NZ net pioneer Paul Reynolds passes away
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Multi-talented early-adopter of online technology's legacy will live on
By Computerworld Staff | Auckland | Monday, 24 May, 2010 | 4 Comments
Well-known internet developer and media commentator on web-related affairs Paul Reynolds passed away suddenly yesterday, from leukaemia.
Through his consulting firm, McGovern Online, as a commentator on technology for Radio New Zealand, and as an adjunct director of the National Library of New Zealand, focusing on its Digital Library, and in many other roles, Reynolds was a well-known and well-respected authority on matters digital and online.
His career has been summed up on a number of websites, among them Hard News.
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tribute to Paul
Don Christie has collected a range of tribute to Paul on his site...
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Posted by PeterMcl at 11:17:04 on May 28, 2010
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Posted by PeterMcl at 11:17:04 on May 28, 2010
Paul
Kia Ora Paul
You made the IT topic so fascinating even for the novice.
You spoke with such passion and made the complicated seem so simple and interesting. Your accent was a delight.
Kia kaha to your family and friends.
Posted by Aprile at 21:20:05 on May 27, 2010
You made the IT topic so fascinating even for the novice.
You spoke with such passion and made the complicated seem so simple and interesting. Your accent was a delight.
Kia kaha to your family and friends.
Posted by Aprile at 21:20:05 on May 27, 2010
Chad Taylor on Paul.
Read this touching tribute to Paul from author Chad Taylor...
Snip... "People die and things change but sometimes you wish they didn't, or at least that they would hold back and the world would stop turning just for a while. But that would mean that there was no longer work to be done. Paul was clever and funny and moody and brisk, and he left early. He had things to do."
http://chadtaylormarginalia.blogspot.com/2010/05/but-this-is-punchline.html
Posted by Bill at 15:23:08 on May 26, 2010
Snip... "People die and things change but sometimes you wish they didn't, or at least that they would hold back and the world would stop turning just for a while. But that would mean that there was no longer work to be done. Paul was clever and funny and moody and brisk, and he left early. He had things to do."
http://chadtaylormarginalia.blogspot.com/2010/05/but-this-is-punchline.html
Posted by Bill at 15:23:08 on May 26, 2010
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Paul Reynolds will be farewelled at St Patricks Cathedral, Auckland, on Thursday, 27 May at 2.30pm
Posted by PeterMcl at 10:15:00 on May 26, 2010
Posted by PeterMcl at 10:15:00 on May 26, 2010
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