Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Geoff. Yes, I have a 24' ColorEdge Eizo and will be adding another smaller monitor. And I back up with Acronis on two different hard drives. I just need to make my main processor faster! Tina On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > Stay on track guys ;-) With respect for many people with > qualifications/experience/preferences in all sorts of computing fields; > sure you can perform those photo tasks with many machines. Nevertheless, > Tina's needs are quite specific, different and much more than a general > purpose or gaming or average enthusiast photographer's computer setup. > Better than the spec of my current machine too for that matter but that is > simply competing priorities for discretionary income ;-). Notice that > professional image editing monitors are not included nor back up systems. > Each vital but Tina has those in place already I think. > > > > *Breathe in, breathe out, move on* -- Jimmy Buffett > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 9 June 2013 16:32, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > > > I have an iMac dedicated to being a music server. Its 27" screen is > > visible anywhere in the room, and compared to high end hifi it is not > > expensive. I do display some of my pictures on it for family and friends > > but haven't used it for my normal photo stuff. > > I would imagine it would be pretty good. > > FD > > > > > > > > > > >________________________________ > > > From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > > >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > >Sent: Sunday, 9 June 2013, 7:04 > > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Image Editing System > > > > > > > > >I'm just fresh from seeing an excellent documentary about Julian Assange > > at > > >Lincoln Center and the Wikileaks thing. > > >We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks - In theaters now > > >A visually stunning film and I was at the edge of my seat for two hours > > and > > >I'd not slept in 48 so that's saying something. > > > > > >I was entranced by the footage of Julian Assange going from place to > place > > >with as much luggage as he seemed to be able to carry on trains and > there > > >was always a fresh supply of very cool new luggage for every trip and > lots > > >of it. More than most guys carry. > > >Later in the flick I figured out why so much luggage. > > >He did not use a MacBook Pro (no air then). He used an Apple - iMac. > > > > > >Turns out in our contract with being a human on planet earth circa early > > >second millennium we're allowed to use one. > > >Its a move I almost made but didn't. I was told to do that. And it > > turned > > >out ive spent less time in motels or hotels in the past years than I > > thought > > >I would. Making the laptop lifestyle the obvious choice. Other than > using > > a > > >laptop is a kind of expected default. > > > > > >Yet the Imax lets you pack a real computer with you and is still > portable. > > >Maybe its the way to go. The entire computer is packed into the rather > > large > > >monitor. And you have a separate keyboard. And mouse.. > > >I may have been far far better of doing that. I'd be a frigging > > millionaire > > >by now. But I consider myself to have done that in an alternate > universe. > > > > > >http://www.apple.com/imac/ > > > > > >A laptop you can do stuff in a Starbucks or a staricase but an iMac you > > seem > > >to need a motel room to set up in. or at home. which is kind of ok with > > me. > > > > > > > > >On 6/9/13 1:33 AM, "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> > > >wrote: > > > > > >> So is mine! I understand a new Mac Pro is due this summer, which I may > > buy if > > >> only to reduce power useage and memory price but maybe not. > > >> I wait with interest. > > >> If I am unimpressed by that I am not sure what to do long term, > > probably just > > >> stick to what I have. Apple seems to mainly be a phone company > nowadays > > but I > > >> haven't switched on my PC since I retired just over 3 years ago and > > didn't > > >> need it for some of my work. > > >> I hope Apple doesn't abandon the tower computer, but they must be > > tempted if > > >> only in it for the money, given the production volumes involved. > > >> FD > > >> > > >> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> They have not done one of those for many years, my 4 year old one is > a > > dual > > >>> 4-core and still going strong ;-) > > >>> > > >>> john > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > >Mark William Rabiner > > >Photography > > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Leica Users Group. > > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com