[X-Newbies] Re: software updating

[david_elmo]

> From: Al Poulin <alpoulin at cox.net>
>
> On Jan 17, 2006, at 8:22 PM, david_elmo wrote:
>
>>
>> Anyone else experience trouble of this kind in online updates? Any
>> safer ways of doing it?
>
> I feel safer downloading Apple's updates from their web site support
> tab.  I like to see the whole package with a healthy looking icon  
> on my
> desktop.  Then I can open it and read about any options and do the
> update offline at my leisure some time later.  Also, I have the  
> package
> on hand to archive for possible use later.
>
> You are on dial-up.  Noisy line?  Maybe a glitch in the signal during
> your online download/update process.
>
> Al Poulin


Yes, this is probably a good way to go. I have discovered since that  
one can save the update through the software update app, it is a menu  
item that I had not looked at. Update/Install and keep package, there  
is also a Download only option.

David Elmo