RE: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-11 Thread Joe Malin
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 5:46 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer >Also: Two screens are almost a necessity. They will soon enough save a >lot of time. Especiall

Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-11 Thread Joe Malin
- From: framers-bounces+jmalin=tuvox@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+jmalin=tuvox.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 5:46 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer >Also: Two screens

Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-10 Thread Paul Findon
On 9 Mar 2006, at 16:43, Rita Lewis wrote: > I work as a contractor at a government site, and we've been asked to > submit a wish list for upgrading our computers. Does anyone have any > advice on the current minimum standards in DTP for RAM, disk space, My new Mac arrived this week: I went for

Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-10 Thread Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
All very good suggestions. One thing comes into mind though. I have a very good experience with Dual Processor PC. Comes in handy when PDF-ing large documents. It will only clog one processor, so you have the other free for doing other stuff in the meantime. Also: Two screens are almost a necessit

Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-10 Thread Mike Wickham
>Also: Two screens are almost a necessity. They will soon enough save a >lot of time. Especially when using Structured FM. Two screens are great. I bought a dual-head Matrox card after many recommended that brand. One problem I ran into, though, is that Windows XP doesn't natively support assign

Re: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-10 Thread Mike Wickham
Also: Two screens are almost a necessity. They will soon enough save a lot of time. Especially when using Structured FM. Two screens are great. I bought a dual-head Matrox card after many recommended that brand. One problem I ran into, though, is that Windows XP doesn't natively support assign

Re: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-10 Thread Paul Findon
On 9 Mar 2006, at 16:43, Rita Lewis wrote: I work as a contractor at a government site, and we've been asked to submit a wish list for upgrading our computers. Does anyone have any advice on the current minimum standards in DTP for RAM, disk space, My new Mac arrived this week: I went for a P

Re: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-10 Thread Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
All very good suggestions. One thing comes into mind though. I have a very good experience with Dual Processor PC. Comes in handy when PDF-ing large documents. It will only clog one processor, so you have the other free for doing other stuff in the meantime. Also: Two screens are almost a necessit

Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-09 Thread Art Campbell
I'd go for as fast a processor as fits in the budget, 1M RAM minimum, 2+ recommended (I can't run FM and PS reliably and simultaneously without it). Also, two hard drives, one for the OS and applications and the second for data and the PS scratch disk (per Adobe's recommendation). Most all the vide

Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-09 Thread Rita Lewis
I haven't been keeping up with the list lately, so forgive me if this topic has been discussed recently. (I know it has been discussed periodically in the past, but I assume that standards have changed some since then.) I work as a contractor at a government site, and we've been asked to submi

Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-09 Thread Grant Hogarth
.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+grant.hogarth=reuters.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rita Lewis Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 9:44 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer I haven't been keeping up with the list lately, so forgive me if

Re: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-09 Thread Art Campbell
I'd go for as fast a processor as fits in the budget, 1M RAM minimum, 2+ recommended (I can't run FM and PS reliably and simultaneously without it). Also, two hard drives, one for the OS and applications and the second for data and the PS scratch disk (per Adobe's recommendation). Most all the vide

RE: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-09 Thread Grant Hogarth
Rita Lewis Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 9:44 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer I haven't been keeping up with the list lately, so forgive me if this topic has been discussed recently. (I know it has been discussed periodically in the pas

RE: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-09 Thread Joe Malin
d in this document are those of the sender, and do not necessarily reflect those of TuVox, Inc. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rita Lewis Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 8:44 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Advice

Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-09 Thread Joe Malin
day, March 09, 2006 8:44 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer I haven't been keeping up with the list lately, so forgive me if this topic has been discussed recently. (I know it has been discussed periodically in the past, but I assume that standard

Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-09 Thread Rita Lewis
I haven't been keeping up with the list lately, so forgive me if this topic has been discussed recently. (I know it has been discussed periodically in the past, but I assume that standards have changed some since then.) I work as a contractor at a government site, and we've been asked to subm