apple I-mac shop talk

[real_ss_budgie]

ok mtb geeks..my i-mac is freezing up..i need computer geek help here....please

5 y/o I-mac
80G mem
54G free
512 rams
osx panther-thing

freezes up when opening lots og images in PS, usually...

rocky??
k-mans??
try????
benallanbest??????

[tryandgetme]

harddrive space full or nearly full? I know I can get a few gigs of temp space used when I've got a few large photos open in PS and the undo tree is long...

[real_ss_budgie]

ooooooo ok then......so i need to clean out the hard drive??? burn all my produce to discs????

[K-Man]

Budgmans,

I don't run a the full Photoshop, just the "lite" version (PS Elements), so I'm probably not the best person to ask.

My Ibook is incredibly stable *touch wood* but I can sense it straining a bit when I'm messing with a lot of images at once.

As a general list of things, off the top of my head:

Make sure you "check for updates" on PhotoShop and the Mac OS, to make sure you are at least up to date there.

Next time you are planning on a massive PS session, first quit all other programs (if you don't need to have them running). That may free up some memory.


P.S. the gift sub I bought for you started with #134. I've got a feeling it'll take a while for it make it to your postal box in the land of Oz. But hold off buying one at the newsstand, help is on the way.

[K-Man]

You said:
ooooooo ok then......so i need to clean out the hard drive??? burn all my produce to discs????

I say:
Nah, massive external harddrives are very affordable (here in the USA), and a great idea for backing up internal HD against crash or other failure.

[real_ss_budgie]

cheers chopper

cheers try

dont make me get a pc

[jerman]

ok mtb geeks..my i-mac is freezing up..i need computer geek help here....please

5 y/o I-mac
80G mem
54G free
512 rams
osx panther-thing

freezes up when opening lots og images in PS, usually...

rocky??
k-mans??
try????
benallanbest??????

I think you need to max out your ram. 512 is not alot and that is probably why you are freezing up. Dont know how much ram your iMac will hold.

[phlatlander]

Like jerman said, 512 ain't nothin' for your Russosterpieces... PS uses a bunch (30-50MB) just to run w/o any files open. Max that crap out then also make sure you itch your scratch disk.

ps: DON'T GO TO THE DARK SIDE!...

[wigger thomas]

54 G is a lot of free space. I doubt that's the issue.

[tryandgetme]

whoops, I didn't see 54G as beeing the free portion, sorry. Yeah, thats probably not the problem, unless macs use swap partitions and the swap partition is full (it is a bsd derivitive), but that's all of my current mac knowlege right there. I'll pick one up one day.

[Mister Chow]

Macs aren't as RAM intensive as PCs but you'll still do better with as much memory as you can fit. This is especially true when running Photoshop.

Check out http://lowendmac.com/imacs/index.shtml for how much your machine can take.

[real_ss_budgie]

cheers kids....ive been hassling other geeks regarding my prob and it all leads to the RAMS..it has 512 and i can go up to 1 GIGS according to the manual.

computer techie not

[K-Man]

cheers kids....ive been hassling other geeks regarding my prob and it all leads to the RAMS..it has 512 and i can go up to 1 GIGS according to the manual.

computer techie not

Get GIGy with it!

[real_ss_budgie]

ok i found out from a mac techie whats going down..according to him the machine has "leaking caps" capacitors and the machine is as good as land fill....???????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????
???????????????????????????????????????? ??????????

struth!!!!!!!

[tryandgetme]

pretty much. low quality capacitors blowing after a few years is moderately common on computers. That means a main board replacement. The cost of a main board from apple means it's probably not worth it.

[real_ss_budgie]

would that be the same for a PC if it shit a main board?

wondering if i should move to the PC side for serviceability.

[rockyrider]

would that be the same for a PC if it shit a main board?

wondering if i should move to the PC side for serviceability.With a PC the Microsoft OS can drive you mad as a hatter, especially if you get stuck with Vista. You need Windows XP Pro if you want a fairly bullet proof PC OS. And Leopard still runs circles around it for usability and resource use.

[(P.)]

would that be the same for a PC if it shit a main board?


wondering if i should move to the PC side for serviceability.
are you pist
Go PC?
22966

[real_ss_budgie]

are you pist
Go PC?
22966
caramelize my onions, cob.

[jerman]

would that be the same for a PC if it shit a main board?

wondering if i should move to the PC side for serviceability.

That is just blasphemy plain and simple.;)

[real_ss_budgie]

That is just blasphemy plain and simple.;)

easy chopper..just testing the waters....

[tryandgetme]

would that be the same for a PC if it shit a main board?

wondering if i should move to the PC side for serviceability.

yeah it's the same. it's even worse actually because now you have to wade through the mass of shoddy motherboards that they sell for cheap. Some are good, alot are shit. You'll probably be happier with a mac since you already have one.

And almost none of the big retail pc computer sellers sell a computer with any quality components inside in any kind of a reasonable price range. You're screwed in the PC market unless you want to build your own and do a whole ton of component research.

