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Tech / Monitor Screen Dim
« on: February 23, 2011, 01:51:08 PM »
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QUOTE(curious03 @ Feb 23 2011, 02:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Help, please!
I s my imac Desktop, OS  10.4.11, trying to tell me it is dying?  I can barely read what I am writing.
This is what I have:


  Model Name:   iMac
  Model Identifier:   iMac4,1
  Processor Name:   Intel Core Duo
  Processor Speed:   1.83 GHz
  Number Of Processors:   1
  Total Number Of Cores:   2
  L2 Cache (per processor):   2 MB
  Memory:   1.5 GB
  Bus Speed:   667 MHz
  Boot ROM Version:   IM41.0055.B08
  SMC Version:   1.1f5
BANK 0/DIMM0:

  Size:   1 GB
  Type:   DDR2 SDRAM
  Speed:   667 MHz
  Status:   OK

BANK 1/DIMM1:

  Size:   512 MB
  Type:   DDR2 SDRAM
  Speed:   667 MHz
  Status:   OK

I recently installed Turbotax, and everything went slower after that, not a lot, but noticeable.  Then, yesterday, it dimmed way down. Restarting seems to brighten it for several hours.
Any suggestions would be WILDLY WELCOME, as I am in the middle of our taxes and can't see the screen well at all!
Thanks
Curious


WHOOPS!  I just discovered the "Brightness"  option in System preferences, Display !  PROBLEM SOLVED!  
Thanks everyone, anyway.  Don't know how it happened!
Curious

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Tech / Monitor Screen Dim
« on: February 23, 2011, 01:39:30 PM »
Help, please!
I s my imac Desktop, OS  10.4.11, trying to tell me it is dying?  I can barely read what I am writing.
This is what I have:


  Model Name:   iMac
  Model Identifier:   iMac4,1
  Processor Name:   Intel Core Duo
  Processor Speed:   1.83 GHz
  Number Of Processors:   1
  Total Number Of Cores:   2
  L2 Cache (per processor):   2 MB
  Memory:   1.5 GB
  Bus Speed:   667 MHz
  Boot ROM Version:   IM41.0055.B08
  SMC Version:   1.1f5
BANK 0/DIMM0:

  Size:   1 GB
  Type:   DDR2 SDRAM
  Speed:   667 MHz
  Status:   OK

BANK 1/DIMM1:

  Size:   512 MB
  Type:   DDR2 SDRAM
  Speed:   667 MHz
  Status:   OK

I recently installed Turbotax, and everything went slower after that, not a lot, but noticeable.  Then, yesterday, it dimmed way down. Restarting seems to brighten it for several hours.
Any suggestions would be WILDLY WELCOME, as I am in the middle of our taxes and can't see the screen well at all!
Thanks
Curious

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Tech / Adobe Photoshop Elements 9
« on: January 21, 2011, 12:35:18 PM »
QUOTE(Paddy @ Jan 20 2011, 03:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
iPhoto doesn't do layers. PSE does, as do some of the other apps we listed. GIMP definitely does.

Tutorial here: http://www.tankedup-imaging.com/gimp/layers.html


Aha!  Thank you.  Do you think PSE would be easier to get my ancient brain around??

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Tech / Adobe Photoshop Elements 9
« on: January 20, 2011, 12:13:10 PM »
QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Jan 19 2011, 08:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
There is a major difference in editing and 'adjusting' a photograph, in my humble opinion. If your intensions are for the latter, you could probably use iPhoto. I'm not sure of the capabilities of the version that came with Tiger but I think you should take a look at it and it's Help files. Elements is a simpler version of Photoshop and they both do many things that would be over kill for simply lightening shadows, modifying the overall tint, etc. that you may want to perform. There's really no need for an app that let's you work down to the pixel level, if I'm understanding your needs correctly.

But even if iPhoto doesn't do everything you need, there are apps that will easily run on Tiger and be less expensive than even Elements. I'll do some searching when I get back home. smile.gif

 
One of the main things I want to do is use clips of shrubs, trees, perennials and "paste" them or otherwise insert them onto a background photo of a garden I am (re)designing.  I need to shrink the shrubs to size or enlarge before pasting onto my main photol  I think this is layering, but I can't seem to find that much about how to do it!  Maybe I should read the HELP section again, or go to the "Missing Manual" ???

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Tech / Adobe Photoshop Elements 9
« on: January 19, 2011, 04:17:18 PM »
QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Jan 17 2011, 07:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't use .4
any more
    but still abuse rhymes... blush-anim-cl.gif
But I am running Elements 9 to see if there is anything useful that is not in version 8. So far, I haven't seen much except slightly larger text on labels... I would therefore, recommend version 8, and it could probably be found a discount, now, also. thumbup.gif


Thank you. I suspect, as I am totally an amateur--homebody photographer--that the simplest program would suffice.

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Tech / Adobe Photoshop Elements 9
« on: January 19, 2011, 04:09:40 PM »
QUOTE(Paddy @ Jan 17 2011, 07:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Unfortunately, PE 9 won't run on 10.4.11 - it needs 10.5.8 and an Intel Mac minimum. From Adobe's site:
Well, glad to know THAT ! Thanks.

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Multicore Intel® processor
Mac OS X v10.5.8 through v10.6
1GB of RAM (2GB for HD video functions
)

There are lots of alternatives. PS Elements 8 will work. As will PS Elements 6 (I still have that and it works under 10.6.6 too)

http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photoshop-Elem...&s=software (which is more expensive new than PS 9 new - I'd advise looking on eBay for it. wink.gif )

Gimp is free - http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/ - install X11 first.  What is "x11" please?
I heard GIMP is great but steep learning curve?


And there are a bunch of "budget" options too:

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pixelbase...getphotoedm.htm - most have trial versions so you can figure out which one you like before buying.

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Tech / Adobe Photoshop Elements 9
« on: January 17, 2011, 05:02:43 PM »
Has anyone installed Phtoshop Elements 9 on a 10.4 11 OS Mac?  I am thinking about getting one, as I like to cut something out of a photo and add it to annother, and iPhoto doesn't seem to do this...............

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