content: Norton Utilities and other Norton programs were highly sought after! They were also one of the first programs I would install after a fresh OS.  you had to get magazines or books to learn about them  Oh yeah. I read so much when I was young to figure out everything. I wish I would have saved some of my Computer Shopper magazines. They started out (for me anyway) almost 2 inches thick! As time went on they got slimmer, I assume because of the internet. But I remember combing through those pages building imaginary computers, noticing who had the best hardware for the cheapest price.  I wanted to punch the writer  That kinda goes with the territory. You had to have money and intelligence to own and operate a computer. I am not defending "snarky, sarcastic, condescending know-it-all fucker" as that irritates me too. But I would rather have that then idiots carrying around spy devices and installing them in their homes, and creating vertical videos. Did I mention I hate phones? :)