[phlatlander]

are you pist
Go PC?
22966

I like your iSoufflé.

Carlo, stay Mac so our emails remain compatible.

[real_ss_budgie]

I like your iSoufflé.

Carlo, stay Mac so our man juices remain compatible.

yeah im sticking with mac just pist about the shelf life of the dud i scored..will head to tandy and get some caps and get some techie to solder the bludgers in..nuttin to lose.

theres a market..misfit ss 29er with 256g hard drive and 1 g of ram running osx 10.8...COI!

[tryandgetme]

yeah im sticking with mac just pist about the shelf life of the dud i scored..will head to tandy and get some caps and get some techie to solder the bludgers in..nuttin to lose.

theres a market..misfit ss 29er with 256g hard drive and 1 g of ram running osx 10.8...COI!

good idea, I've fixed one or two boards like that. Just match voltages and capacities.

[real_ss_budgie]

good idea, I've fixed one or two boards like that. Just match voltages and capacities.

yes i'll be doing it very gingerly..may even take pics so i can bolt the funker back

[real_ss_budgie]

now the PC i use for net jobbing is running like an old codger on a crosscheck..stacks of memory and disco space but fuggin slow..think its been infected, so........

anyone use these online fix its like DR PC??? or are they dodgey....

xp

[tryandgetme]

try ccleaner followed by a defrag of all harddrives

http://www.ccleaner.com/

[real_ss_budgie]

try ccleaner followed by a defrag of all harddrives

http://www.ccleaner.com/

0nya bloke!!

[real_ss_budgie]

so i got quote onna new i macs.....piss orf!!!

so i tripped over and got a nice PC with a chumpy video card and 24' LCD.

rotten apples

[tryandgetme]

probably want to look at ubuntu before you get right pissed off at windows.

[real_ss_budgie]

probably want to look at ubuntu before you get right pissed off at windows.

i did ask for XP and not vista....?????.....

[tryandgetme]

i did ask for XP and not vista....?????.....

THANK GOD, you just saved your own life.

[phlatlander]

THANK GOD, you just saved your own life.

Hasta la Vista™.

[real_ss_budgie]

but i wanna live life on the edge.......???????

[angie1313]

ughh...don't get me started on how much I hate Vista...I would prefer using a typewriter and an Abacus. :)

[real_ss_budgie]

i think i should have splurged and got the mac after-all..this new PC is flogging my cods!!

[phlatlander]

i think i should have splurged and got the mac after-all..this new PC is flogging my cods!!

I am sorry this happened to you. Much more fresh produce came from your mac than we've been seeing from the pc.

They be creativitykillers.

24759

[tryandgetme]

i think i should have splurged and got the mac after-all..this new PC is flogging my cods!!

yes. yes. also yes. and yes.

[one piece crank]

Ok, we're a Mac family and have been for 20 years. But, all fanatacism aside, why is everyone so down on Vista?

I picked-up a Vista laptop for work back in January, and it's been totally fine - no network issues, domestic & int'l travel, citrix web connections, etc. IMHO it's the best Windoz version to date. Maybe it's the little differences (i.e. change) that upsets the PC-users' world?

Tom P.

[tryandgetme]

Ok, we're a Mac family and have been for 20 years. But, all fanatacism aside, why is everyone so down on Vista?

I picked-up a Vista laptop for work back in January, and it's been totally fine - no network issues, domestic & int'l travel, citrix web connections, etc. IMHO it's the best Windoz version to date. Maybe it's the little differences (i.e. change) that upsets the PC-users' world?

Tom P.

it's the statistics. if only a few people had trouble, we could say it was their particular configuration or something. however more people have trouble than not. you just got lucky.

[real_ss_budgie]

They be creativitykillers.

24759

ok im slowly getting the machine into shape..giz some time ginger. i'll be blowing my load on the PC soon enough...

[myron]

Ok, we're a Mac family and have been for 20 years. But, all fanatacism aside, why is everyone so down on Vista?

I picked-up a Vista laptop for work back in January, and it's been totally fine - no network issues, domestic & int'l travel, citrix web connections, etc. IMHO it's the best Windoz version to date. Maybe it's the little differences (i.e. change) that upsets the PC-users' world?

Tom P.

-not responding-

[real_ss_budgie]

ok i just lay 80 metres of network cable to the shed so i can get jiggy once again..on the crunchy mac..hence the splurge of images and PS tomfoolery here at DR central

the PC is back at the shop under warranty

[AM Radio]

you pissed on lasgnas again
24969

[myron]

ok i just lay 80 metres of network cable to the shed so i can get jiggy once again..on the crunchy mac..hence the splurge of images and PS tomfoolery here at DR central

the PC is back at the shop under warranty

ummmmm right.

[real_ss_budgie]

some nice computer molester should place a linkydink for some free antivirus..for me..

xxx

[real_ss_budgie]

i think lightning fuggedupmycomputer....cant get loose on the net at home