2. Applications
Now that you’ve decided what to do about your hardware and your operating system software, you need to deal with the programs where you likely spend most of your computer time: the application programs. These can include such things as your Internet browser, your word processing package, the games you play (in your spare time, of course), the programs you use for database access and analysis, and so on.
Evaluating Applications for Upgrading or Cross-Grading
Many people use the occasion of a system upgrade as an opportunity to evaluate the applications on their systems. They’re looking to determine whether they would benefit more by upgrading an existing application to a newer version or by cross-grading (transitioning to a different, ...
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