| The Operating System | Programs for Digital Photography |
|---|---|
| Windows XP | Adobe Photoshop Album |
| Macintosh OS X | iPhoto |
| The Operating System | Programs for Graphics |
|---|---|
| Windows XP | Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop Elements |
| Macintosh OS X | Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop Elements |
If you want a free graphics program try Picasa. This program was purchased by Google and is being offered free. Go to http://picasa.google.com/index.html
The programs listed above work better if you have alot of RAM. A lot means 512 MB or more. A standard computer at the time of this writing will have a least 256 MB RAM. If you want to run graphics programs, get 256 MB more.
But if you are doing graphics and possibly some video work then go with an Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 type of processor. Or if you decide to go with a Macintosh Computer, then get a G5.
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