I usually update a couple of months after each release and have
not been watching for LTS. I do not need to be in the forefront of anything and
can wait for everyone else to test the new programmes so I (hopefully) never
have to do anything complex so I guess I get the best of both worlds. Synpatic
is good but my background in trying to get documents to people each using
different m$ application suites and then trying to get my PC to work with the
latest software programme installation has left me with a deep seated paranoia
of anything to do with installing software.

What I do need to do is leap from one file to another and one programme to
another several times an hour. Wandering the cursor around aimlessly hoping the
toolbar functions will miraculously appear and that the files I want, and only
the files I want, are open is just not efficient within ubuntu nowadays. It used
to do it so I hope Kubuntu will solve my problem. IMHO ubuntu is having
difficulty coping with file sizes and movement of files between folders too. It
is impossible to be definite because my laptop is 6/7 years old but I do have
heaps of file space so theoretically I should not have a problem.

I have upgrade manager set to a regular automatic update of approved and only
approved upgrades and this has, so far, worked wonderfully. I certainly have no
need for a M$ style product. The gimmicks in word got so annoying I think I
might try to resurrect Displaywrite 4 off the floppies if all I wanted was
office style letters.