TechByter Worldwide 2019-12-01: Wow! Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Photoshop for 2020. Short Circuits. Spare Parts.

There's a lot of new magic from Adobe. The just-released versions of Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Photoshop for 2020 were highlights at Adobe Max in Los Angeles. Although several new applications made their first appearance, today we'll stick to the photo applications, including the appearance of Photoshop on IPads. In Short Circuits: It's annoying when something goes wrong with Windows or a Microsoft application, and even worse when Microsoft support seems to be clueless. There are alternatives. • The software updates described in this week's main section about Adobe's photo apps are good examples of what's called the agile development method, so we'll look at what that means. In Spare Parts (only on the website): A feature update for Windows that was released in mid Noveber as version 1909 has a useful new function: Now you can add items to your calendar directly from the Task Bar. • PayPal says it will acquire Honey Science Corporation for about $4 billion. It's a service that claims to help consumers find the best prices online. • Twenty years ago: I wrote about a system to ensure absolute computer security. The process still works, but I'll bet you won't want to use it.