At 4.35am on Saturday morning, our lives changed. For some in Christchurch, the change was minor – inconvenience here and there. For others, the change was more fundamental – the building they work in is gone, the home they live in is uninhabitable, the peace and security of […]
A neighbour we have never met just brought a generator for us to use for a few hours. How neat! The deep freezer and fridge are connected, so hopefully that will be enough to keep the food from spoliation. We did connect the water pump, but with the […]
It’s Father’s Day in New Zealand. For most fathers in Christchurch, it will be a day of looking after their families after the earthquake yesterday – perhaps even the idea that it is “Father’s Day” will be forgotten. The night here was okay. A few shakes now and […]
It’s almost 16 hours since the earthquake hit near Christchurch. We had a lot of cleaning up to do – broken glasses, fallen bookcases, bedroom furniture on the ground, a huge mess in the garage, and more. Two garage cupboards collapsed, and so Timothy (8) set to work […]
Here in Christchurch, New Zealand, I was woken up at 4.30am by a 7.1-6 (various reports) earthquake. We live west of Christchurch, which is about where the earthquake was centered. Most importantly, we are all okay. With 11 people in the house, we stood together under the doorways […]
Collaboration Levels Level 1, the Hoarder:
When I published SharePoint Roadmap last year, I had to carry 80 copies to a conference in New Zealand. The night before the flight, I didn’t sleep too well in anxiety about whether the books would make it in okay condition. They were bundled up in cardboard boxes […]
The Wellington user group session on User Adoption Strategies for SharePoint was held tonight. Microsoft NZ hosted the event, and there was enough room for everyone. There were about 20 people in attendance, but with the session being out of regular work time, I told the group they […]
The Tauranga session on user adoption strategies for SharePoint is a wrap! It was today at 3pm, held at Cucumber’s premises in Tauranga (thanks for hosting us!). There was a good turnout – 20 people, and yes, it was standing room only! There were some good comments – […]
I had been writing a weekly newsletter pretty reliably up to February 2010, but with the change in blogging style in March, the “weekly” newsletter became less weekly and more … fortnightly, three-weekly, or monthly. As a consequence of changing my blogging approach, it also became much more […]
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