Ouch!

Good thing I didn’t tell her about the jewelry 😂

B&H

I ordered some nice jewelry for my wife. This is what they sent instead! You can't be too careful these days.

Boy, my eighth grade grammar teacher, with a red pen in hand, would have had a field day with that letter. It's no wonder these scams are so easy to spot.

That is exactly what it is (fake support sites). I had the very same experience as the OP. You can't let your guard down for even a second. What a shame that we live in a world where you have to be skeptical every moment just to protect yourself.

That may be, but you had to pay to get to Windoze 7, and you'll have to pay to get to whatever comes after Windows 10. As for your "rip off price" statement, that's a matter of opinion. And you're entitled to yours.

Both operating systems written by humans, so both capable of faults. Big difference with MacOS, through all of the versions no Mac owners have paid a penny for upgrades. Bill Gates can’t make that same claim.

Huge issues yesterday with rollout, much of which has been attributed to server clogs. I couldn't d/l it during the day, but I did last night on both of my MacBook pros. It installed flawlessly on both once downloaded. Setup was no problem. I will say that not only do my machines boot faster (around 26 seconds on both) but my apps start up more quickly. This includes Lightroom and Affinity apps. I wasn't a happy camper yesterday, but all is well with the world now :-)

I don't know about the compatibility issue with ON1 Photo Raw.

Thanks for the tips. I always appreciate it when someone offers new suggestions so that we can see there are alternatives available. As for myself, over the last couple of years I have learned to use, and have become comfortable with Affinity Photo for editing photos and Final Cut Pro X for editing videos. I really like both of them.

or terrible images with new and expensive gear. Which actually brings us back to the beginning of this thread. My original post was done 'tongue-in-cheek', simply because I found it funny, although it kind of touched a bit of truth. And I have come to the realization that, even though I have a long way to go to becoming even close to a decent photographer, it is for me a hobby that I really enjoy.

Although I want to learn and grow in proficiency, I just love going out to shoot pictures. Even when they turn our awful (which they do often), you know, it doesn't matter to me. I just love the act of taking the pictures. And for me that make the hobby (ies) of having gear and using it, both fun.

Definition on page five of this thread.

Gear Acquisition Syndrome.

Not sure whether I have attachment disorder yet. None of them are old. My oldest Nikon (meaning first one I bought) is the D7200, which still works great and is still going strong. I also have a D750 which I don't use very much anymore, but I love it for its low light capability. I will admit I have a hard time thinking about getting rid of that one.