tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post7126223039970410613..comments2024-03-07T23:20:49.790-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Update on Updating UpdatesJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-47139601468026053902013-03-29T16:49:51.714-07:002013-03-29T16:49:51.714-07:00I was mostly thinking of genealogists that are sti...I was mostly thinking of genealogists that are still running Personal Ancestral File on Windows 95. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-41201105924479866352013-03-29T11:30:00.457-07:002013-03-29T11:30:00.457-07:00I'm a software developer who has been working ...I'm a software developer who has been working with computers for over 30 years. As you might expect, I wind up helping many friends, relatives and neighbors with their computer-related problems. In my experience there are a couple other reasons people may be averse to updating software. <br /><br />1) Stability. Occasionally there is an update that breaks important functionality or that introduces instability in a software package. While this is rare, many people have heard or read stories about this, making them leery about taking every update as soon as it is offered. I know experienced computer professionals who wait a few weeks (or months) before accepting upgrades to protect against this. Of course the downside is that some upgrades include important bug fixes and security patches that you want as soon as possible.<br /><br />2) Interface changes. You touch on this in the last paragraph, and I think it is a very real concern for some users. If you follow the on-line discussion forums for a major software product (e.g., your word processor, music player, or genealogy software) you will see many angry complaints after each new release: "Where did they put such-and-such?" "Why did they change the menus?" "I don't like the new look" etc. People are creatures of habit, and many users don't want to re-learn the minutia of how to accomplish the hundreds of different things they do in each program. Hence they don't upgrade.Keith Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316935439535008529noreply@blogger.com