This is great inforation, but, since this is a renewable energy board, and many users may be on dial-up because of power restraints, I think we should limit file sizes.
Especially for that new guy that has already taken the plunge, is on RE completely, don't know what he's doing, and can't afford the power to wait for those long downloads just to read the info.
I am on a broadband connection, but as a network technician for a public school system, (800+ computers in a single T1) I have always tried to encourage users to get that file size down to the lowest you can with suitable quality for the purpose.
Example:
For video editing in some of our classes, the users want to do 30FPS at SVGA resolution making the video file sizes HUGE! then they take that massive file and make a VCD (video CD) out of it to play on a standard television, through a DVD player. The best the TV will do is 512x420 or something like that and their video is huge x huge.
640x480 is plenty for the purpose and the file size on probably 1/10th the size.
A photo at 1024x768, displayed on a 800x600 monitor will look just as good as a 800x600 photo dislayed there, but the 800x600 file will be a LOT smaller in size. Displayed on a 1024x760 monitor, it just won't take as much real estate on the screen.
Fully enjoying this board, and let's just follow the editor's and admin requests to help keep it free an open!
Doug