Browser help with 9320

When I try to my browser a message comes up saying " uncaught exception: bridge is not ready. Ensure the UMP is running.
I don't know what the UMP is.
Pesse help
Heather

Hi shortyfrizz and welcome to the BlackBerry Support Community Forums!
I would suggest performing a backup of your BlackBerry® smartphone then reloading the software as shown in the article below:
KB11320 - How to perform a clean reload of the BlackBerry Device Software using BlackBerry Desktop M...
or
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right: 6px; /* moves the copyright to the right side of the footer */
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div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-letters a:active,
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-letters a.lm-selected /* moused-over and selected letters in the menu */
background-color: #CCCCCC; /* sets the background color of the box (grey) */
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-letters a.lm-disabled /* empty letters in the menu */
color: #CCCCCC; /* sets the color of the letters (grey) */
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-letters a.lm-last /* the last letter in the list */
border-right: 1px solid #C0C0C0; /* puts the final border to close the menu */
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-letter-count /* styles the count above each letter (if enabled) */
top: -10px; /* forces the text to appear above the letters */
font-size: 6pt; /* sets the font size */
font-family: Verdana,Arial,Geneva; /* sets the font style (and alternate fonts) for the counts */
text-align: center; /* centers the number above the letter */
margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px; /* sets required spaceing around the numbers */
color: #666666; /* sets the color of the numbers */
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-menu /* styles the pop-up menu that appears below the letters */
border: 1px solid #C0C0C0; /* creates a border around the pop-up menu */
border-top: 1px solid #C0C0C0; /* creates a border around the pop-up menu */
padding: 5px; /* padding around the pop-up menu edge */
z-index: 15; /* ensures that the pop-up menu is visible above the rest of the menu */
position: absolute; /* used to correctly position the menu */
margin-top: -1px; /* lines the top border of the menu correctly */
background-color: #F1F1F1; /* colors the background of the menu (light grey) */
display: none; /* hides the menu (until needed) */
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-menu ul li,
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-menu ol li /* styles the individual list items in the pop-up menu */
list-style-type: disc; /* adds bullets to the menu items */
color:#660000; /* colors the menu items (maroon) */
font-family: Verdana,Arial,Geneva; /* sets the font style (and alternate fonts) for the menu text */
text-align: left; /* aligns the pop-up menu text to the left */
font-size: 0.9em; /* sets the text size for the menu items */
padding: 0px; /* removes all extra padding from items */
margin: 0px; /* removes all extra margins from items */
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-menu .lm-no-match /* Styles the text shown when no items match a letter */
font-family: Verdana,Arial,Geneva; /* sets the font style (and alternate fonts) */
color: #666666; /* colors the text (dark grey) */
font-style: italic; /* makes the text italic */
font-size: 0.9em; /* sets the text size for the text */
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-menu a,
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-menu a:link /* styles the pop-up menu links */
text-decoration: none; /* removes lines under the links */
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-menu a:hover,
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-menu a:active /* styles the pop-up menu links when hovered over */
text-decoration: underline; /* underlines the link */
color: #CCCCCC; /* sets the color of the link (grey) */
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-menu .lm-submenu /* styles the columns (submenus) in the pop-up menu */
/* overflow: hidden; */ /* prevents large text from breaking the menu */
/** popup submenus **/
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-menu .lm-submenu ul li /* database listing in alpha menu */
position: relative; /* used to keep popup menu (below) next to database listing */
/* hide submenu by fefault */
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-menu .lm-submenu ul li > div.popup
position: absolute; /* allows me to set the exact psoition of the menu */
top: -9999px; /* push the menu far outside the top of the screen */
/* show submenu to right when related database name is hovered over */
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-menu .lm-submenu ul li:hover > div.popup
position: absolute;
top: 5px;
left: -51%;
height: 45px;
width: 50%;
display: block;
background-color:#999999;
border: solid 1px #000000;
z-index: 20;
font-size: 9px;
line-height: 20px;
padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
margin: 0px;
overflow: hidden; /* prevents large text from breaking the menu */
/* change specific columns */
div#content .lm-wrapper .lm-menu .lm-submenu .c3 ul li:hover > div.popup
/* USE INVISIBLE DIV IF YOU NEED TO SPACE MENU DIFFERENTLY!! */
/*** /LISTMENU STYLES ***/

If your container has a width in %, add one of these rules to your CSS code.
/**This re-scales images to any size browser width**/
img {width:100%}
/**this re-scales images up to the native file size only**/
img {max-width:100%}
Also remove height and width attributes from your <img> HTML code. Otherwise this won't work.
Nancy O.

