Internet
Covid-19: Zoom do's and don'ts
Blurry, beautiful, exotic or carefully curated?
What sort of background should you have on your Zoom, Teams or Google Meets calls as you try to continue doing your job in lockdown? It's a question… Audio
Podcast Critic: Caitlin Cherry
Caitlin talks about podcasts 'Missing Crypto Queen' and 'Cautionary Tales'. Audio
Daily cheer: Social media content from lockdown day 7
Jacinda Ardern inadvertently provides a new meme template, dinosaurs lineup for vaccine and a community pulls together to make a four-year-old's lockdown birthday special.
Nicola Daley and Dianne Forbes - picture books
The power of picture books - to transport, to delight and often as a way to help adults discuss serious ideas with children. All these aspects are being covered in a new international online course… Audio
How to grow an online audience and make real money
The former Apprentice Aotearoa contestant and social media guru Kennedy Anderson gives us an inside look into the world of influencers and content creators and how they make real money from social… Audio
Daily cheer: Social media content from lockdown day 3
In times like these it becomes clear just how lucky we are to have the internet to keep us connected, take a look at some of the best social media content created by Kiwis during lockdown.
Daily cheer: Social media content from lockdown day 2
Take a look at some of the best uplifting social media content from day two of lockdown.
NZ's lockdown Internet use breaks records - again
We have broken new Internet use records, as we try to keep working, learning, and entertaining. Māni Dunlop speaks to Chorus network manager Kurt Rodgers. Audio
Podcast Critic Paul Bushnell
Paul Bushnell talks about I’m not a Monster and Mark Steel’s in Town. Audio
The man bringing free wifi to the people of Sanson
A Manawatu man is doing what he can to provide free wireless internet to his community. Thanks to Brynn Neilson - Sanson residents can get on the free wifi from home, at a local park, and even waiting… Audio
Password safety a bit lax in New Zealand
Kiwi iPhone users have been receiving text alerts from Apple saying their passwords are compromised lately, Take these warnings seriously if you want to be confident your online information is safe… Audio
Podcast Critic: Molly Jones
This week Molly Jones talks about the ABC podcast Ladies, We Need To Talk. Ladies, We Need To Talk" dives headfirst into the tricky topics we often avoid talking about, like our alcohol consumption… Audio
Unqualified online storm chasers causing problems for farmers
Online storm chasers are bearing the brunt of anger from farmers in mid-Canterbury who say they are over-hyping weather conditions causing unnecessary stress on farming communities. David Clark talks… Audio
Olympic Games: The moments that captured hearts at Tokyo 2020
A global pandemic added poignancy to these Olympic Games and social media documented all the emotions that were revealed over the two weeks.
Apple criticised for system that detects child abuse
There are privacy concerns that the system will be expanded to scan phones for political speech.
Council’s broadband licence cancelled after sub-leasing out airwaves
The Marlborough District Council breached an agreement with the government by allowing telecommunication businesses to provide broadband off the back of its licence.
Closing a loophole in Harmful Digital Communications Act
An amendment to the Harmful Digital Communications Act is expected to create a new offence, making it a crime to share intimate images or recordings without the person's explicit consent. Labour MP… Audio
Podcast Critic Caitlin Cherry
This week Caitlin looks at podcasts that make you re-think your views on women in the public eye including Pieces of Britney by Pandora Sykes of the BBC and Slowburn Season 2: The Clinton Impeachment.
…Twitter partners with Reuters and AP to tackle misinformation
The social media giant is linking up with the media organisations to add context and fact-checked information to help counter fake news.
Bryce Webster-Jacobsen: negotiating with ransomware hackers
Ransomware attacks are not a new phenomenon, but they have increased exponentially since the beginning of the pandemic. Bryce Webster-Jacobsen is the Director of Intelligence for Virginia-based… Audio
