"Aardvark Weekly" Archives Copyright © 1996,97,98 to Bruce Simpson

'Aardvark Daily' News Archives Back-issues of 'Ardvark Weekly': 20 April 98 Netguide gets a facelift Roll-on full-time access Watch this space Tell me your ICBIT 13 April 98 Guess who's on the Web? The difference between news and opinion Oh for some standards Now that's funny! 06 April 98 Greatscape or Flakescape? The Netscape threat to Java Another "Beware!" Now that's funny! 30 March 98 Just who's (ir)responsible? Why am I so harsh? About that Toyota Site Tell me about it Rumour Mill 23 March 98 Look out, Big Planet is coming! Too late, they're here! We've seen it all before Great minds think alike Online banking done right 16 March 98 Bite your tongue! Smoke and mirrors The Listener's Web site 09 March 98 Money to burn Press release stupidity "Hits", the great magnifier The hijack begins! 02 March 98 Are classified ads the holy grail? Giz a job mista! Will increased speed kill the Net in NZ? Now that's funny! 16 February 98 Search engines pushing the limits De-geeking the Net Who's going to pay for Web content? Domain name triva 09 February 98 It's pay-back time! Xtra's new pricing Xtra is good for the Net? Ya should have been there! 09 February 98 All that glitters is not... Anther money-making option? Fighting junk mail - the sequel Now that's funny! 02 February 98 Aardvark gives Gates a billion $ Who needs Amazon.com? Save the trees! A few words about ICBIT 26 January 98 What's Netscape playing at? But what's the real reason? So where do Netscape go from here? Is this a giant scam or what? Microsoft has a security time bomb! 19 January 98 Where is everyone? What's behind this poor performance What about the small guys? Are we victims of the hype? Odz and Sodz 12 January 98 Dealing with junk email Hide your email address Dont' use 'mailto' tags Don't respond! React! If you're really mean Will Windows ever be Net-safe? Odds and Ends The Great Kiwi Holiday 05 January 98 My score for 97 Aardvark's predictions for 1998 What do you think? 24 November 97 To link or not to link? What an idiot! Here's proof - Web ads work Some useful sites The Aardvark Awards 17 November 97 A channel to nowhere? Welcome TV3! Security Stupidity Here's a bit of fun 10 November 97 An end to the Acer saga! From Yellow to White So, what about IE4? And speaking of reviews 03 November 97 More on the Acer saga Is the Net reliable enough? And speaking of IP telephony Are you Aardvark-enabled? 27 October 97 I hate ACER! At last some sense! Ab ab ab... that's all folks! 20 October 97 Toldyaso! Wez de channelz dudez? So what's a Web site for? Doin it right The backlog 13 October 97 Aardvark hit by virus! Bank Direct certainly wasn't Maybe Spike's Listening? The power to break free! A RealAudio interview (as only Aardvark can do) with Steve Outram of HotDog fame 06 October 97 MSIE 4.0 already causing trouble Closer to home First security scare for IE4 Ad-Nauseum (follow-up) RealAudio - real interesting! And speaking of attachments 29 September 97 Is your email protected by copyright? E.T., Email home Ad-Nausea Another syndrome" But Kiwis are better - right? Some warnings 22 September 97 Let's get rid of the WWW Danny De Hek This Net Telephony thing Hello, hello - are you there? 15 September 97 What a crock! A mobile menace? Let me bore you by RealAudio(tm) Be careful what you say, MS is listening 08 September 97 Is Microsoft's browser philosophy flawed? A million dollar idea for Netscape Enough already! The New-look Xtra Yellow Pages revisited Would you believe... 01 September 97 More pulp friction IDG responds The opposition says What's the truth? 25 August 97 Cup of Gold I've got them worried Is this the end for Netscape? I won an award! 18 August 97 Is your browser secure? What's happening at Voyager? On the grapevine Miscellaneous Domain stuff Danny De Hek (part 4) Danny calls in the lawyers 11 August 97 Email Vendetta Spam Time to sign your email? Fuzzy Domains? Danny De Hek (part 3) Anyone for some cheap software? 