The Doom of Operating Systems without Internet

The set of software that I use on my computer has changed quite a bit over the years. When I first started computing, I remember loading up on any and every application that I could find. Download sites were my obsession, and I could spend hours scouring these file repositories with the ultimate goal of finding great new software. From games to utilities, I used just about everything that you could imagine, and when you consider the fact that I used to actively review software, you can begin to see why I was required to stay in the software trenches..

More details over at OS Weekly.