Okay ... I hope this helps.
Did the Apple store guru have any suggestions?
Yeah...the Computer I want can be bought with a trade in of my old one and about $500. It can be stretched out in payments, with some $$ off for the trade-in, like a car.
After all I did on it this morning, it seems to be better.
Maybe I won’t have to upgrade after all.
My old computer will not accept any more software updates, and would probably cost more to “fix” it than just getting a new one.
EXTREMELY Planned obsolescence.