Originally posted by lisicai 1, learn everything about the Pentax software and forget about other programmes.
Now you've opened a can of worms! If you think the "Mac vs PC" debate is spirited, just wait until you witness a raw processor debate!
Personally, I like the Pentax software, but I had to learn it first. I was waiting for Adobe to release the raw file update for the K100D when it first came out. In the meantime I learned the Pentax software and found that I liked it. It serves about 90% of my processing needs and does a great job at the conversion (as it should, coming from Pentax).
I'm sure others will weigh in with all the various options. I'll just finish this bit by saying pick one and stick with it long enough to learn it well enough. You can get lost in all the different processors, and how they all do things just a little differently from the others.
Originally posted by lisicai 2, take one RAW with one JPEG at the same time so it would save me the time to process the pictures afterwards.
I've been taking raw+jpeg ever since I got the K10D. I find that about half the time, the jpeg is all I want. However, when I want to adjust it, I have the raw file to work from. Also, when I get that shot of Bigfoot and Elvis stepping out of the spaceship, I want to make sure I have all the pixels possible for the shot!