Thanks for the suggestion, but I prefer to restrict my trouble ticket submissions to actual problems. I'm not having any problems, I'm seeking basic knowledge about the software I purchased.
I was informed in a major non-Yahoo photography forum that this group was the best place to get information about Spyder software. I'm beginning to wonder whether I might have joined the wrong group. Sorry to have bothered you, and to have just resurrected what is apparently a long-standing feud between users. I guess I'll seek my answers elsewhere.