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Sunday, 20 May 2007 12:00 Dennis
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When I was at school (in New Zealand) we learnt to spell words like specialize with a 'z' but these days it has become specialise with an 's'. I'm not sure how or when this change happened but if you want to understand why it shouldn't have happened take a look at Simon Hertnon's website nakedize.

His explanations on communication are stimulating and thought-provoking yet really quite simple - as everything should be.
Last Updated on Friday, 20 February 2009 20:18
 

Look at that face

Friday, 04 May 2007 12:00 Dennis
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handsome dogThere have been several dog attacks recently with some quite awful results; people being disfigured and innocent dogs getting killed while defending their 'masters' from brutal attacks.

It doesn't bode well for other dog-owners who take care of and with their animals. We have a large but very friendly dog (see pic) who gets yelled at (as do we) if we take him to the beach, as we are entitled, and let him run around.

Where is this all headed? Are we going to have to apply for a special dispensation to own a dog e.g. if we are blind or own a farm. Is the family pet dog an endangered species?

Our children are growing up with a respect for, but not fear of, animals and this can partly be attibuted to us having a dog ourselves. Will people begin to fear all animals which could lead to a huge level of distrust in anything living including people?

I'm no dog lover but it would be a sorry day where pet dogs were banished.
Last Updated on Friday, 20 February 2009 20:14
 

Friction (free fiction)

Thursday, 03 May 2007 12:00 Dennis
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Or should that be no money need be parted with - but as the man says "words don’t taste as good as food".

I used to work on a magazine in Auckland that is now owned by the ever-increasing Fairfax. It is called MIS New Zealand and the editor at the time was Chris Bell.

Chris is also a very talented writer and has just updated his website at www.chrisbell.co.nz. Take a look, read a story or two then click the order button.

And don't forget to see who developed the site.
Last Updated on Friday, 20 February 2009 19:59
 

Weird things are afoot

Thursday, 03 May 2007 12:00 Dennis
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Well, the usual weird things anyway.

Emails have been delayed or are not arriving at all and according to the diligent crowd over at NZBC Xtra have been a little too enthusiastic. Read about it here. I nearly missed the link to the response from Xtra so here it is too.

This seems to follow on from the continuing issue of Port 25. We have various users on the same domain (and same internet connection) - some can send using our own SMTP mailbox while others have to use Xtra's. Can you make any sense of that?

Is there a little dragging of the chain to fix these problems so that when a premium paid-for email service is introduced we're all meant to jump at it?
Last Updated on Friday, 20 February 2009 19:55
 

Hypothetically speaking (of course)

Tuesday, 17 April 2007 12:00 Dennis
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As I was driving into work this morning I was considering various effects of writing a blog. The one that caused me most interest was this one:

Imagine I was applying for a job and my prospective employer (being the clever person he/she is - I wouldn't work for a someone who wasn't) joined the dots and connected my email address to my blog. They then had a good read of my blog and made an employment decision based on what they had read.

Presumably a blog reflects my true character more than an interview - I get nervous in interviews - so would I be better sending a prospective employer to my blog? No. I'd be better off trying to get rid of my nervousness and planning how I want the interview to go - just as I sometimes do a blog entry. Obviously things change as interviews/blogs unfold but to begin with a plan usually means I would be better-equipped to handle changes in either situation.

There aren't many opportunities to edit during an interview so it's even more important to know what you want to achieve during the short time you have. Sales anyone?
Last Updated on Friday, 20 February 2009 19:48
 
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