On Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:13:32 -0600, Ken Springer
wrote:

On 10/13/14 10:06 PM, Char Jackson wrote:

I could be wrong, of course, but that's how it looks to me. You complain a
lot about being a beta tester, for example, which is both funny and a bit
sad because it's not accurate. I don't mean any offense by this, but I'm
starting to think that your 5 year old Mac is just the thing for you.
Limited functionality, low performance, but completely STABLE!

Age of the computer regarding stability is irrelevant, unless there's a
hardware issue. It's the OS and software that needs to be stable. So,
even though the computer is 5.5 years old, the OS is not. There's only
been 5 updates to 10.8, how many for the comparable Windows OS? (Sorry,
not up on what was released when, but I suspect the Windows OS would be 7.)

You mentioned the age; I just repeated it. My point wasn't regarding its
age, but rather its perceived stability. You've said that it "just works".
It's still a Mac, of course, so you're going to have all of the usual Mac
limitations, but if it does what you need, then go for it.




Have you read Bob Henson's posts taking a similar position to mine?

Yes, why do you ask?
Your experiences are anecdotal.
Bob's experiences are anecdotal.
My experiences are anecdotal.
*shrug*

Wondering if you saw his similar feeling about it.

Although, if I'd taken the time to wade through Bugzilla and posted bug
reports on various items that "bug" me (LOL) would they still be anecdotal?

Taken individually, everyone's experiences are more or less anecdotal, no?
Patterns begin to emerge when multiple experiences are considered as a
group, but I'm also aware that the entire purpose of bug reporting lists are
to collect bug reports. People who aren't having problems seldom visit and
even more seldom post there about their positive experiences. It's easy to
come away with a bad impression.

I don't use the ESR release either. So I've no idea how things work
there. But the number of times the add-ons are broken, when comparing
your experiences to mine, is meaningless unless we have the same
add-ons, the same OS et. al., and use the programs in the same manner.

I fully agree. I think I said virtually the same thing earlier in the
thread.

If it's really a big deal to you, just pay someone to keep your Mozilla
products updated for you. That should be way less stressful for you.

Not likely to find one where I live. LOL

The hills of Kentucky, where it's easier to find a moonshiner than to find a
computer nerd?

Best solution is to go
elsewhere software wise, but admittedly, too low on the list to get done
immediately. Although, all I really need to do is set up the accounts
in Outlook and I'm off an running for email.

I've been using various versions of Outlook for what seems like at least 15
years now. I think it's the best for me and my needs, but it isn't perfect.
I hope you have a good experience with it.

Firefox is OK, it's really TB that infuriates me. But since they
switched to the "Australus" theme in FF, AKA dumbed down like Chrome,
it's a PITA to add back in via add-ons to get something more versatile
and complete with features.

I don't know what you're referring to when you talk about being dumbed down.
What am I missing? I did add Classic Theme Restorer to put the tabs back on
the bottom, but I don't think I noticed much of anything else. Can you
remind me?

Just think, when you moved from that bicycle to the car, you could
have bought a Yugo. :-)

Since Yugo (and bicycle) is a euphemism for Mac in this conversation, I'll
just say no thanks.

I'd say you got that wrong. LOL We're not talking operating systems,
we're talking software.

I was talking about the entire ecosystem.