Well, he has a few personality flaws (I don't  :)) but he has been the go-to-guy for many years on all aspects of FS hardware and software. He has guided most of the FS community from his throne for a long, long time, and when we had less impressive hardware a few years ago he was a miracle worker for all of us. He was in contact with Phil Taylor lead programmer for MS Aces when FSX was released, and he now even consults with Nvidia. The folks at O&O Defrag took his advice as well. As AndersCN mentioned above, he even has an extensive Windows 7 tweaking guide (makes me dizzy)! So if you challenge him --- bring your *A* game!

Nick can be abrasive and condescending to the point of being insulting. He WAS the main poster on AVSIM for years until he was rebuked by T. Allensworth a couple years ago for his style. So he took his bat and ball and went home. He now posts only on SimForums. If you go there and read all his guides and posts it will take you about 6 months!

Yes, he is defensive regarding GEX vs FTX Global, but he does have a couple valid points. Unfortunately his style makes it look like sour grapes and bitterness. The community really needs him though -- so I think we should take up a collection and get him some sensitivity training!   ::)