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by John Ares

• Read emails
• Answer top priority emails
• Delete e-mails from last year to keep from reaching Mailbox capacity
• Update email mailing list
• Prioritize Social Networking e-mails:  Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter
• Network on Facebook, LinkedIn,  and Twitter
• Empty Spam folder
• Read web forums
• Post on web forums
• Research the next vacation
• Plan the next vacation
• Research implications of importing in DNG format
• Format images for the Web
• Add new images to web site
• Write new opinions on blog
• Upload images to blog  
• Keyword images
• Caption images
• Retouch photographs
• Tried to determine why Metadata wasn’t uploaded properly
• Retransmit
• Retransmit again
• Keyword on the website directly since the two transmissions still stripped your keywords (used Save-for-Web mode in Photoshop since default mode is “strip out the Metadata”)
• Delete links to old Service
• Write e-mail to old Service prohibiting deletion
• Add new links to New website
• Look up scientific name of animals in images
• Update Dive log with Scientific names
• Archive photographs
• Find image that you promised to someone
• Retouch image that you promised to someone 
• Make prints people requested
• Post images on ftp for download that you promised to someone
• Try to Compress image to a PDF but the Utility wasn’t included in the Operating System Upgrade
• Research File Compression
• Research new available equipment
• Find out why camera is not working properly
• Order new spare strobe modeling lamp bulbs
• Test new camera that just arrived
• Learn how to use the new camera that just arrived
• Load Software for New Camera
• Use New Software for image editing, since Lightroom was just disabled because new Manufacturers proprietary format is incompatible with Lightroom.
• Wait for Abode Programmers to re-engineer Photoshop and Lightroom to handle new Proprietary format conversions
• Load Lightroom and Photoshop upgrades when available. 
• Upgrade Operating System
• Load fix for Photoshop Software to accommodate new Operating System
• Load fix for Lightroom Software to accommodate new Operating System
• Load fix for printer driver software to accommodate new Operating System
• Load fix forpPlug-in Software to accommodate new Operating System
• Load fix for new Operating system
• Check sharpness of wide angle lens with new larger dome port
• Check on status of housing sent for maintenance
• Charge Strobe batteries
• Update packing checklist with new batteries and equipment
• Repair cameras and equipment
• Sell old cameras and equipment on ebay
• Buy second backup body on ebay for $500 for your now obsolete SLR used in the $2000 housing
• Research latest airline regulations for carrying camera equipment
• Buy lightweight bags to distribute load better in luggage
• Buy Backpackers scale to balance luggage at airport ticket counter
• Update new software on computer
• Update new software on laptop
• Learn new Photoshop techniques
• Learn new web display gallery techniques
• Learn new Lightroom functionality
• Read about new computers you should buy
• Read about new software you should buy
• Fix broken computer
• Buy more data storage
• Rotate backup hard drive from safe deposit box
• Update digital asset management system and backup software
• Check diving equipment
• Maintenance diving equipment
• Fill tanks
• Lube o-rings on camera housing 
• Go diving
• Relax and think creative thoughts
• Take photographs