On Mon, 14 Sep 2015 22:51:26 +0000 (UTC), Diesel
wrote:

Bill W
Mon, 14 Sep 2015
07:59:15 GMT in alt.comp.freeware, wrote:

On Mon, 14 Sep 2015 03:02:12 +0000 (UTC), Diesel
wrote:

Bill W
om Sun, 13 Sep 2015
19:10:37 GMT in alt.comp.freeware, wrote:

Total privacy is gone forever - it's just reality. If you are
afraid of every bit of info that is sent off into the ether,
turn off your phone, and disconnect from the internet. It's fine
to be cautious, but at some level, caution can become futile,
and a waste of time.

That's an interesting viewpoint. A discussion for another time,
perhaps.

And finally regarding upgrading from XP, I use lots of software
- mostly music and photo, and almost none of it will run on XP.
And I think I'm a typical user.

I'm very interested in learning the names of the programs and
versions that do not support XP for music and photo work. I'm also
interested in both (primarily music) and I haven't run into such
an issue, so far.

PS & LR CC, DXO Optics Pro & Viewpoint, HDR Express 3 for photos,
Cakewalk Sonar for music, to start. I don't believe any of the
newer DAW's work with XP. Arturia soft synths, and probably most
of the others need 7 and up.

Interesting. Some of those are on the pricey side for software,
aren't they?

It depends on your definition of pricey. I think they are all worth
what I paid, but I also tend to wait for specials. With Cakewalk, I've
been using that about as long as they've been around (the late 80's),
so it's just occasional upgrade pricing when I choose to do that. But
even now, they have a basic version for about $100, I believe, and it
does plenty. I didn't think any of the photo software was pricey at
all. And I consider Lightroom with Photoshop CC at $10/month a
bargain.