Issues with browser helper in OATS

I'm using OATS and am running into issues with not being able to start the browser helper when I attempt to record a session.
I've tried to restart the browser utility, have re-installed the software and still have the problem.
I had encountered this problem before on another box and the Windows admin gave me domain admin privileges and then I no longer had issues with the browser helper.
Has anyone run into this before? Can anyone tell me whether or not there is any information available going over any required permissions for this tool?
Thanks in advance for your consideration.
Beth

I just want to provide a better description of our issue here.
We work in a secure environment and our client workstations are locked down in order to satisfy the organizational requirements of our customer.
In this environment, we had the problem with starting the browser helper while using the openscript utility. Having local admin on our workstation did not address the problem. We played around with some of the individual permissions to no avail and finally, the admin applied the domain admin privilege to allow us to move forward with our testing.
Can anyone shed any light on what individual privileges would be necessary to run this tool?
Thanks very much,
Beth

Help with Open Browser Window

I built a site named greenscapepump.com. I used the behavior
"Open Browser Window" that allows a photo to be viewed in a smaller
window. I have it set up to double-click the photo name to go to
the browser window. It works on some computers but not others. I
used the same behavior on other pages in the same web site and it
is working on all computers.
The three pages under the menu "Portfolio" are: Architectural
Fountains, Waterfalls and Streambeds, and Floating Fountains, are
the pages that have problems with this behavior on some computers.
Is this an individual computer problem, or do I need to do
something in Dreamweaver to fix it?

OMG - the code on the architecturalfountains page is a horror
Why do you need to use doubleclick.... most users are
accustomed to clicking
on a link wait for something to happen....
Also, the code for that dropdown is massive... are you really
committed to
that menu?
The validator found quite a few errors on that particular
page - I didn't
test each page (that's up to you :) these errors aren't
helping with your
page load also - one of the pages (can't recall which now)
just kept trying
to load and never did stop... try fixing the errors (some
more important
than others to the well being of your page) and then see
where you are at
with your pages... I'd also suggest changing the
'doubleclick' to just the
one click - really no need for anything else.
http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A%2F%2Fgreenscapepump.com%2Farchitectura lfountains.html%23
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:I built a site named greenscapepump.com. I used the behavior
"Open Browser
: Window" that allows a photo to be viewed in a smaller
window. I have it
set up
: to double-click the photo name to go to the browser window.
It works on
some
: computers but not others. I used the same behavior on other
pages in the
same
: web site and it is working on all computers.
: The three pages under the menu "Portfolio" are:
Architectural Fountains,
: Waterfalls and Streambeds, and Floating Fountains, are the
pages that have
: problems with this behavior on some computers.
: Is this an individual computer problem, or do I need to do
something in
: Dreamweaver to fix it?

Need help with Rollover Image cross browser problem

Hello,
I am having a cross browser problem with my websites rollover nav links. The trouble is, while they work perfectly fine in IE8 and IE9, I’ve also attempted to use them through Opera, and they simply don’t work. They don’t link nor do they do their rollover effect. And I was trying to figure out what I have done wrong. Currently the site is not completed, but the first two pages are, the “news” and “about me” pages are currently (as of right now) working. The address to the site is below.
http://maxmetal.xsustudios.com/index.html
I hope that someone can help me with this, if needs be I can put the code for the CSS and HTML into this part if it will save some time for everyone. Sorry too about the PNG images, I have to change those over to semi-transparent GIF’s yet so the site does take a while to load…
Hope someone can help me with this!
PALADIN

When I disable CSS in my browser, the rollover buttons work just fine. This tells me your CSS is messed up and you've layered something over your menus which is making them inaccessible to users.
I noticed you've applied relative positioning to just about everything on your page. Why?   Default CSS positioning (unspecified or static) is all you need for 98% of layouts.
     Learn CSS positioning in 10 Steps
     http://www.barelyfitz.com/screencast/html-training/css/positioning/
My advice would be to start over using a pre-built CSS Template with all the divisions and columns you're likely to need for this project. Below are some good links to get you on the right track.
For professional CSS Templates that are rock solid & perform well in all browsers, visit Project Seven:
http://www.projectseven.com/products/index.htm
Ultimate Multi-Column Layouts
http://matthewjamestaylor.com/blog/ultimate-multi-column-liquid-layouts-em-and-pixel-width s
Not Just a Grid CSS Framework
http://www.notjustagrid.com/demo.asp
EZ-CSS Templates (watch the screencast to see how it works)
http://www.ez-css.org/css_templates
Dreamweaver CSS Templates for beginners
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/dreamweaver_custom_templates.html
New DW Starter Pages
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/introducing_new_css_layouts.html
Good luck with your project!
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
http://alt-web.com/
http://twitter.com/altweb

