Quote: Originally posted by mairving Interesting that DW now has a copy of Homesite that comes with it.
Hasn't this been true for some time now, since before the merger even? I'm still using DW2 (and rarely at that) so I'm not positive.
The main improvement I'd like to see in HomeSite is the way it handles resources. I've always found the program to be a hog in that department. Couple that with a few Adobe apps and you are treading in dangerous waters.
HomeSite 4.5 at least acknowledged this problem. If you get into a low resource situation, a dialog box pops up allowing you to save&continue/ save&exit/ ignore&continue.
Better than freezing up I suppose but I'd prefer that they try to correct the cause instead of treating the symptoms.
In any event, I'd appreciate it if anyone who upgrades keeps us posted. I haven't always found HomeSite upgrades worthwhile. I remember uninstalling HomeSite 3.0 to revert back to 2.5 - I forget why now but it was not until 4.x that I upgraded again.
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mairving posted this at 16:22 — 24th October 2001.
taff, I usually have Homesite, Photoshop, 2 IE windows and Netscape open with no problem. Of course, it helps to have 768M or RAM. True, it is a resource hog.
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I get those resource warnings a lot too (with 256 MB ram - will add some more eventually...). I don't know if I'll upgrade or not - it doesn't seem to me that these new features are things that I'd use a lot.
Is RAM hard to install at all? I'm guessing that it's not but I've never tried to fiddle with my hardware before... Would I be able to put it in myself with no problems?
Quote: Originally posted by Megan Is RAM hard to install at all? I'm guessing that it's not but I've never tried to fiddle with my hardware before... Would I be able to put it in myself with no problems?
Megan, it is probably easier to install RAM then it is to get the cover off. It can only go in one way and it is hard to break anything. The only thing you need to watch out for is static.
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Yeah, that was a bad idea from the start. the only thing that really bothers me is that it won't run personal web server Which is really slowing down the PHP learning process... should I go for the home version or pro? I could probably afford home right now, but pro would have to wait... that's $350 canadian right there... plus shipping...
mairving - checked into the RAM. I might look into getting some locally so I don't have to pay the shipping ($13 US in shipping is about $20 for me)
You guys are just trying to get me to spend all my money
The main difference between the Pro version and the Home (why do they keep renaming those things) is that the Pro version will support multi-processors. Here is some additional info for you.
I, for one, am skipping this upgrade, both XP and Homesite.
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Quote: Originally posted by mairving taff, I usually have Homesite, Photoshop, 2 IE windows and Netscape open with no problem. Of course, it helps to have 768M or RAM. True, it is a resource hog.
Hmm, it appears that RAM has nothing to do with HomeSite's resource problems. I recently added 256 (giving me 512) and I still have issues
However, they DO claim that Win2K users are far less likely to have the problem. I wonder if XP falls in this category. What OS do you run mairving?
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mairving posted this at 14:39 — 24th October 2001.
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Interesting that DW now has a copy of Homesite that comes with it.
It looks to me that the main new feature is XHTML support.
Here are the new features.
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taff posted this at 16:05 — 24th October 2001.
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Hasn't this been true for some time now, since before the merger even? I'm still using DW2 (and rarely at that) so I'm not positive.
The main improvement I'd like to see in HomeSite is the way it handles resources. I've always found the program to be a hog in that department. Couple that with a few Adobe apps and you are treading in dangerous waters.
HomeSite 4.5 at least acknowledged this problem. If you get into a low resource situation, a dialog box pops up allowing you to save&continue/ save&exit/ ignore&continue.
Better than freezing up I suppose but I'd prefer that they try to correct the cause instead of treating the symptoms.
In any event, I'd appreciate it if anyone who upgrades keeps us posted. I haven't always found HomeSite upgrades worthwhile. I remember uninstalling HomeSite 3.0 to revert back to 2.5 - I forget why now but it was not until 4.x that I upgraded again.
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mairving posted this at 16:22 — 24th October 2001.
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taff, I usually have Homesite, Photoshop, 2 IE windows and Netscape open with no problem. Of course, it helps to have 768M or RAM. True, it is a resource hog.
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taff posted this at 16:33 — 24th October 2001.
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umm, let me revise it then:
Couple that with a few Adobe apps and I am treading in dangerous waters.
I'm suffering from RAM-envy here. I once thought 256meg was pretty darned good, probably about the same time I thought that 500mhz was light speed!
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Megan posted this at 17:38 — 24th October 2001.
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I get those resource warnings a lot too (with 256 MB ram - will add some more eventually...). I don't know if I'll upgrade or not - it doesn't seem to me that these new features are things that I'd use a lot.
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mairving posted this at 18:03 — 24th October 2001.
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Why don't you add some more RAM? You can get a stick of 256MB Crucial for $27 USD with free 2nd day shipping in the US. No excuse any more.
Megan posted this at 19:41 — 24th October 2001.
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Is RAM hard to install at all? I'm guessing that it's not but I've never tried to fiddle with my hardware before... Would I be able to put it in myself with no problems?
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mairving posted this at 19:53 — 24th October 2001.
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Megan, it is probably easier to install RAM then it is to get the cover off. It can only go in one way and it is hard to break anything. The only thing you need to watch out for is static.
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Megan posted this at 20:42 — 24th October 2001.
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Excellent! I will definitely do that.
ALright, enough of that sidetrack. Any more thoughts on HS 5.0? Is anyone here planning on going for the upgrade?
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mjames posted this at 00:16 — 26th October 2001.
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Megan, are you running WinME? Ugh, I am not surprised! It's time for an upgrade to XP, I say!
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Yeah, that was a bad idea from the start. the only thing that really bothers me is that it won't run personal web server
Which is really slowing down the PHP learning process... should I go for the home version or pro? I could probably afford home right now, but pro would have to wait... that's $350 canadian right there... plus shipping...
mairving - checked into the RAM. I might look into getting some locally so I don't have to pay the shipping ($13 US in shipping is about $20 for me)
You guys are just trying to get me to spend all my money
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mairving posted this at 01:43 — 26th October 2001.
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The main difference between the Pro version and the Home (why do they keep renaming those things) is that the Pro version will support multi-processors. Here is some additional info for you.
I, for one, am skipping this upgrade, both XP and Homesite.
Mark Irving
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detox posted this at 13:41 — 19th December 2001.
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Just wanting to see if anyone has upgraded yet....
it has been a while since anyone posted on this thread.
I am still in two minds as to whether or not I should upgrade
mjames posted this at 15:32 — 19th December 2001.
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I'd be interested to see if it's worth it. I'm running 4.5.
taff posted this at 00:28 — 22nd December 2001.
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Hmm, it appears that RAM has nothing to do with HomeSite's resource problems. I recently added 256 (giving me 512) and I still have issues
http://www.allaire.com/Handlers/index.cfm?ID=21011&Method=Full
However, they DO claim that Win2K users are far less likely to have the problem. I wonder if XP falls in this category. What OS do you run mairving?
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