Peter Lambert
12-04-2006, 12:20 AM
Have been working on several flipcharts all evening, not closing and not saving files frequently. Well of course you know what's coming - the computer crashed :mad:
Thank goodness for Activstudio's flipchart recovery application [clap]
One thing I have found is this. Whatever application you are working with, the longer you go without saving your file, the greater the chance for a crash. (Of course, like many of us, I only save my work frequently after the computer crashes!) :rolleyes:
Windows has a problem with what it calls system resources. Even though you have a lot of RAM and hard drive space, the longer you work, the more your system resources are drained. When your system resources get low, your computer gets unstable and crashes are the result.
Some things I do when working with important flipcharts. Save often. If things are getting slower and slower (a sign that your system resources are getting low), save the document and shut down Activstudio or Activprimary. Sometimes it is even good to reboot your computer. Then you start out with maximum system resources. I have seen system resources get so low, that the pen/annotation tool refuses to mark the flipchart page! A sure sign resources are running low!
Try not to have other applications open that you are not using. These use system resources even though they are not in use.
If you have imported a lot of bitmap images, even though you have deleted them, or are not using them, a copy of the entire image may be retained in the clipboard or system memory because you may want to use Undo. Scans are generally enormous files, I always reduce their size in my graphics editing program. Sizing images in Activstudio doesn't reduce their file size only their dimensions on screen.
So do as I say - not as I do - and SAVE OFTEN! ;)
If you have any tech tips or advice to other users out there, why not share them here? +wave+
Thank goodness for Activstudio's flipchart recovery application [clap]
One thing I have found is this. Whatever application you are working with, the longer you go without saving your file, the greater the chance for a crash. (Of course, like many of us, I only save my work frequently after the computer crashes!) :rolleyes:
Windows has a problem with what it calls system resources. Even though you have a lot of RAM and hard drive space, the longer you work, the more your system resources are drained. When your system resources get low, your computer gets unstable and crashes are the result.
Some things I do when working with important flipcharts. Save often. If things are getting slower and slower (a sign that your system resources are getting low), save the document and shut down Activstudio or Activprimary. Sometimes it is even good to reboot your computer. Then you start out with maximum system resources. I have seen system resources get so low, that the pen/annotation tool refuses to mark the flipchart page! A sure sign resources are running low!
Try not to have other applications open that you are not using. These use system resources even though they are not in use.
If you have imported a lot of bitmap images, even though you have deleted them, or are not using them, a copy of the entire image may be retained in the clipboard or system memory because you may want to use Undo. Scans are generally enormous files, I always reduce their size in my graphics editing program. Sizing images in Activstudio doesn't reduce their file size only their dimensions on screen.
So do as I say - not as I do - and SAVE OFTEN! ;)
If you have any tech tips or advice to other users out there, why not share them here? +wave+