So I am a Bitcoin user, I don't mine, I don't have a node, I do keep the blockchain upto date on my PC and leave it open so people can upload it.
I am basically a simple Bitcoin user. If and when a hardfork is done so that more transactions can be done per block (say 1mb now to 20mb after the hard fork), how will that affect me?
If I only use Blockchain or another online wallet, will I have to do anything, or will it pass me by completely?
Do I just have to get a new Bitcoin QT after the fork? Will my current version stop working? Will I have to redownload the blockchain (I bloody hope not!). I have posted this in Beginners as it is a basic question that interests me as a basic bitcoin user and will probably interest true beginners too.
If you use an online wallet such as Blockchain you do not have to do anything in regards to block size. I am not too sure about the security of Blockchain.info but for web wallets you would not need to do anything. Offline wallets such as Bitcoin QT you need to update. I don't know about lite wallets such as Electrum or Multibit, you probably would need to update them too.