I just spent a week in California. I took over 900 pictures, so I have a problem.

What is the best way to sort through humongous volumes of photos without my computer bursting into flames? I have tried to do a folder system, where I have a folder to save the edited versions, and a folder to drag the originals of the photos I've already looked at, but it's just too confusing. I use Photoshop but Adobe Bridge makes my computer want to die... I'm at a loss

Once I sort this problem out, I'll be posting a lot of photos. I'll try to spread them out so you don't delete me for the massive amount =]