Help with bb curve 9320

Hi I recently bought the 9320 curve and I had to do a security wipe last night and my battery saving mode option has disappeared now and I used to have blackberry device analyser on my device aswell after the security wipe battery saving mode is no longer there and my bb device analyser is showing in my application managment but says not running and its not in my settings no longer could I have help with resolving this issue to get my battery saving mode back and my bb device analayser back all help appreciated cheers.

Hello,
Lacking any punctuation, I'm not sure I quite understand your post...but I think I got at least part of it...this KB might be helpful:
KB31922 BlackBerry Device Analyzer Application is missing on the BlackBerry smartphone
Good luck!
Occam's Razor nearly always applies when troubleshooting technology issues!
If anyone has been helpful to you, please show your appreciation by clicking the button inside of their post. Please click here and read, along with the threads to which it links, for helpful information to guide you as you proceed. I always recommend that you treat your BlackBerry like any other computing device, including using a regular backup schedule...click here for an article with instructions.
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I need help with a browser problem

I am was given a new iMac G3 (from 2001) which was really never used.I have not yet had any serious problems with it, but really could use some help with a browser problem.
I have 4 different web browsers that needs the macro media flash player update. The browsers I use are internet explorer, iCab, Netscape, and the original Mozilla Firefox.
It would be of great appreciation for the readers of this post to answer my question.
I am also having the problem with installing the plug - ins for the browsers. Thank You For Taking the Time To read This!

Hi, rynodino -
As Tom has suggested, plugins need to be installed in the Plug-Ins folder for the browser.
Typically each browser will have its own Plug-Ins folder, usually located in the same folder containing the browser itself. In order for each of several browsers to access the same plugins, the plugins must be replicated and placed in each of the Plug-Ins folders for each of the browsers. The easy way to do that is to hold down the Option key while dragging a plugin to the new location - a copy (not an alias) of the plugin will be generated at the location it is dragged to.
Most plugins will display a Netscape icon regardless of where they are located - this is normal.
It is not unusual for the installer for a plugin to default its install to the Plug-Ins folder for Internet Explorer. So be it. Just replicate the new plugin to the other Plug-Ins folders as needed.
Note that some plugin installs will involve more than one item. For those, be sure to replicate all items for it. Using labels can help identify what is new, what has been most recently added, in a Plug-Ins folder.

HT201541 I need help with updating my browser.

I need help with updating my browser. Its telling me that Safari is outdated.

That is a very old version belonging to Snow Leopard. I take it you are not actually running Yosemite.
Upgrading to Yosemite
You can upgrade to Yosemite from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Yosemite can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE.
Upgrading to Yosemite
To upgrade to Yosemite you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Download Yosemite from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Yosemite is free. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
    OS X Mavericks/Yosemite- System Requirements
    Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Yosemite
         1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later
         2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
         3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
         5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
     Are my applications compatible?
         See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mavericks, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion at the Online Apple Store. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
     Lion System Requirements
       1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
           or Xeon processor
       2. 2GB of memory
       3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
       4. 7GB of available space
       5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.

Is there any way to create BHO.dll (Browser Helper Object) for Mozilla. I have created done this with IE7. I like to migrate this to Mozilla. Please suggest me

I have done a project to capture URL details and based on the data I need to do business process. I have implemented this project in Interner explorer using BHO (Browser Helper Object). I need to migrate this project to Mozilla. Please suggest me.

