Here's a list of things and procedures Apple suggests when you want to install software on your Mac, Software Installation Quick Assist.
A couple of things that Knowledge Base Article fails to mention is:
- make sure what you are about to install respects your computer specs and OS version
- run Apple's Disk Utility to ensure that your hard drive is in excellent health and repair disk permissions just in case it is needed
- always make a backup before installing any updates (reasons for this are simple: if anything is incompatible or doesn't work, you can always revert to your previous installation. The best backup solution is the SuperDuper! app and an external hard drive)
- before installing the OS updates, unplug all peripherals (except, of course, mouse and keyboard), make sure you have quit all other applications.
This should minimize anything that potentially could go wrong.
Good luck! :girl:
Last edited by MacHeadCase; 03-16-2007 at 02:26 PM.
cool MHC, i'll add the link and link down to this post for details to save character space..
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Caught this article off of TUAW, I think. Anyway, it goes on to give a few apps under WinXP and their equivalent in the Mac OS X world. The list is pretty short though (maybe if prompted, the guy can keep the topic alive and keep posting about this in future entries).
perhaps if i get enough changes, i can edit the source text and pm it to a mod to change.
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Just wanted to give this thread a bump (even if it is stickied).
Recently, I have seen quite a few questions from new users posted in new threads when those same questions have already been answered here.
Don't let a valuable resource like this thread go to waste!
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well, it's supposed to make you aware of the possible issues and how to avoid them. pretty simple stuff too, mostly advisable to do many of the same things on a windows machine during updates too.
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Hi there, Im hoping someone can help. Im going over to America to study for 6 months and was going to buy a mac when i was out there as its cheaper. But would it work when i brought it back to the UK?
Is the electricity, adaptors etc compatible over here? I dont want to get one only to find it wont work in this county!:
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Hi there, Im hoping someone can help. Im going over to America to study for 6 months and was going to buy a mac when i was out there as its cheaper. But would it work when i brought it back to the UK?
Is the electricity, adaptors etc compatible over here? I dont want to get one only to find it wont work in this county!:
No, you would need to buy a travel adapter. I am speaking from experience as I tok my macBook with me on my trip to London this past June.
Mac Specs: iBook G4 1.33 Ghz. 512MB Leopard Airport Bluetooth
This is great I have been wondering how to many of the things you have listed here. Just joined the forum tonight and looks like I might be around for awhile.
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