Re/code:
The key rule in evaluating the flood of new hardware and software that’s constantly being hawked at you is this: If you’re happy with what you already use, if it works well for you, don’t upgrade.
Yes, the tech industry employs a massive marketing machine to get you on the upgrade treadmill and keep you there, but you don’t have to do so. Resistance isn’t futile.
Lack of funds may have something to do with it but I no longer need to be the first to have all the latest and greatest software and hardware. If what I use works and the new version doesn’t offer tangible benefits, I’ll stick with what I have.
I find it easy to avoid upgrading software… since 90% of it the last few years seems to have the sole purpose of getting me to click a frigging ad. Makes for an easy decision.
It’s funny that any major tech blog feels a need to remind people of this.
As Shawn himself has often intimated, my uninterrupted workflow is more important than your new shiny.
And I can easily wait upon certain major upgrades until after I’ve had most of the rest of you test them out for me. 😉
it’s an odd link & comment, to be sure. i sometimes wonder if this blog understands who its readers are….this is a fairly niche site of ultra geeks. this sort of “You know, mom” advice doesnt offer much value.
Those “ultra geeks” include a lot of people with very short memories. I said it was funny because it’s a genuine need.