Firefox doesn't use BHO like IE.
For Firefox (and Google Chrome) you will have to create extensions to add extra features.
*https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Extensions
*https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Building_an_Extension

Help with CSS rule cross platform browser compatibility

I am an advanced beginner website designer.
The website I need help with is www.sprungtheatre.com
I designed this site on a PC machine. Each page has a
different CSS Background Image rule. The only rule I have set is
image and the "non-repeat." I have not set rules for its placement.
Each of these images had a feather effect applied to it in
Illustrator so the image would fade into the black background. This
works fine on Windows machines in IE and Firefox.
However, on Macs, the left-hand side of the image is chopped
off. Which is to say, it appears if the feathered edge has been cut
off and the image ends abruptly.
Is there any way to fix this problem?
My only guess is that the following my be happening:
The CSS Background Image rule is applied to a nested table
that is editable in a template. I'm thinking that the Mac browswers
are moving the image to the upper left of the overall, "poppa"
table in which the editable region is nested, cutting off that part
of the image that appears in the non-editable region of the "poppa"
table and showing that part of it that appears in the nested,
editable table. I hope that makes sense. Would applying the
placement rules help this? If not, what might?
Many thanks,
Jon

Don't use a fixed background image.
Sorry to break the news but the code is hidous for an
advanced beginner.
Youre sure to run into much trouble unless you are preapred
to take
some time out and learn this stuff correctly.
Using layout mode and spliting and merging tables into all
sorts of
shapes is a seriously bad method and one you should quickly
move away
from for the sake of your own sanity.
zaphron wrote:
> I am an advanced beginner website designer.
>
> The website I need help with is www.sprungtheatre.com
>
> I designed this site on a PC machine. Each page has a
different CSS Background
> Image rule. The only rule I have set is image and the
"non-repeat." I have not
> set rules for its placement.
>
> Each of these images had a feather effect applied to it
in Illustrator so the
> image would fade into the black background. This works
fine on Windows machines
> in IE and Firefox.
>
> However, on Macs, the left-hand side of the image is
chopped off. Which is to
> say, it appears if the feathered edge has been cut off
and the image ends
> abruptly.
>
> Is there any way to fix this problem?
>
> My only guess is that the following my be happening:
>
> The CSS Background Image rule is applied to a nested
table that is editable in
> a template. I'm thinking that the Mac browswers are
moving the image to the
> upper left of the overall, "poppa" table in which the
editable region is
> nested, cutting off that part of the image that appears
in the non-editable
> region of the "poppa" table and showing that part of it
that appears in the
> nested, editable table. I hope that makes sense. Would
applying the placement
> rules help this? If not, what might?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Jon
>
>
>

Help with encapsulation and a specific case of design

Hello all. I have been playing with Java (my first real language and first OOP language) for a couple months now. Right now I am trying to write my first real application, but I want to design it right and I am smashing my head against the wall with my data structure, specifically with encapsulation.
I go into detail about my app below, but it gets long so for those who don't want to read that far, let me just put these two questions up front:
1) How do principles of encapsulation change when members are complex objects rather than primitives? If the member objects themselves have only primitive members and show good encapsulation, does it make sense to pass a reference to them? Or does good encapsulation demand that I deep-clone all the way to the bottom of my data structure and pass only cloned objects through my top level accessors? Does the analysis change when the structure gets three or four levels deep? Don't DOM structures built of walkable nodes violate basic principles of encapsulation?
2) "Encapsulation" is sometimes used to mean no public members, othertimes to mean no public members AND no setter methods. The reasons for the first are obvious, but why go to the extreme of the latter? More importantly HOW do you go to the extreme of the latter? Would an "updatePrices" method that updates encapsulated member prices based on calculations, taking a single argument of say the time of year be considered a "setter" method that violates the stricter vision of encapsulation?
Even help with just those two questions would be great. For the masochistic, on to my app... The present code is at
http://www.immortalcoil.org/drake/Code.zip
The most basic form of the application is statistics driven flash card software for Japanese Kanji (Chinese characters). For those who do not know, these are ideographic characters that represent concepts rather than sounds. There are a few thousand. In abstract terms, my data structure needs to represent the following.
- There are a bunch of kanji.
   Each kanji is defined by:
   - a single character (the kanji itself); and
   - multiple readings which fall into two categories of "on" and "kun".
      Each reading is defined by:
      - A string of hiragana or katakana (Japanese phoenetic characters); and
      - Statistics that I keep to represent knowledge of that reading/kanji pair.Ideally the structure should be extensible. Later I might want to add statistics associated with the character itself rather than individual readings, for example. Right now I am thinking of building a data structure like so:
- A Vector that holds:
   - custom KanjiEntry objects that each hold
      - a kanji in a primitive char value; and
      - two (on, kun) arrays or Vectors of custom Reading objects that hold
         - the reading in a String; and
         - statistics of some sort, probably in primitive valuesFirst of all, is this approach sensible in the rough outlines?
Now, I need to be able to do the obvious things... save to and load from file, generate tables and views, and edit values. The quesiton of editting values raises the questions I identified above as (1) and (2). Say I want to pull up a reading, quiz the user on it, and update its statistics based on whether the user got it right or wrong. I could do all this through the KanjiEntry object with a setter method that takes a zillion arguments like:
theKanjiEntry.setStatistic(
"on",   // which set of readings
2,      // which element in that array or Vector
"score", // which statistic
98);      // the valueOr I could pass a clone of the Reading object out, work with that, then tell the KanjiEntry to replace the original with my modified clone.
My instincts balk at the first approach, and a little at the second. Doesn't it make more sense to work with a reference to the Reading object? Or is that bad encapsulation?
A second point. When running flash cards, I do not care about the subtlties of the structure, like whether a reading is an on or a kun (although this is important when browsing a table representing the entire structure). All I really care about is kanij/reading pairings. And I should be able to quickly poll the Reading objects to see which ones need quizzing the most, based on their statistics. I was thinking of making a nice neat Hashtable with the keys being the kanji characters in Strings (not the KanjiEntry objects) and the values being the Reading objects. The result would be two indeces to the Reading objects... the basic structure and my ad hoc hashtable for runninq quizzes. Then I would just make sure that they stay in sync in terms of the higher level structure (like if a whole new KanjiEntry got added). Is this bad form, or even downright dangerous?
Apart from good form, the other consideration bouncing around in my head is that if I get all crazy with deep cloning and filling the bottom level guys with instance methods then this puppy is going to get bloated or lag when there are several thousand kanji in memory at once.
Any help would be appreciated.
Drake

