Well, I have a laptop, so my computer is wherever I am. I have the RCA to mini-pin cable permanently running out of my amp, ready to plug into the sound port of the computer whenever I want to convert some LPs. I'm definately of the "reading glasses group," but was (and am) an early adopter of computer technology, so perhaps I'm more comfortable than others might be with the software-only method. Still, it works for me, although I'd have to get other software to clean up scratches and pops; I never bothered to do that when I was making cassette tapes though, and haven't been motivated enough to do it these days, either.