My Power Mac G4 is slowing down...

[Nogol]

my mac is kinda slow these days... could it be i've downloaded too many stuffs to my computer?

can anyone help me make my mac as fast as new???

is there a way to fix it?

[Mac8myPC]

how long has it been since you repaired permissions or checked for OS updates?

[Nogol]

what permissions? how do i repair that?

i've check for updates regulary. i'm on mac os 10.2.8 now.

[gerbick]

Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility

Highlight your Hard Drive in the left column, then under First Aid, select Repair Disk Permissions.

Also, check out Cocktail... it has a ton of things, pre-binding, daily/weekly/monthly crons that could also be run via the Terminal, that will rotate out logs, clear unnecessary things... whatnot.

Worthy app, and honestly, I'd look into jumping up to 10.3 at least... such a good upgrade - I'm still running 10.3.9 actually. 10.4 interferred with my work for a little bit, but at 10.4.3, it's back to "stable".

[Nogol]

what does the repair permission thing does?

[gerbick]

Google is your friend. Read here...

[Nogol]

k
thanks.

[off topic]
gerbick, i've saw some of your volley in the arena, can you give me some tips in designing and throwing back volleys???

thanks
[/off topic]

[gerbick]

It just takes practice and time. I've been using Photoshop for over 13 years now since version 2.5... and before layers.

Dunno... that's been an odd question asked to me before, and one I can't really answer without some direction of the question.

But the best thing... jump in on some of the open battles in the Arena, such as the Kung-Fu thread, or the others... and then pick up clues and tricks from all of us in the Arena via our critiques - just keep an open mind. We're all there having fun doing stuff that most clients would never pay for... so there's a bit of experimentation going on there too.

Hint #1... avoid filters. They "cheap" an image imho.

[Nogol]

Hint #1... avoid filters. They "cheap" an image imho.

but i always use filters...

[gerbick]

Layers, layer application methods (Overlay, Soft Light, et al), levels, layer masks, and all of that are good to know. Only "filters" I use are on a short list:

• Gaussian Blur
• Sharpen
• Variations
• Noise

That's all I mostly use... really. I use other selections and layers to create highlights, shadows, and big on image and selection calculations.

I have a couple of tutorials over at Graphics.com that show how I don't really use filters other than the aforementioned.

[Nogol]

k, thanks. i've been on graphics.com several times.
love it.

do u know any where i can host my pictures for free?

[gerbick]

http://www.imageshack.us
http://www.photobucket.com

Those two should be just enough for you while starting up. There are some others, of course.

[Nogol]

thanks

wow, i like the www.imageshack.us

do u know any free web hosts?
i'm using www.gwgaming.net but they have too many down time...

[gerbick]

Free hosts? None that are worth anything... sorry.

[Nogol]

thanks

[NeedleInMySpine]

Ive been using www.freewebs.com. Its easy to use and no adds just put a link back to free webs on your site and they're happy.

[smartalex]

is os x 10.3 available as a software update or do you have to buy it?

[Nogol]

u have to buy os 10.3.....
if i can update it, i would be using os 10.4.....