I agree with Erik's approach to packing lite - I also do this and even more so recently since I've moved to Evernote + Notes Plus for memory and notetaking. I'm having trouble parting with my paper notebook but haven't used for it 3 trips now so think it's going to have to go. Perhaps just a couple sheets of paper in case my electronics completely die on me....
Saturday, 28 May 2011
Hooknoo?: What are you packin'?
Hooknoo?: What are you packin'?: "I used to travel a lot for work, but carried very little with me. People would often ask how I got away with carrying so little in my work/..."
Evernote - oh how supercool you are
I wholeheartedly agree with my good friend Erik about the super-coolness of the Evernote application. See his post here (http://www.hooknoo.com/2011/01/remember-everything.html).
Recently my wife and I started a grand bathroom renovation project and while it's still in progress I can personally attest to how useful Evernote was throughout the process of comparing products and prices. Soooooo very easy to snap a picture of a possible shower, tag it with 'Renovations' (and the current store name) and add the price and product info for later reference. And then to do the same again in a different store.
Later at home (or out having a chai latte - neither of us drink coffee) it was simple to search and compare prices etc and decide on what we wanted.
Anyway - it's a great product - I've been using the free version up till now but am SERIOUSLY considering paying in order to support an awesome product.
Recently my wife and I started a grand bathroom renovation project and while it's still in progress I can personally attest to how useful Evernote was throughout the process of comparing products and prices. Soooooo very easy to snap a picture of a possible shower, tag it with 'Renovations' (and the current store name) and add the price and product info for later reference. And then to do the same again in a different store.
Later at home (or out having a chai latte - neither of us drink coffee) it was simple to search and compare prices etc and decide on what we wanted.
Anyway - it's a great product - I've been using the free version up till now but am SERIOUSLY considering paying in order to support an awesome product.
Monday, 7 March 2011
Recipient not owner?
To whom it may concern at Air New Zealand marketing,
I've been flying a bit with you recently and I've noticed something odd in the 'welcome to the aircraft' speech (I'm sure it has another name).
The flight attendant says you (air nz) are the proud 'owners' of two airline of the year awards. Now I realise what you're trying to convey and I think the awards are well deserved, however I suggest that perhaps the term 'recipients' may be a more correct one, as every time I hear the phrase, I imagine a big auction room of airlines bidding for the awards which I'm sure is not the image you are wishing to convey.
Hopefully you can update the speech to more accurately convey the great service and pride you should have in being the recipients of two airline of the year awards.
Unless there was an auction room........
kind regards,
Manu Erwin
==UPDATED WITH RESPONSE==
Hi Manu,
Thanks for taking the time to email.
I have thought about this and I think that both are correct. You are certainly right that we would be most commonly referred to as the recipients of the award. However, the award itself is a non-returnable trophy so once received we do actually own it. More importantly we think that our staff actually own it because they were the people who worked so hard to win it on our behalf.
I hope that our usage makes sense in this context.
Kind regards
John
==FURTHER UPDATE==
I'm not saying that I was the reason for it, but since I sent this email I have no longer heard the 'welcome to the aircraft' greeting. Coincidence?
I've been flying a bit with you recently and I've noticed something odd in the 'welcome to the aircraft' speech (I'm sure it has another name).
The flight attendant says you (air nz) are the proud 'owners' of two airline of the year awards. Now I realise what you're trying to convey and I think the awards are well deserved, however I suggest that perhaps the term 'recipients' may be a more correct one, as every time I hear the phrase, I imagine a big auction room of airlines bidding for the awards which I'm sure is not the image you are wishing to convey.
Hopefully you can update the speech to more accurately convey the great service and pride you should have in being the recipients of two airline of the year awards.
Unless there was an auction room........
kind regards,
Manu Erwin
==UPDATED WITH RESPONSE==
Hi Manu,
Thanks for taking the time to email.
I have thought about this and I think that both are correct. You are certainly right that we would be most commonly referred to as the recipients of the award. However, the award itself is a non-returnable trophy so once received we do actually own it. More importantly we think that our staff actually own it because they were the people who worked so hard to win it on our behalf.
I hope that our usage makes sense in this context.
Kind regards
John
==FURTHER UPDATE==
I'm not saying that I was the reason for it, but since I sent this email I have no longer heard the 'welcome to the aircraft' greeting. Coincidence?
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