Alive and Kicking

To those that sent emails that I have not answered yet – yes I am alive – thank you for caring. For the most part I have been trying to keep up with the idiotically increased email flow on various topics regarding subject matter from help with specific work-flow issues, clarifications on articles that obviously needed some clarification, to proving that I am not blind based on some recommendations regarding NEF processing in Aperture that I posted a while ago. No I am not blind, yes I can see the difference between NX2 and my suggestions, my question is why do you assume NX2 is “correct” or “better”?

Anyway – I have spent a bunch of time trying to help folks with all kinds of issues – doing my best – only one guy. Heads up for those about to ask – there does seem to be a very strange issue with Aperture and the D700 RAW processing under circumstances that I and other people that I have been exchanging files with concur really sucks. I may have to go buy one (or borrow a friend’s) since I am still into the ones that have the grip built-in. My ego says that I can make short-work of the issue, my head is telling me it’s something only apple can fix.

The picture at the top is my idiotic attempt at the feeling of beach glass – no I don’t know a freaking thing about macro.

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Published:: 03.17.09 / 11pm

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Michael 03.18.09 / 9pm

RB,
As I mentioned in an email to you a couple of months ago in reference to this site, “No good deed goes unpunished”.
You have created a wonderful, and on-going series of free articles that have helped many, including me.
You have responded graciously to countless emailed questions, including mine, and have asked nothing in return.
Your reward for all this effort and intellectual largesse is the gratitude of many (including me), markedly less “Free Time” and being called “Blind” for offering alternative ways to process a raw file.
In my own selfish view, you should be more tangibly rewarded for your efforts, because if you are not, you will simply move on to other things, and the Aperture community will lose the Best resource on the WEB.
Knowing that you know far more about the ways in which Websites can generate compensation for their creators than I do, I will leave it at that.
Thanks for your generosity, …..now my Latin is very rusty but…. Illigitimi non carborundum
Michael

Patrick 03.19.09 / 10am

RB,

If your response time to our emails does not pick up soon, I am afraid we are going to have to let you go.

Michael 03.25.09 / 8pm

RB,
Have you thought about a section of the website where you post emailed questions that have broader appeal along with your answers? Or an “ask a question” box which would get a public response? It would be informative, and could be participatory.
If, as you have said in the past that you would prefer to have the traffic on this site as opposed to increasing the volume of your private emails, it might make sense.
Michael

RB 03.27.09 / 9pm

Patrick,

You know I was hoping it wouldn’t come to that, I promise to try harder and to quick drinking on the job.

Michael,

I am actually working hard on a new design that can incorporate a real community rather than the lame WP board beta. A ton of work. I am actually trying to help an online buddy and reader with a real sticky issue right now that I would love to hear other input on. Maybe I’ll ask him if he minds me posting it as an installment prior to having the new site up.

GT 04.03.09 / 4pm

I’d like to second Michael’s comments above – RB, thank you for all help you’ve given me in the last year – both via this site and through personal emails…

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