04 August 97 The America's Cup is coming! Oi! Where'd the biscuits go? NBR's shakey facelift 'The leading Internet consultant in NZ' Will Telecom clean up? 28 July 97 There's a gunfight a brewin' So why am I bitching? WebTV - the problems ASB get serious about the Net The Net on TV 21 July 97 Killing the boredom factor Some cool new NZ sites But wait... there's more! More on the WWW (Wild-west Webdesigners) Usenet - the new talkback radio Lawyers on the Net (follow-up) 14 July 97 Lawyers on the Net More security woes There's value in a near-miss! Auditing - followup 07 July 97 Doing Mars on $10 a day Now, about those tens of thousands of extra vistors to 7am... By what measure? From those who should know (and can afford) to do better 30 June 97 Regulation and the Net, do we need it? Who do we trust? Self Regulation? Another security threat! Come on Paul! 23 June 97 Security on the Net - impossible? Burn that modem? But what about my credit card? Bricks - a bigger threat! How do they do that? 16 June 97 What's missing from Netscape 4? Who can you trust? Another domain name scalper Stupdity on the Net That's smart AND cheap! 09 June 97 The changing face of the net A better net and fewer fax machines? Link-wars Cowboys ride the Web (again) Smack my hand! 26 May 97 Junk mail, what's the solution? An unsettling shift cooperation is mandatory Did you know... Why is that? 19 May 97 The PC Magazine Saga Will the Net still be any fun? Sometimes I hate Microsoft Net Expo First Family followup Commerce Commission gives ISOCNZ the "once-over" 12 May 97 WebTV or TVWeb? Put the TV in the PC? So what's my point? But wait... there's more! Computerland Site in trouble again! Navigator 4 beta is out 5 May 97 BBC's Net resources struggle with election Now "that's" interesting Don't chase ambulances - sit on the Net! NZ Usenet becomes political hotbed TVNZ revisited New flat-rate ISP in Auckland 28 Apr 97 A voice for Net users Beware the "new" Net user Beware 1st Family? Did you know? Print-wars, they're not over yet Not a new award - but... 21 Apr 97 Advertorial or not? (part 2) I'm on the fence PC World this month PC Magazine this month Aardvark moves to Invercargill? Do you want some pulp? 14 Apr 97 Advertorial or not? It's hard to make a buck out there ISOCNZ still in the firing line Trust me, I know what I'm doing! 7 Apr 97 A voice for net users? An email address for the itinerant New Zealand on (wh)Air? Who reads Aardvark Weekly? 31 Mar 97 Are we mis-using the Net? Look at the figures It hurts at both ends What's the solution Where are the standards? A pre-announcement 24 Mar 97 Nothing new under the sun The best bits? The worst bits? But wait... there's more! I want my homepage(update) 17 Mar 97 Life remains dangerous on the net The king is going, long live the king? Ever lost a modem to lightning? Buy Kiwi - not for Robyn McDonald I want my homepage! 10 Mar 97 Are you a nervous wreck? Insecurity The Net advertising market grows up Worth getting a 56K modem? 3 Mar 97 All the Net's a critic Let he who is without sin By comparison... The Hype - Follow-ups Now that's a bargin! The Aardvark Backlog (update) 24 Feb 97 Security, spin and sparring With this ring, I thee web Then there's the banner exchanges Beware the hype! The Aardvark Backlog 17 Feb 97 Swapping pulp for electricity Meanwhile, down at Microsoft... Is the NZ Web boring? Net Shopping Upcoming reviews 10 Feb 97 Lies, damned lies and "hits" Spawn of the devil Is Russell Brown going soft on Xtra? 3 Feb 97 Net Terrorism Watch that copyright! 27 Jan 97 Net Telephony, fad or future? The quality of Web sites 20 Jan 97 What If? But would it pay? What would the Commerce Commission say? But will it happen? Want to snoop around a little? They do things different in the USA Light the blue touch paper and stand well clear Feeling smug 13 Jan 97 The 'new' look Fawlty Towers? Watch that door TV, TV everywhere! Gentlemen, take your marks... Sorry... 6 Jan 97 Predictions for the new year Java bites back at Microsoft How many ISPs are there? Don't look ethel! Ergo Oopsies Hey, where are the ads? The new look - well? I hope to have the rest online shortly along with a search facility - but don't hold your breath!

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