You should upgrade software when . . . It's easy to figure out when it's time to upgrade a personal computer's hardware. If you're tired of waiting for graphics to download on your World Wide Web browser, better get a faster modem. If the images in Myst bog down your screen, pony up the bucks for more memory or a faster video card. But deciding when to upgrade your software is more tricky.
Many people get along just fine using the same programs, never moving on to new versions.
In some cases, that's just fine. That's because the church whose newsletter she helps write uses an even older DOS version of WordPerfect . But in other situations, folks laboring with older versions of programs don't know what they're missing. Although it's usually not as expensive as buying new hardware, software upgrades are often not cheap. However, there are some definite signs that you should make the leap and dig deep into your pockets to make that buy.