Mike suggested I use a Mac. Forget the Mac. I can't afford the s/w, if you read between the lines what I'm saying here.
Tony B asks what kind of video I'm editing. I'll be buying a high-end video cam (probably a Canon XM2) to shoot for Web sites. db (database?) recommended I google, always an excellent suggestion, and I discovered it appears to be more a matter of memory (which is obvious) and of having a firewire, as Tony B also recommended. Betty asked if I'll be doing animation. Probably not, but I will build with that in mind. I will definitely offer animation to my clients; however, by then, I almost certainly will be back in a position to outsource overseas. She also recommends a Mac. My concern, however, once again, is the matter of buying expensive s/w (sorry) when I can get around that if I get a PC. Again, once I'm up on my feet, I will be jobbing this out overseas. Furthermore, from a practical perspective, I would be able to pick up the PC in question at a very good price. I'm presently in the unenviable position of having just returned penniless from a 3rd world country where I went broke and needing to get up on my feet ASAP. I've been borrowing people's PCs to do my work while I do that and hit several unexpected snags that have way-laid me, setting me even further behind the 8-ball. All temporary stuff. Once I can get a couple of Flash sites half-way built (and I'm learning AS3 on top of the other aforementioned problems), then I can sign up more clients, get my video cam, and within a short while be making tons of money like I did last time I lived here in the Virgin Islands. Mike again chimes in, stating that I should not build a PC unless I know what I'm doing. I've toyed around enough with computers to feel comfortable doing this (replacing motherboards, etc.) I'm a programmer, not new to the world of computers, although I wouldn't say I'm a hardware expert by any means. I look forward to your other suggestions! TIA, Victor ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
