If you have trouble keeping up with all of your computer operating software updates, new hardware, and naming conventions, you’re not alone. Philip Rothman and David MacDonald will walk you through tips and best practices when it comes time to click that big button, whether it’s the one that says upgrade your operating system or the one that debits your bank account and results in a brand-new computer, and the steps you should take to ensure that everything goes as smoothly as possible.

Our advice extends to all our listeners — both those that have imbibed the Apple juice and those that are opening Microsoft Windows. While this episode is mostly an encore presentation from when the Big Sur macOS operating system was released, we begin the program with a few thoughts about Windows 11.

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