Am I nuts or do others do this?

Am I nuts or do others do this? I just bought a second computer for the sole purpose of using it to edit photographs with Adobe Photoshop and other image software.

So I am wondering if the money I spent this past week end will be money well spent. My biggest fear being a PC guy is virus' wreaking havoc on my computer which is why I bought another one with the plan of never really connecting it to the internet except when Windows needs to register.

Anyone else have a set up like me where they keep their internet on one computer and their "work" on another? What do you think? Do you do this?

My new PC has a dual core Intel processor, 2gb RAM, video card, 320 GB HD, etc. Should probably do the trick. Especially with no SPYware wasting memory right?

Ditto - I've been working like this for as long as there's been an internet.

I think the idea for the PC/Photo/PP is great. I finally was able to get one, so my personal laptop is somewhat forgotten, but I use this dual monitor station to do most of my studio PP work.

I am not as concerned about viruses, as they are not nearly as destructive as they used to be (Specially if you keep informed and do not click on just about any file). They can, however, bog down your system and start doing weird popups when you need your concentration the most.

So congrats, I am going to vote you are nuts anyways.

Enjoy the new PC (Great specs, by the way).

I have a second computer that is devoted to video editing. Only connect to the Internet when I need to update a program.

I got this computer for a great price because it has Windows XP. I have tried Vista, not crazy about it yet and will wait a year before upgrading to that OS after the bugs or kinks have been fixed, if any at all.

I got a great price on this computer because it has XP. The model might be 6 months old, but big deal. It was sold as Refurbished, but right now any computer being sold with XP is called Refurbished so I am not worried about that. Especially when they have about 700 available for purchase. I am actually glad I waited until May instead of buying one in Dec/Jan like I had planned too. Now I just have to wait for the Computer to come via the post office. It is going to be a long week or two I think.

I too have a second powerful machine that I bought for music and it works fine for digital editing.

We have three machines in one room connected to a router. What many are not aware of is that a router greatly increases the security beyond that provided by a firewall.

No.1 rule: Never, ever open e-mail from a source that you don't absolutely trust, and always have a virus scanner running full time that automatically scans all incoming e-mail. My personal preference is AVG.

But I don't think the OP is nuts - possibly paranoid.

But hey, I used to live in Edmonton, but I left because I was getting paranoid.

Glenn NK wrote in post #3245480
But hey, I used to live in Edmonton, but I left because I was getting paranoid.

Because the buses turned Blue and Silver?

I dont' think a standalone is crazy. I'm considering one myself which is easy to do, needs minimal software and can be just formatted easily if it dies.

If you dont want another machine but want the speed of a clean install and just one app , you could always just set up another partition just for photoshop

I use three machines myself and a handfull of portable USB drives , image and 3D developement machine , Video and Web developement and another thats the internet machine , the two workstations never touch the internet .

Rod

There is another way with having another PC taking up space, have a dedicated hdd just for photo editing that can be swap out when you are not using it. This would be a clone of your original clean install OS.

cjm wrote in post #3245155
Am I nuts or do others do this?

Even if others do it, that doesn't mean you're not nuts.

It's your money -- spend it as you wish.

I wish I had another PC right now -- the laptop I use has a bad video controller, but that is part of the mother board, so I have to get a whole new mother board. bah.

Anyway, will you ever want to download Photoshop plug-ins, new programs, or updates for existing programs? Will you upload pictures to the internet, or photo printers? Will you e-mail pictures to friends?

For me, it would be very difficult to not have a computer connected to the internet.

rdsmith3 wrote in post #3247438
It's your money -- spend it as you wish.

I wish I had another PC right now -- the laptop I use has a bad video controller, but that is part of the mother board, so I have to get a whole new mother board. bah.

Anyway, will you ever want to download Photoshop plug-ins, new programs, or updates for existing programs? Will you upload pictures to the internet, or photo printers? Will you e-mail pictures to friends?

For me, it would be very difficult to not have a computer connected to the internet.

Or to the other computer via a local network. In fact my latest PP computer became my everyday computer because I liked it so much. Now the other one (a laptop) only gets used when I want to browse the net from my couch on when I go somewhere, but never for editing.

I would have a stand alone if I could afford it. Virus suck on PC's. I have Vista, super secure they say.... Tell that to the 7 trojans I got today some how. And guess where they were......Embedded in Norton Anti virus command files! I think I am the only guy who's luck is bad enough to get virus in the Anti virus software! I visit 3 websites primarily, Here, Flickr, and UW-Stevens Point website. I don't open mail from people I don't know. I don't let any sites download anything. I don't download anything other then software from corporate sites and the occasional picture on here to help someone edit. Why is this a regular thing???

People who write virus's should be hung upside down by their toenails naked and beaten with a whip dipped in glue and glass!

R_Metzel wrote in post #3247537
I would have a stand alone if I could afford it. Virus suck on PC's. I have Vista, super secure they say.... Tell that to the 7 trojans I got today some how. And guess where they were......Embedded in Norton Anti virus command files! I think I am the only guy who's luck is bad enough to get virus in the Anti virus software! I visit 3 websites primarily, Here, Flickr, and UW-Stevens Point website. I don't open mail from people I don't know. I don't let any sites download anything. I don't download anything other then software from corporate sites and the occasional picture on here to help someone edit. Why is this a regular thing???

People who write virus's should be hung upside down by their toenails naked and beaten with a whip dipped in glue and glass!

Maybe Norton is your problem. I finally ditched them completely a few months ago. In fact my laptop doesn't even have AV software on it currently.