Usually by better design. Move methods that use the
getters inside the class that actually has the data....
As a basic rule of thumb:
The one who has the data is the one using it. If
another class needs that data, wonder what for and
consider moving that operation away from that class.
Or move from pull to push: instead of A getting
something from B, have B give it to A as a method
call argument.Thanks for the response. I think I see what you are saying.. in my case it is something like this.
Solution 1 (disfavored):
public class kanjiDrill{ // a chunk of Swing GUI or something
     public void runDrill(Vector kanjiEntries){
          KanjiEntry currentKanjiEntry = kanjiEntries.elementAt(0); // except really I will pick one randomly
          char theKanji = currentKanjiEntry.getKanji();
          String theReading = currentKanjiEntry.getReading();
          // build and show a flashcard based on theKanji and theReading
          // use a setter to change currentKanji's data based on whether the user answers correctly;
}Solution 2 (favored):
public class kanjiDrill{ // a chunk of Swing GUI or something
     public void runDrill(Vector kanjiEntries){
          KanjiEntry currentKanjiEntry = kanjiEntries.elementAt(0); // except really I will pick one randomly
          currentKanji.buildAndShowFlashcard(); // method includes updating stats
}I can definitely see the advantages to this, but two potential reasons to think hard about it occur to me right away. First, if this process is carried out to a sufficient extreme the objects that hold my data end up sucking in all the functionality of my program and my objects stop resembling natural concepts.
In your shopping example, say you want to generate price tags for the items. The price tags can be generated with ONLY the raw price, because we do not want the VAT on them. They are simple GIF graphics that have the price printed on a an irregular polygon. Should all that graphics generating code really go into the item objects, or should we just get the price out of the object with a simple getter method and then make the tags?
My second concern is that the more instance methods I put into my bottom level data objects the bigger they get, and I intend to have thousands of these things in memory. Is there a balance to strike at some point?
It's not really a setter. Outsiders are not setting
the items price - it's rather updating its own price
given an argument. This is exactly how it should be,
see my above point. A breach of encapsulation would
be: another object gets the item price, re-calculates
it using a date it knows, and sets the price again.
You can see yourself that pushing the date into the
item's method is much beter than breaching
encapsulation and getting and setting the price.So the point is not "don't allow access to the members" (which after all you are still doing, albeit less directly) so much as "make sure that any functionality implicated in working with the members is handled within the object," right? Take your shopping example. Say we live in a country where there is no VAT and the app will never be used internationally. Then we would resort to a simple setter/getter scheme, right? Or is the answer that if the object really is pure data are almost so, then it should be turned into a standard java.util collection instead of a custom class?
Thanks for the help.
Drake

