet for work-related reasons and being ambushed by something interesting, just when I need to be concentrating on the important stuff. Using Ninite couldn’t be easier…

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