Well, when it's coming straight from the carrier, I'd say it's pretty safe. Missing out on important service announcements and/or software updates is a bad trade-off for a false sense of security (your Treo just isn't susceptible to viruses and malware -- they don't really exist for Palm OS devices).
On 4/17/07, J Messeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ah ha! Well, I'm not a fan of automatically downloading anything. Even > when the updates are to software I actually have, I like to be asked. > But thanks for the reminder to register. I was at work when I got > 'er going, and didn't have an internet connection to do that. > > Bill Gamble wrote: > > Addit on the Treo 680 is called "My Treo". It's main function is as a > > method to trial and buy software which will be downloaded and installed > > automatically via Hotsync or OTA. > > > > Since you haven't filled out your account information, its probably just > > checking for updates to its Palm Support section. > > > > You can disable the conduit via the Hotsync Manager's "Custom" dialog. > > ______ > > Bill > > O-Qwa Tangin Wann > > > > ...... Original Message ....... > > On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:33:26 -0400 J Messeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I just fired up my new 680 and, so far, it's working fine. Even the camera. > >> But does anyone know what's the addit manager that keeps wanting to > >> access the internet during hotsync? > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > /The erasure of a human subspecies is largely painless -- to us -- if we > know little enough about it. A dead Chinaman is of little import to us > whose awareness of things Chinese is bounded by an occasional dish of > chow mein. We grieve only for what we know./ > A Sand County Almanac, /Aldo Leopold, July 1949/ > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- http://www.GearBits.com -- Tech. Culture. Ideas. Opinions.
