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rebeccmeister) wrote2020-01-14 09:46 am
rebeccmeister) wrote2020-01-14 09:46 am
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I might hate Big Corporate Software just enough... [OK Computer]
Continuing the computer adventures....
I managed to get Time Machine to back up the laptop this morning, which is nice. I haven't seen any evidence of any particular file-related issues, just the crashes/power-offs.
So I am figuring one other thing to do is see about finally updating my operating system. I originally stopped doing that because IIRC Sierra had some major issues/hangups.
So tra la la, let's download this thing, Catalina.
Except oopsie, as I go to install, apparently Big Fruit Company followed through on their threats to break those 32-bit programs many of us know and love, especially ones put together by that other big software company, Huts Built of Mud.
Back in the day, I intentionally purchased a copy of CS5 as produced by Huts Built of Mud because it was the last time they offered up hard copies of their software instead of @#$%@$^$ subscriptionbilking services.
Oh, also, it will break my copies of TinyNotHard programs used for word-processing and spreadsheet capabilities, mostly (occasional slideshows).
#$%@$%^#$%^.
It's enough to make a person contemplate switching back over to more Open Sores stuff. Except I really don't want to be doing that right before the start of a new semester, and my work machine is a Big Fruit Company machine.
Anyway, sigh. Let's see how this goes. I'm not optimistic.
Edited to add... Yeah, that didn't work, at all. *shakes fist in the air futilely*
I managed to get Time Machine to back up the laptop this morning, which is nice. I haven't seen any evidence of any particular file-related issues, just the crashes/power-offs.
So I am figuring one other thing to do is see about finally updating my operating system. I originally stopped doing that because IIRC Sierra had some major issues/hangups.
So tra la la, let's download this thing, Catalina.
Except oopsie, as I go to install, apparently Big Fruit Company followed through on their threats to break those 32-bit programs many of us know and love, especially ones put together by that other big software company, Huts Built of Mud.
Back in the day, I intentionally purchased a copy of CS5 as produced by Huts Built of Mud because it was the last time they offered up hard copies of their software instead of @#$%@$^$ subscription
Oh, also, it will break my copies of TinyNotHard programs used for word-processing and spreadsheet capabilities, mostly (occasional slideshows).
#$%@$%^#$%^.
It's enough to make a person contemplate switching back over to more Open Sores stuff. Except I really don't want to be doing that right before the start of a new semester, and my work machine is a Big Fruit Company machine.
Anyway, sigh. Let's see how this goes. I'm not optimistic.
Edited to add... Yeah, that didn't work, at all. *shakes fist in the air futilely*