Yeah, basic tools (like appliances) shouldn't have a learning curve. I still prefer cameras (you know, the kind that uses FILM) to let ME make the decisions and turn the knobs -- If it needs a battery, I don't want it. I don't want to HAVE to over-ride stuff. And the less it does "automatically" the less likely it is to break. (And the easier and cheaper it is to fix.) And that doesn't just apply to cameras.

And now, every time the power fluctuates (as it does almost every day), everything needs to be reset. Arghh!

Linn