Jerry- Thanks for the answer. I had never read about making the item inactive. Bill M. On Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 07:07 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote:
> Most of the time no. If you do think you will get that piece of > equipment, oh say some BlueTooth based stuff or an iPod, then when you > get it, you can download the latest update-version at that time. In > the mean time, save your self some hard drive space. Note: you can > tell SUPP to mark an item as inactive and it will quit telling you you > need to update it. > > > Jerry > > On Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 05:08 PM, Bill Micou wrote: > >> Concerning software updates that I have in Sys. Preferences. When it >> comes back >> and tells me that there is an update available to download, and I >> don't think I need >> it (- example, Ipod software, and I don't have an Ipod yet-), should >> I go on and >> download it, so I don't get behind on the updates? >> >> Thanks, >> Bill M. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jerry Yeager <jerry at browseryshop.com> >> To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 12:08:20 -0400 >> Subject: Re: MacGroup: SpyBot: >> >>> Hey Bernie, >>> >>> You can get Safari at: http://www.apple.com/safari/download/ >>> >>> Also, to get the OS back up to 10.2.6, you can get the combo updater >>> at: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=70174 >>> >>> I hope this helps, >>> >>> Jerry >>> >>> On Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 12:02 PM, Bernard A Griffis wrote: >>> >>>> Marta, I use Netscape Communicator. I'm familiar and stayed with it. >>> I >>>> did >>>> read about that feature in Mac mail. >>>> By the way, you said I should have Safari. I, looked and looked and >>> no >>>> Safari. I, even, reloaded OSX. Still no Safari. Before reloading I >>> had >>>> 10.2.6. I think Jerry had given the download site. I cannot locate >>> it, >>>> again. In fact, it tells me I must have .5 before I can download .6. >>> I >>>> find >>>> .5 is on CD for $2.99. >>>> Thanks for your assistance. Bernie >>>> >>>> >>>> Marta Edie wrote: >>>> >>>>> Bernie, what kind of mail program do you use? While I was with aol, >>> I >>>>> got all kinds of spam. But now, since I use Apple's mail that came >>>>> with >>>>> OSX, I must say, I do not get any spam at all. It even asks me when >>> I >>>>> get the Apple e-mail which I asked for, whether it is junk. And >>> every >>>>> macuser first came up as junkmail and I had to tell the program >>>>> this >>>>> was no junkmail. In my pulldown menu under mail it tells me that >>> junk >>>>> mail is in "training", whatever that means. I don't even try to >>>>> make >>>>> it >>>>> custom or automatic, for at the moment everything is just fine. All >>>>> you >>>>> out there using the Apple mail program, how is your experience with >>>>> junkmail? >>>>> Marta >>>>> On Tuesday, Jul 29, 2003, at 11:38 America/New_York, Bernard A >>> Griffis >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, Jerry, for your response. We, the struggling geeks, are >>>>>> dependent >>>>>> on you guys to fill the void in our learning. That sweet lady, >>> Marta, >>>>>> gave >>>>>> me a book on OSX and I get dizzy reading it. I receive email with >>> my >>>>>> address (email) and my name. This mail is for enhancement >>>>>> products, >>>>>> home >>>>>> mortgages, health services, porn sites, etc., etc. I have not >>>>>> responded to >>>>>> any of these. In listening to the Sunday tech support show, I >>>>>> heard >>>>>> about >>>>>> spies (how I don't know) being placed in your hard drive. I'm sure >>>>>> this is >>>>>> true and I would like to extricate them. >>>>>> Thank you and Lee, again. Bernie >>>>>> >>>>>> Jerry Yeager wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Uh, could you fine tune your request a bit as far as what you are >>>>>>> looking for? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jerry >>>>>>> >>>>>>> p.s. If you watch the action movies closely, you might notice >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> "good" spies use Macs and the "bad" spies use windoze. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sunday, July 27, 2003, at 10:10 PM, Bernard A Griffis wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I was listening to Bob Sokolor and he again discussed SpyBot. Is >>>>>>>> there >>>>>>>> a >>>>>>>> spy tool for the Mac? Thank you. Bernie >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>>>>>> | be July 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>>>>>> | This list's page is >>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>>>>> | be July 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>>>>> | This list's page is >>>>>>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>>>> | be August 26. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>>>> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Marta >>>>> >>>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>>> | be August 26. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>>> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>> | be August 26. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>> | be August 26. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>> >> >> > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be August 26. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
