Sounds like we are both experiencing a similar 'stage of life'. I've been dealing with health issues since January and also encountering multiple frustrations with the digital age. In that regard I pay for my video editor (I use Power Director) and that does avoid being held hostage to fortune when companies decide to remove free software and replace it with "new improved" updates that are really designed to compel you to acquire the latest hardware. I'm currently exploring a new hobby which I am keen to get started on, but the steep learning curve to get into it and the multiple obstacles put in the way by digital technology are very dispiriting and have left me feeling that the world is a much more constricted and constrained place despite the vision of unrestrained and unlimited freedoms suggested by the internet companies.
Agree 100% Ralph. It seems the old adage "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," has been replaced with "try to improve it, so everything around it breaks." I hope you are feeling better and improving.
Sounds like we are both experiencing a similar 'stage of life'. I've been dealing with health issues since January and also encountering multiple frustrations with the digital age. In that regard I pay for my video editor (I use Power Director) and that does avoid being held hostage to fortune when companies decide to remove free software and replace it with "new improved" updates that are really designed to compel you to acquire the latest hardware. I'm currently exploring a new hobby which I am keen to get started on, but the steep learning curve to get into it and the multiple obstacles put in the way by digital technology are very dispiriting and have left me feeling that the world is a much more constricted and constrained place despite the vision of unrestrained and unlimited freedoms suggested by the internet companies.
Agree 100% Ralph. It seems the old adage "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," has been replaced with "try to improve it, so everything around it breaks." I hope you are feeling better and improving.