So I went to print a PDF document from my just-fixed Windows 10 laptop, and discovered that I no longer had a functioning version of Adobe Acrobat. As far as I can tell, although I have read a bunch of PDF files, this is the first time I wanted to print. I could read all the PDFs I wanted, as long as I didn’t want to save them or print them. So I clicked on the Microsoft store, and up comes a new Acrobat for Windows 8. Hmmm… was I using this version all along on my older Windows 8 laptop, and just now realized it didn’t come with my newest laptop? Now I know for sure that I’m getting too old. That is, the Windows software has finally moved beyond my ability to instantly (sort of) comprehend.
Here is the truth of the matter. I have spent the past six months or so using my phones and iPads to communicate with the world–except for email, which I still find easier to navigate on an actual computer. And I just discovered yesterday that one of my email accounts seems to want nothing to do with the operating systems on either my laptops OR my mobile devices. I am trying to figure out if all these changes happened during the last six months, even though I was constantly allowing automatic upgrades; or if the New Year brought instantaneous changes to every app I have. It is bad enough that all the technology has changed to small, easily portable devices; I just didn’t expect so many changes in the programs (apps–short for applications, which used to be the same as programs–to any of you who are youngsters.
Right now, everything is working pretty well. I haven’t hooked this computer up to either Norton or Dropbox, as I still am not sure which of the two brought down my Windows 10 operating system. The young tech who fixed my computer thinks it was Norton, but I’m more inclined to go with the user complaints about Dropbox. Therefore, neither are touching this laptop until someone has a more definitive answer about what is going on with Windows 10. And that’s a whole other kettle of fish to complain about…
#educ_dr
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