... I meant to say "I loaded-up 12 K-3 DNG files" ... On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > The not too technical answer to why 4Gig is small today is because > OSes only ever get bigger, and apps only get bigger, and data only > ever gets bigger. > > My new iMac has sixteen (count 'em!) gigabytes of RAM and I have > already managed to max it out. Now I don't expect you'd be trying this > stunt, but I loaded-up K-3 12 DNG files from Lightroom into Photoshop > and proceeded to composite them. It worked, but when I tried to do > something else the iMac became very unresponsive while the disks got > real busy. It was swapping memory like crazy for many minutes before I > could continue. > > Trust us when we say that you need more than 4 Gig RAM. :) > > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 12:13 PM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thanks P.J. ... could you elaborate without getting to super techy on why 4 >> gig would be constraining on 7 vs XP? >> >> And a question for the class... while I think about it.. >> I want to save about 20,000 emails from Thunderbird to my external harddrive >> - where are they hiding? (the external is a 1t seagate) >> >> T I a >> ann >> >> >> On 4/30/2015 11:44, P.J. Alling wrote: >>> >>> It looks pretty good, fast enough, with a pretty big HD. The only >>> potential problem I see with it is the Ram is already maxed out at 4 >>> gig. That would be fine using Win XP, it might be a bit constraining >>> with Win7. >>> >>> On 4/30/2015 11:40 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >>>> >>>> BRuce, >>>> tahnks for suggestion but... >>>> >>>> No no and no - I loathe Macs, I've been using windows for over 20 >>>> years .. Using my friends mac is agony. It is NOT simpler at all and >>>> physically annoying . Not to mention I have stuff that wont run on a mac. >>>> >>>> It isn't true, either, that macs are safe from viri these days and >>>> the problems I'm having are nothing to do with a virus. >>>> >>>> Now boys and girls, >>>> I saw this offer from Staples on line >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.staples.com/HP-8000-Win-7-Pro-Refurbished-SFF-Desktop-PC-4GB-RAM-1/product_591658?externalize=certona >>>> >>>> >>>> Comments? >>>> >>>> I think the best thing for me to do is get a refurbed computer with >>>> Win 7 on it... Use that for web, and keep my lovely old dell for >>>> working off line , rather than installing 7 on it. I did that before when >>>> I upgraded, kept my old windows 98 bus that had things on it I didnt >>>> want to lose and could only run on that... >>>> >>>> annsan >>>> windows bigot :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> On 4/30/2015 10:04, Bruce Walker wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Ann, not to be "that Mac bigot", but have you considered an >>>>> inexpensive Mac? Sounds like you can use your neighbors Mac with no >>>>> trouble. It might just be a more pleasant way for you to get back on >>>>> the air again. No more virus worries, simpler to work (in general). >>>>> >>>>> If you bought a Mac Mini for $499 you can use your existing monitor >>>>> (through a cable adapter: Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter), keyboard >>>>> and mouse. I'd suggest a refurb Mac Mini but they don't have any right >>>>> now. >>>>> >>>>> Just a wild thought. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 1:37 AM, Ann Sanfedele<[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> well it looks like time has come - >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> what can you guys tell me about this? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Dell's "Inspiron Small Desktop 3000 Series with Windows 7 Professional" >>>>>> >>>>>> It's under $400 - >>>>>> >>>>>> advice needed >>>>>> >>>>>> for reasons I can't explain (but somehow Avast is involved), I can't >>>>>> sign into any site that I go to that needs me to sign in.. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm pretty much a wreck - using a neighbor's mac for ebay access.. >>>>>> >>>>>> I can browse, I can send email, but I can't log in to anything >>>>>> buy my time warner account >>>>>> >>>>>> now I hvae to try to sleep >>>>>> >>>>>> ann >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw
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