I need your help with a decision to use iPhoto. I have been a PC user since the mid 1980's and more recently have used ACDSee to manage my photo images and Photoshop to edit them. I have used ProShow Gold to create slideshows. I am comfortable with my

I need your help with a decision to use iPhoto. I have been a PC user since the mid 1980’s and more recently have used ACDSee to manage my photo images and Photoshop to edit them. I have used ProShow Gold to create slideshows. I am comfortable with my own folder and file naming conventions. I currently have over 23,000 images of which around 60% are scans going back 75 years. Since I keep a copy of the originals, the storage requirements for over 46,000 images is huge. 180GB plus.
I now have a Macbook Pro and will add an iMac when the new models arrive. For my photos, I want to stay with Photoshop which also gives me the Bridge. The only obvious reason to use iPhoto is to take advantage of Faces and the link to iMovie to make slideshows. What am I missing and is using iPhoto worth the effort?
If I choose to use iPhoto, I am not certain whether I need to load the originals and the edited versions. I suspect that just the latter is sufficient. If I set PhotoShop as my external editor, I presume that iPhoto will keep track of all changes moving forward. However, over 23,000 images in iPhoto makes me twitchy and they are appear hidden within iPhoto. In the past, I have experienced syncing problems with, and database errors in, large databases. If I break up the images into a number of projects, I loose the value of Faces reaching back over time.
Some guidance and insight would be appreciated. I have a number of Faces questions which I will save for later.

Bridge and Photoshop is a common file-based management system. (Not sure why you'd have used ACDSEE as well as Bridge.) In any event, it's on the way out. You won't be using it in 5 years time.
Up to this the lack of processing power on your computer left no choice but to organise this way. But file based organisation is as sensible as organising a Shoe Warehouse based on the colour of the boxes. It's also ultimately data-destructive.
Modern systems are Database driven. Files are managed, Images imported, virtual versions, lossless processing and unlimited editing are the way forward.
For a Photographer Photoshop is overkill. It's an enormously powerful app, a staple of the Graphic Designers' trade. A Photographer uses maybe 15% to 20% of its capability.
Apps like iPhoto, Lightroom, Aperture are the way forward - for photographers. There's the 20% of Photoshop that shooters actually use, coupled with management and lossless processing. Pop over to the Aperture or Lightroom forums (on the Adobe site) and one comment shows up over and over again... "Since I started using Aperture/ Lightroom I hardly ever use Photoshop any more..." and if there is a job that these apps can do, then the (much) cheaper Elements will do it.
The change is not easy though, especially if you have a long-standing and well thought out filing system of your own. The first thing I would strongly advise is that you experiment before making any decisions. So I would create a Library, import 300 or 400 shots and play. You might as well do this in iPhoto to begin with - though if you’re a serious hobbyist or a Pro then you'll find yourself looking further afield pretty soon. iPhoto is good for the family snapper, taking shots at birthdays and sharing them with friends and family.
Next: If you're going to successfully use these apps you need to make a leap: Your files are not your Photos.
The illustration I use is as follows: In my iTunes Library I have a file called 'Let_it_Be_The_Beatles.mp3'. So what is that, exactly? It's not the song. The Beatles never wrote an mp3. They wrote a tune and lyrics. They recorded it and a copy of that recording is stored in the mp3 file. So the file is just a container for the recording. That container is designed in a specific way attuned to the characteristics and requirements of the data. Hence, mp3.
Similarly, that Jpeg is not your photo, it's a container designed to hold that kind of data. iPhoto is all about the data and not about the container. So, regardless of where you choose to store the file, iPhoto will manage the photo, edit the photo, add metadata to the Photo but never touch the file. If you choose to export - unless you specifically choose to export the original - iPhoto will export the Photo into a new container - a new file containing the photo.
When you process an image in iPhoto the file is never touched, instead your decisions are recorded in the database. When you view the image then the Master is presented with these decisions applied to it. That's why it's lossless. You can also have multiple versions and waste no disk space because they are all just listings in the database.
These apps replace the Finder (File Browser) for managing your Photos. They become the Go-To app for anything to do with your photos. They replace Bridge too as they become a front-end for Photoshop.
So, want to use a photo for something - Export it. Choose the format, size and quality you want and there it is. If you're emailing, uploading to websites then these apps have a "good enough for most things" version called the Preview - this will be missing some metadata.
So it's a big change from a file-based to Photo-based management, from editing files to processing Photos and it's worth thinking it through before you decide.

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