Computer Software Updates

Computers are great, and have become so entrenched in everyday life. Everything is done on the computer now, including online banking, email, managing various accounts and so forth. The workhorse behind the productivity is the software. It's amazing at the strides that continue to be made, and the new features that come out with each new software build. But, at some point, it becomes overwhelming to manage the updates. Of course, there are the incremental updates that you must download and install, to keep your system fresh with the latest and greatest bug fixes available. But the complete new versions are overwhelming too, in that it seems like you're always spending money. I guess that's why the software companies stay in business, knowing that they really have a stranglehold on our lives now. And, if you don't upgrade your software, eventually, they stop supporting older versions, so it makes it more troublesome to get help if something goes wrong. It's a never-ending cycle it seems. And, with 4 Windows computers in the house, and 1 Linux box, it's a tangible mess to make sure all of the systems remain updated and safe.