[Gordon Steadman]

My needs are now so simple that I hardly need any programs.

My old go to’s of InDesign, Exell etc just no longer get used.

OK, we know that people need to get paid for the work that they do but not so much that they could never spend their wealth in ten lifetimes. What does Musk do that a few billiion less wouldn’t cover?

As I Mac user, I already pay a premium price for the hardware but it’s worth it to me as I still like the way it works. So instead of Exell, the built in numbers app is fine and it took a couple of days to figure out the differences. A simple word processor is built in. Apart from that, the DuckDuckGo browser is now quicker than Safari or Firefox and hopefully, does what it says on the tin. Audacity handles any music manipulation.

I couldn’t even think about 3D graphics programs so I’ll stick to wood when or if I get the inspiration again. 

I do use Kindle for reading paid for content and Calibre for free stuff. Both are free.

I haven’t had any spam that I can remember. The Apple Mail prog never lets any through.

I feel relatively safe and worry free. Never can be 100% sure but overall, my online experience seems stress free as possible.