Very true - for as well-designed as Panther is, the updates are ham-fisted. Windows Update does a good job of looking at what you have, then applying updates as necessary.
Although, I wonder if the iCal update contains something that, say, would deny access to some minor worm which, though you may not use it, exploits some iCal weakness. I kind of doubt it, considering the carpet-bomb approach to updates Apple seems to have. I hope they can be a little more intelligent about it. Believe me, I'll update my iSight software as often as necessary... as soon as I get an iSight... How difficult would it be to say "Hey, this is the first time you've installed an iPod! We've got a metric ton of software for you to download first..." - annoying, but not unexpected. - Jim Kevin Graeme wrote: >How do you feel about the Apple Software Update for keeping up with >the patches? I personally can't stand it. I hate that it groups >trivial updates, like a point release of iTunes for AOL users, along >with the actual security updates. So it pops up no matter the >severity. > >And even if you don't particularly want some updates, there's no way >to remove them from your list. You can uncheck them, but that's it. I >don't have an iPod. I don't have a web cam. So why the hell is it >trying to update my iPod and iSight drivers? And I don't even want >iCal. But it HAS to show up in the list. Ugh. > >Just one of the many little anti-user-friendly things I hate about OS >X. I think I'm particularly annoyed because Apple gets so much (undue, >IMO) praise for high useability. > >-Kevin > > >On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 10:21:43 -0600, Jim Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>I will point out that our primary computer is a Mac, so that helps, but >>I like to think I'm not a drooling Apple fanatic enough to never presume >>that the Mac is /never/ going to be vulnerable, and take the same >>reasonable measures with it as well. >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:142743 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
