FYI Is the grass always greener?

I hope this doesn't anger anybody, but I'm going to depart from our form theme. I read a thoughtful review of Lightroom on a Canon forum site and thought Aperture users might like as read.
As a registered user of Raw Shooter Premium, I was upset when I heard Adobe had purchased Pixmantec last year.
Adobe was good enough to offer a free copy of Lightroom 1.0 to us registered users of RSP.
I've been using Lightoom 1.0 for a week now and I've found it to be a mixed bag.
The interface is sluggish at times, a problem common to other Adobe products. I don't understand why they can't write a little more speedy code but nonetheless, it's typical of an Adobe product. Lots of glitz with lackluster performance.
I haven't tried it on a dual monitor setup, but comments from other users indicate that it doesn't support a dual screen setup very well. This isn't a good thing for anyone serious photographic editing.
The other notable thing is the method of handling photographic libraries. The software doesn't make adjustments to the source files and instead saves the changes in a library file. One feature that is a good idea on paper but poorly executed is the auto-import function. Lightroom 1.0 also doesn't recognize changes/additions to existing directories. This makes for a confused and poor attempt at keeping libraries up to date.
On the editing side, I find the editing/adjusting tools get very good results with the exported photos. Raw file conversion is good, and the tools are plenty and give the user good flexibility. The slider controls though are a bit on the small side and also suffer for Adobe's common sluggishness. Also, there aren't enough configurable screen options to allow a more streamlined workflow, such as a button for exporting. Things that should be one click operations require 2 or 3 clicks. I've also found that creating custom crops is a point of no return. You can check out but you can never leave, so any crop created can't be deleted. One. of the best features though is the ability to browse photo's by EXIF data. I can view my files by Lens type, camera body, and by many other groups according to EXIF information, which is very nice. It would also be nice if I could catalog things based on this information. It's a start.
The default color scheme is dismal. There is no facility to streamline it or customize it short of enabling or disabling a little swirly thing at the bottom of the screen, which leaves you with something that still looks like beta software with a bow on it.
Overall, I give it a grade of C for average, based entirely on the quality of the raw file conversion it can produce. The rest of the interface is clunky, slow and full of problems importing and keeping track of photographs. I recommend not even using the "Auto-import" function, it's useless and will lock up your computer. Adobe needs to get back to work on this and do it right. It's not ready for prime-time.
I pulled the author's name.
Jeff

Um, I'm not one to get "angry" about something like this, but I am wondering about a few things. Is the text below your first paragraph copied verbatim from the "review?" Or is it your paraphrase?
Either way, I own both Aperture and Lightroom, and still haven't decided which way to go. But this "review" of Lightroom is filled with inaccuracies and negative comments about Lightroom which, in fact, apply equally to Aperture.
"the software doesn't make adjustments to the source files." Well, of course. That's the point of both Aperture and Lightroom when working with RAW files. RAW is a non-editable format. In either case, or with other software like Capture NX, you don't modify the source file.
Also, Aperture doesn't recognize changes to existing directories either, at least not when using Referenced mode.
And whomever wrote this is in a parallel universe if they think that Lightroom is sluggish and slow. Until I maxed out my Mac Pro, Aperture was abysmal...and it's STILL slower than Lightroom.
Crops can be adjusted in Lightroom. And I have yet to find a way to change the "color scheme" in Aperture.
The original author (whose name you "pulled") does not have the facts. It would have been better for you to publish a link to the forum post so we could read it in its entirely.
Again, I'm trying out both products - I'm not a pro, so I have the luxury of really taking my time with them, no deadlines to meet - and I want to like Aperture. But I'm afraid from what I've seen, way too many people want to like Aperture to the point of denying reality. Both have pros and cons, but by no means is Lightroom a "C" product that's not ready for prime time.

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TM will show it has done a backup.. Look at the info.. when was the backup completed??
If you want more details install the widget.
A1 here.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
The time capsule though blinks amber and the Airport Utility shows blinking amber light and has a red circle with the number 1 in it.
There is an error.. probably trivial.. firmware update, default password..
Open the airport utility and find out what the error is.
Simply click the TC and see status in the summary page.. it will list all the errors and what you should do.. fix or ignore them. ie this TC has an error.. default password.. I chose to ignore.. when I "fix" the problem the LED goes green.
Here is additional TC.. it is blinking amber with faults.
Click the fault. eg default password.
You can ignore or edit .. if you click edit it will take you to the full setup where you can change the settings.
I ignored my errors and now it is green..

Good day. as I can do to update my iphone 4 to the latest version of ios 5. whenever you connect to the pc and try to update the waiting time is very long, sometimes up to 12 hours and despite the wait always produce an error message for a long time waiti

good day. as I can do to update my iphone 4 to the latest version of ios 5. whenever you connect to the pc and try to update the waiting time is very long, sometimes up to 12 hours and despite the wait always produce an error message for a long time waiting

Disable ALL security software (firewall, antivirus/spyware, etc.) running on your PC while updating.

I have a Time Capsule as my router. I can connect wirelessly to the network and internet with my MBPr, but my Mac Mini will only connect to the network wired or wirelessly. Airport on it sees the internet as green, but will not connect.

I have the Time Capsule hooked to a wireless modem. It uses a static IP, which is put in and running. The MBPr connects, as well as my iPhone 5, to the internet and network without problem. I can see the Mac Mini, external drive attached to it, and the Time Capsule. The Mac Mini connects to the network wired or wirelessly, but not to the internet. On wireless, using AirPort the Internet shows green, but no connection when I open Safari. The settings under network settings are identical except for LAN IP between the Mac Mini and the MBPr. I was hoping someone might have an idea of what was going on. Before I moved the Time Capsule was on Bridge mode from another router, now it is on DHCP and NAT for the internal network.

No, its is connected direct to the providers fiber box.

FYI Is the grass always greener?

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