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AskWoody members to the forums may have noticed I’ve been a little quiet for the past few weeks. This is because I am ramping up to begin work on some exciting new projects at my work.

With my workload ramping up, coming up I will not have time to interact at AskWoody, so this is almost the end of the road for my time at AskWoody as a contributor and MVP.

I have a handful of newsletter articles in the process of being released. I will be remaining on the AskWoody forums while the remaining newsletter articles are published so I can interact with any comments/feedback/questions on those articles (hopefully they will be published prior to April 30, as after that time, I will need to wind things down and say goodbye to contributing on AskWoody on or shortly after that).

After I am finished interacting with the remaining articles, I will instruct the AskWoody admins to de-activate my AskWoody account on here (since I am unable to have time to login to the site and interact with people on AskWoody after I officially depart). My existing forum posts can be assigned to another account that one of the admins can take over so that my previous contributions are preserved on the site. I will also instruct them to close out my AskWoody Plus membership and newsletter subscriptions since I won’t have time to continue reading much tech news once I begin my work projects (which will simplify things a little with my inbox since I’m also in the process of closing out a range of old account logins).

In the meantime, I am handing the keys to the Apple Operating System Updates knowledgebase article over to PKCano who can provide guidance on Apple Operating System Updates moving forward. PKCano has been keeping the article updated (I’ve been emailing the update guidance), so the article will continue to be in great hands with PKCano overseeing it. Future Apple News updates posted here will likely continue from Alex5723 and other AskWoody contributors. With the exception of interacting with comments on my remaining AskWoody newsletter subscriptions, I won’t be logging in too often or posting so I can get ready for the next chapter in my work projects.

Those who wish to follow some of my work post-AskWoody can check out my weather blog at WeatherTogether.net, as it contains links to my work projects and news updates from my work.

Thank you all for reading my contributions and for interacting with me here on AskWoody in the past. I wish you all the best as you continue to read and enjoy tech news from other AskWoody contributors. It’s been a fun and rewarding journey together.

Nathan Parker

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A great loss to us all. Wishing you all the best on your future!

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[OscarCP]

Nathan,

First of all, I want to say here that you have been an invariable graceful, helpful, modest and knowledgeable person that has assisted and advised us, Mac addicts, unfailingly, with our Apple software and hardware questions and issues.

PK has been always quite helpful to us, but has plenty of other things going on; Alex is also helpful and a good reporter of emerging security issues. So I hope someone as knowledgeable and, if possible, as likeable as you have demonstrated yourself to be during your time here, can be found that is willing to come onboard and take care of most of the day to day questions and concerns of us, macOs and iOS users, and also write in-depth articles for the Newsletter about some of these and other Apple-related matters of general interest to us the users. Maybe two persons, one for macOS and another for the rest of the “i” devices and their software?

To me, and I would imagine others here as well, the time is approaching when, in not so many more months, we’ll be have to make the move, if we have not done so already, and adopt BigSur as our new macOS.

So this is a time of big changes in Apple’s personal computers’ hardware as well as software, when someone to guide us into the solutions, as well as warn us of the problems and scares, working alongside with PK and Alex, will be definitely needed at AskWoody and, I hope, found reasonably soon.

So I wish you, with gratitude, the very best of success and personal satisfaction along the professional path you are now fully taking. And with the interesting projects you may get deep into, along it.

End of one road, but the start of new one as well.

Ex-Windows user (Win. 98, XP, 7); since mid-2017 using also macOS. Presently on Monterey 12.15 & sometimes running also Linux (Mint).

MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
Intel Iris Pro GPU with Built-in Bus, VRAM 1.5 GB, Display 2880 x 1800 Retina, 24-Bit color.
macOS Monterey; browsers: Waterfox "Current", Vivaldi and (now and then) Chrome; security apps. Intego AV

• This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by OscarCP.

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Nathan,

Thanks for your knowledge, insight, help and newsletters about Apple’s OS and devices.

Wish you the best.

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Wow, I didn’t see that one coming. I had noticed your absence over the last couple weeks and was afraid you had succumbed to Covid. So the fact that you are healthy is great news.

You are one of the people who made AskWoody such a wonderful site. Your posts and replies were always filled with helpful and useful information and presented in a very much appreciated civil and polite manner I will certainly miss your presence here, but I wish you the best in your future endeavors.

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Nathan, I’d like to second what’s already been said, plus I really enjoyed all of your weather-related posts. You will be missed.

All the best going forward!

Win 7 SP1 Home Premium 64-bit; Office 2010; Group B (SaS); Former 'Tech Weenie'

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Onwards and upwards Nathan, hope you enjoy the new project as much as we have, reading your iOS/ mac and other iThing topics 😉
Not exactly an iTune but this song fits well.

If debian is good enough for NASA...

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And this one, historical considerations aside, is likely to fit well the appropriate mood for this occasion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkkThZHJyG4

Ex-Windows user (Win. 98, XP, 7); since mid-2017 using also macOS. Presently on Monterey 12.15 & sometimes running also Linux (Mint).

MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
Intel Iris Pro GPU with Built-in Bus, VRAM 1.5 GB, Display 2880 x 1800 Retina, 24-Bit color.
macOS Monterey; browsers: Waterfox "Current", Vivaldi and (now and then) Chrome; security apps. Intego AV

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Nathan,

The posts you write are yours, and they will remain a valuable resource for those who search the web for the topics you discussed and end up here, as those here can tell any newcomers that the old posts you wrote are worth reading. They should be attributed to you going forward, as they always have been.

There’s no need I can see to remove the account; I’m not a site admin, but I’d say just leave it, keep your well-earned MVP status (which comes with no obligation to log in and post at a certain rate), and pop in every now and then to say hi if you like, without any pressure to provide support or write any posts that you don’t have time for (just like how Woody’s name occasionally appears in the the “thanks” lists. It’s nice to see).

Whatever happens, best of luck in future endeavors, and if you do feel like making a post about some new Mac or iOS thing, I think I can safely say you know the door’s always open!

 

 

 

 

Dell XPS 13/9310, i5-1135G7/16GB, KDE Neon 6.2
XPG Xenia 15, i7-9750H/32GB & GTX1660ti, Kubuntu 24.04
Acer Swift Go 14, i5-1335U/16GB, Kubuntu 24.04 (and Win 11)

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What he said, there is no need to reassign the posts.

And as others have said, thank you and please stop back by when you can.

Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher

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Thank you Nathan

All the best

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Nathan you never hesitated to answer any question on a variety of subjects, especially Apple related concerns. And on top of being a well informed Apple enthusiast, you managed to throw in humor under the worst of circumstances when we hit a road block with iOS updates. Your knowledge and character speak for themselves to put you in a one of a kind category of Best All Around. Thank you so much and I wish you the most rewarding experience in your travels and endeavors. Please pop in from time to time for our Nathan fix and let us know how you’re doing. 🤗

MacOS iPadOS and sometimes SOS

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Weathertogether.net cannot be reached??????

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Fine for me today.

cheers, Paul

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