Barbara

We have this original Album ...somewhere!

Well I finally settled for this

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/toshiba-satellite-l50-b-1nx-15-6-laptop-white-10011279-pdt.html#longDesc

Have to admit I am over the moon with it, love the full size keyboard , have loaded Lightroom and all my topaz plugins and PSE9,

CRIKEY!!! it's faster than my desktop   

Brilliant Paul, just the beginning

I was just going to add that laptops aren't the best for image processing as you need a really good monitor and graphics. 

 

I use my laptop as  a 'lazy' backup - when I'm downstairs in the living room watching tele, etc. All my photo files and up to date software are in my workroom on my desktop. Have external drives for back up!

 

 

Judy

Thanks Judy, I love my photography but it is just a hobby for me, although I now do back everything up on an external drive , I spend about one week in four at our caravan and just like to run any images through LR on a daily basis or knock up a bit of video for friends or maybe just upload a few to FB. (Much better than watching daytime TV when the weather is foul ).  I shoot RAW so nothing is lost and can always refine things when I get home. 

A big plus for "Himself" he wont have to wait for my seat to trawl Ebay when we are at home 

Barbara

Glad things are on the up again Dee, Take Care

Thanks Tina, at the moment anything has to be better than my old one. I have come home with about 300 images and even my desktop is groaning a bit  Looking at the spec the power seems to be there but not sure about the resolution 1600 x 900  

     After another week of tearing my hair out fighting my almost deceased lappy. A new laptop is now on my hit list.

I need help and advice choosing, Top budget £400, not bothered about bells & whistles, just something that will handle Lightroom & Elements with speed & alacrity. At the moment this is catching my eye

http://www.johnlewis.com/acer-aspire-es1-711-laptop-intel-pentium-8gb-ram-1tb-17-3-black/p1749203 

But I don't have a clue and if I can save a bit of dosh, all the better

Thanks in advance

You beat me to it 

Brilliant

Hi Derek, I'm down Peebles way

     Hiya

Well done Kev

Some newer members may not know that we have a FaceBook backup page for "Crisis Moments"

https://www.facebook.com/groups/271527136299345/

Hi Darren, Welcome

You won't find anything like that here

Mine is just a shambles      now where did I put the car keys??????????????????????????????????????

Hi Andy

Well I finally got to take a few piccies
Just back from a week at Cummertrees nr Annan by the Solway Firth. Needless to say we didn't pick the best of weather. The winds the first night were a bit scary but a lot better when we turned the nose of the 'van into the prevailing wind. I think Thursday the worst , took both of us to open the door against the wind. Most of these were taken not far from the van LOL!


Next two for Tina
Newbie


Queensberry Caravan Park at Powfoot




Next Three
Across the Solway to Silloth, it snowed but just a little on High Ground






Some Strange and spectacular skies










And Finally When it's time to go home the weather takes a turn for the better, bitterly cold but blue skies and sunshine




BYE BYE

Hi Steve 

Just about to ask for help but chuffed I managed it on my own. I use topaz labs in PE but now seldom use PE except for layering  and knew I could access it straight from LR but just couldn't get it to load. I have discovered that I needed Topaz Fusion which I duly downloaded, EUREEKA!

Bu'.##r..... still wouldn't work so uninstalled it all and started again BINGO!!!

Now wondering what to do with the rest of the day

Wishing You A Very Happy Christmas Dee and Very Best Wishes for the New Year

Nothing, we has a wee flush of extra dosh in November so we both got the things we wanted instead of waiting for Christmas.....I did get a new smile from the dentist yesterday LOL!!!, paid for by myself

Congrats Martyn, one of many of your great images taken in the lakes

Just Had To Be 

Hi Karen

Welcome,    

Can't beat a sighthound........sighthound owner here, A beautiful 7yr old little black whippet called Roxy (Hence the username) and a most delightful lurcher, a whippet x Bedlington, called Gracie, I'm prejudice of course