[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] berrybest1:
berrybest1

Let me just start and if y'all delete me....I am a middle age, disabled,

FORMER

programmer. And, yes, my experience was mostly COBOL on Mainframes, Mini's, and some PCs. My first computer was a 256K IBM "PERSONAL COMPUTER", and my monitor had a big black screen with AMBER text. I had to flip the switches (1s and 0s) on my modem and dial at least 10 numbers before getting on the internet. The only thing on the World Wide Web was banking software called "PRODIGY". I developed a demo in ORACLE for a Salesman with an idea for a frequent shopper system in 1988. It was purchased immediately, I no longer had a job, and no one used it until years later. My last job was with a company that programs state lotteries. I programmed the "Instant Ticket" or "Scratch-Off" systems for Illinois, Ohio, Tri-state, Georgia, Texas, Iowa, and more I don't even remember. Then I became disabled, divorced, and a single mother on disability (by the way, if you have a decent job history with decent money, you make too much per month to get anything from Uncle Sam, but the opportunity to pay Medicare premiums. Yet, you don't make enough to live (unless it's in a dumpster). So, I got my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III last August, and my 20 year old son got his I-Phone 5 a few months later am TERRIBLE about going online. I'm not trying to shock all you young geniuses, but I don't think it's fun to surf the web. BUT, in learning all I could about my new phone, I heard quite a bit about rooting your phone (pros and cons). I found rooting had to be done to hack some stupid game apps, and quickly lost interest. Then, after dealing with Verizon

from my HOME PHONE

, for 4 hours, I SIMPLY wanted to find an app to get rid of about 2000 duplicate songs on my phone. Plus, maybe a way to get them OFF my Windows 7 laptop before I move stuff to my new Windows 8 laptop. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IS "The older you get, the more you realize, the less you know" (my favorite original life saying). Just ask my son...teenagers and early 20s people know "EVERYTHING"! JK, I am SO utterly confused AND clueless about XDA and almost all of the terminology you all use, I feel less like a genius and more like a dumb blonde. I finally decided to post this even though half the time there were very strict orders about duplicating questions and posting things about your phone, the other half, you seemed very willing to "HELP" those of us who

really needed it.

I need to know if there is any reason why I should do the rooting and other steps (that Verizon says renders warranties and insurance void) to run your GREAT duplicate song remover program, or if there's WAY more to this than just the steps and the app and I would have to become an xda developer (which I doubt is possible at this juncture) to get there, or if I should just be a stupid follower of a Verizon CS person's advice and remove each and every one of the MP3s (like you used to have to do all the time with your contacts). I also need some kind of software to remove all the duplicates that are in many different locations (even in online clouds). Is XDA just appropriate for the OS of cell phones? Does it work on Kindles, tablets, and even Windows OS? I apologize PROFUSELY for being so uninformed about XDA. I didn't realize that my knowledge was as dated as my skills. Thank you so much for your time and help (sorry...I am too old to simply hit a "Thanks" button).:D