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When I was a tech director, I had a love/arrrgh relationship with ProPresenter. While it was 98% love (seriously, Renewed Vision has done an amazing job with this software), every once in a while I would discover new quirks about the software or the Mac I didn’t know before. Everything in this list was implemented on buy instant twitter followers our system and taken from my 13 years of experience with Macs and 7 years of experience with ProPresenter. That system ran solid week in and week out for 3 years with only one crash (sigh, nearly perfect). I’ll talk about that crash in another post (none of the things in this list would have prevented or caused that crash… it had everything to do with the files put into the software). This is a simple guide to help you get the most out buy twitter followers reviews of the software and system you have. It is not absolute and things will differ for every situation. I also don’t claim to be “the man” when it comes to ProPresenter or Macs. While I’m pulling from personal experience, I’m constantly learning and definitely not perfect. I encourage you to take this list and apply it in your own context to what works for you and your system. Without any further ado, let’s get started:

Use A Dedicated Computer

While this might be a no-brainer, it needs to be stated. Using a dedicated buy twitter followers system is the best way to keep it running at its peak. If your daily computer or some multi-purpose production computer is also used for ProPresenter, the odds of issues happening go way up. Keeping a lean buy real twitter followers no bots system is key to assuring everything runs smooth. It’s also easier to troubleshoot when things do go wrong.

Use A Solid State Hard Drive (SSD)

The cost of SSDs has dropped enough for it to become a fairly cheap way to buy twitter followers cheap boost performance in a computer. Now, this is not an “SSDs are better than spinning drives” argument. I recommend finding whatever works reliably for you. If you have a spinning drive that buy real twitter followers works great for you, keep using it. However, I have had great success using SSDs for system drives, especially in older systems. If you don’t have budget for a new system but want a performance boost, try installing an SSD. I recommend the Samsung EVO Pro series of drives. Thanks to a comment from Chris Green on the Visual buy followers on twitter Church Media Facebook group, he recommends the OWC SSD drives from MacSales. Apparently the Samsung drives aren’t 100% compatible with Mac and required TRIM settings, especially with Yosemite OS. While I’ve had great success with the Samsung EVO Pro drives (I’m not on Yosemite), I agree with Chris that the OWC drives are the better way to go. Thanks Chris for the tip!

Use A Separate Hard Drive For Media/Content

Using a separate hard drive for all media/content can save how to buy twitter followers you a ton of time and headaches if/when your system drive crashes. It will also save time when you need to do a clean install or re-install of the operating system. I used a 250GB SSD for the system drive twitter followers buy (operating system only) and a high-performance 1 TB drive for content/media (videos, images, audio, ProPresenter library, backups of fonts and necessary system files). If you’re using a laptop for ProPresenter, buy cheap twitter followers a separate media/content drive is not necessary. You can run everything just fine off one drive, but having 2 drives makes system maintenance and upgrades more flexible.

Use A Solid Black Desktop Background for Program Output

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Turn OFF All System/Software Updates

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Turn Time Machine OFF

If you need Time Machine, at least use a Time Machine scheduler to schedule around buy 500 twitter followers your event/service times. I used a scheduler to only allow backups between midnight and 6 AM. I also made a point to do manual backups of content and ProPresenter can you buy twitter followers files every few months. This can be done by simply copying those files to an external hard drive. If you need Time Machine, at least use a Time Machine scheduler to schedule around your event/service times. I used a scheduler buy active twitter followers to only allow backups between midnight and 6 AM. I also made a point to do manual backups buy twitter followers $5 of content and ProPresenter files every few months. This can be done by simply copying those files to an external hard drive.

Close All Applications When Leaving The Computer

When I was on staff at the church, there were a few guys (ahem, student ministers) that were notorious for leaving buy real twitter followers cheapProPresenter open after their events. On a number of occasions I would notice, sometimes days later, best place to buy twitter followers that ProPresenter had locked up (as in frozen) because of this. One of my mantras was “leave it like you found it”. That meant closing all applications and restarting the computer when you were done. This way you were leaving buy twitter followers without following the system ready for whoever came in next. This should always stay the same. This ensures audio to your console/mixer is always the same. This also removes any guesswork when you need to troubleshoot where to buy twitter followers audio issues. I’ve also found this lessens noise in trouble consoles when outputting from the headphone jack of the computer.

Be A Religious Restarter

I got made fun of when I was on staff at the church for always buy followers twitter restarting computers. One thing I did with all production computers was leave them running 24/7 (running, never sleeping). This is not necessary but something I believe helps Macs run solid. Here’s buy real active twitter followers the reason why I chose to leave them running. Restarting is an easy way to know the computer is running fresh before you begin. Since you may not know who was on the computer before you or what can you buy followers on twitter was done on it last, it’s always good to restart the computer before a rehearsal or event. Note: Be sure to deselect the “Reopen windows when logging back in” checkbox before restarting. If you’re on a laptop, best site to buy twitter followers I recommend shutting down after use and storage. It also wouldn’t hurt to leave the laptop plugged in and running overnight every few weeks.

Do Not Install Non-Essential Applications

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Run ONLY ProPresenter During Show Time

A lot of people, especially those that don’t use Macs on a buy 1000 twitter followers regular basis, tend to leave applications running on Mac and don’t realize they’re doing so. They think clicking the red X button in the top left of the app’s window quits the application, buy 200 twitter followers when in fact it just closes the window. They also may not understand what happens when an application is open or runs in the background. Make it a habit to close all apps on the computer twitter buy followers before things get started. Better yet, make it a policy that no apps except ProPresenter can run on that computer at all times. This was more of an issue a few years ago when it was pushing buy fake twitter followers even the sturdiest of systems to run ProPresenter. Now it’s not as big of a deal if you have a newer system, but it is still a good habit to practice.

Clean Install The OS Every 12 to 18 Months

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