After 30 years of computers I'm finding them scary again

[cos dem]

2. Apple, Microsoft and Linux all need to stop with the operating systems.

The OS is done. We don't need new ones. we need the current ones improved. There's no longer a need to change anything, just fix the bugs and security holes.

Microsoft especially needs to go backwards. Get rid of the stupid ribbon interface. It's eats up screen space and is hard to find what you're looking for. Pull-down menus are best.

A word of warning on the SSD, from experience. When a spinner HD goes, it typically starts making weird noises and you get more frequent errors. If you're paying attention, you think "I haven't backed up in awhile, now might be a good time." Not so with an SSD. They can go from 100% to 0 in an instance. Fortunately, I had a recent system backup, but it is always a hassle to get your system up and running again after a hard drive crash.