OPINION: The web is great for making connections (being nothing more than a whole bunch of connections itself) but there are also disconnections to think about, writes Jillian Allison-Aitken in this week's Online.

OPINION: Well, here we are then, staring down the barrel of another year, writes Jillian Allison-Aitken in this week's Online.

OPINION: It's that awkward time of the year where Christmas is wrapped up (no pun intended) and the New Year is looming on the horizon, writes Jillian Allison-Aitken in this week's Online column.

OPINION: Is everyone feeling all festive and tinsel-riffic yet? writes Jillian Allison-Aitken in this week's Online.

OPINION: It might be the new product with the stupidest name ever but there's no denying just how excited all the tech geeks get about the iPad, writes Jillian Allison-Aitken in this week's Online.

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OPINION: I can't begin to tell you how relieved I was when I realised the latest batch of leaked WikiLeaks documents didn't give away any of my secrets, writes Jillian Allison-Aitken in this week's Online.

OPINION: It's always good to see new, free web tools available for us consumers. However, I don't know that I'll be rushing to join the Facebook email/messaging revolution, writes Jillian Allison-Aitken in this week's Online.

OPINION: There's some good news for those of you who drink and browse.

OPINION: We're a pretty tech-savvy bunch and Kiwis in general are pretty quick to jump on-board with new gadgets, but we might not be so good at protecting ourselves for the dangers lurking out there, writes Jillian Allison-Aitken in this week's Online.

OPINION: Jillian Allison Aitken asks: are the big boys taking our privacy seriously?

OPINION: Who needs Powerball when you've random overseas lottery wins and friends in Nigeria?

OPINION: I hope you're all fit and well after Microsoft's big security fix on Tuesday.

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Did you miss me last week? Did you wonder if I'd been eaten by a dingo or got lost in the vast wastelands of the Gold Coast, writes Jillian Allison-Aitken in this week's Online.

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OPINION: By the time you read this, I will (if all goes according to plan) be somewhere on the Gold Coast with a glass of wine in one hand and a good book in the other writes Jillian Allison-Aitken in this week's Online.

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OPINION: I don't know if it's the changeable weather or just me getting a bit fuzzy in my old age, but I seem to be having some difficulty in making decisions lately, writes Jillian Allison-Aitken in this week's Online.

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OPINION: They reckon times of adversity bring out both the best and the worst in people, and the Canterbury earthquake shows that "they'' are, once again, correct, writes Jillian Allison-Aitken in this week's Online.

OPINION: The untimely demise of my trusty old Microsoft wireless mouse on Tuesday afternoon prompted a trip to town with my eftpos card to buy a new, sparkly wireless mouse to do my computer bidding, writes Jillian Allison-Aitken in this week's Online.

OPINION: The internet's a strange beast and its users are often even stranger, writes Jillian Allison-Aitken in this week's Online.

OPINION: This whole trend for all things retro seems to be invading every aspect of day-to-day life, from fashion to music and even etiquette, writes Jillian Allison-Aitken in this week's Online.

OPINION: Jillian Allison-Aitken reckons there are plenty of things clever people could be inventing.