Technology sucks

I think we can all agree that personal computers are quickly growing worse with every generation rather than better. Case in point: copying sections of a DVD. I have a bunch of home movies compiled on several DVDs, and I want to create a compilation by copying bits and pieces from them. This used to be simple with a free program called MPEG Streamclip and a $20 MPEG2 plug-in from Apple. Of course, Apple has since dumped all over their software and made their plug-in completely unusable.

Fortunately, I still have an older laptop that runs 10.5 instead of 10.7, so I can still get my work done. Maybe I should consider "upgrading" my newer iMac down to an older version as well.