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On 6/21/2013 4:04 PM, Greg Rudzinski wrote:
> Well Gentlemen...My trusty PowerBook G4 (9 years old) is very close to
> giving it up :(( A new laptop was purchased in preparation of the
> inevitable. This time I opted for a refurbished one year old HP Pavilion
> g6 equipped with Windows 7 ($220). After three days of intense
> familiarization the verdict is positive. All my images, favorite links,
> and desk top items have been transfered.

I've been a desktop Mac guy all the way. When it came time for a laptop
(I started looking at netbooks but they did not pass my common sense
test) I wound up with low end 13" HP running Windows 7. I could not cost
justify a laptop Mac for my uses.  Been very happy with it, especially
the ability to run nav and mapping programs not ported to OSX without a
Windows kludge for the Mac. Heavy lifting is still done with desktop Macs.

> Question: What photographic freeware would be best for the HP Pavilion g6 ?

Being a semi-retired pro, I've never played with OSX's imaging software
or freeware.  If you are wiling to part with a few bucks Adobe's
Lightroom 4 (about $100, B&H Photo)) has a lot of features.

Now that Adobe has gone completely to internet distribution, you can
have the latest greatest-Photoshop for $20 a month (yearly basis). It
resides on your machine so no online connection needed for use. That
eliminates the $600 purchase sticker shock, and frequent upgrade fees if
your HP has the horesepower.

Not exactly and answer to your question, but an option IMHO.

Now if Adobe will fix Flash so I can regain sound with YouTube....

Bill B

   

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