Upgrading!

Lets see - I have a handset purchased 4 years back... and it is no where near to anything called smart... I have a desktop which is 6 years old and nothing except the keyboard and mouse have changed on this... And I still have a walkman though there are no audio cassettes available in the market today... But then, I am not a youngster anymore... and that is why I dont have any upgrades done to any of the gadgets I have

Kids these days would alwsys want to be one of the.first peoole who can.get hold of tbe latrst gadgets, apps, etv. Some of them might benefit from it, if they are into the trvhnical stuff, but othets, well, they just want to seem to "belong" to the in group.

YESSSSSSS! My precious friend...MY computer has been down, I warned you, DOWN for days, yesterday I received my new Monitor and I am back in your life again. Upgrade, YES, from a 14 inch Monitor..now a 23.5, I living high and wild.

Sure, upgrading is important. As new technology and advances become known, current techology can be improved on. That said, however, I see two questions that actually need to be asked that rarely are. How much has changed between what I have now and the upgrade? How much use will I get from the new features in the upgrade? Too many people, in my opinion, are of the attitude if it's newer, gotta have it. Yet new doesn't always equate with better. Sometimes it's just very different. Take Windows 8 for example. What a change!!! Better? Jury is still out on that one. Better for me? Don't see how. Many times upgrades include a few minor additions and changes. Why spend umpteen dollars to get something that's basically the same as I have now? Other times, the upgrade might be significant, but it's mostly made up of things I would never use. So in essence, the upgrade is the same that I have now. Again, why spend umpteen dollars to get something that's basically the same as I have now? I've learned to look at upgrades carefully. I will often continue to use an older version throughout many upgrades. Somewhere down the line I'll pick up the newest upgrade and then get everything that's come out. I like to wait until all the kinks have been worked out of upgrades and also until I'm sure there are significant new features that I will definitely use. How do you use upgrades?