There is a clear explanation of when an update is available, which software it affects, and what features it adds/improves/fixes
This has been my primary frustration with Apple's OS X updates. It's not easy finding out what the update actually does, i.e. what bugs it fixes, features it adds, etc. The best I've been able to find are extremely brief explanations with little or no informative detail. Even those involved a bit of digging to locate.
My suggestion to Apple would be to add a button to the Software Update app which would bring up a detailed description of the update. Something like this would be great for people who want to know what's happening with their machines. I'm not so much afraid that they're going to screw up something important as I am simply interested in what these updates are addressing.
>Spam is bad because it wastes people's time, and sometimes even offends them.
Not only does it waste our time, it can cost the recipients money as well. It requires bandwidth to transmit (which, if you're being billed per-minute for local calls, costs money), disk space to store, etc. This is similar to the problem of unsolicited fax advertising, which I believe is now illegal, because it cost the machines' owners money to supply paper, toner and maintenance of the machine.
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On second thought, it looks like they're sold by Microway.
Looks like http://www.api-networks.com/ sells them.
This has been my primary frustration with Apple's OS X updates. It's not easy finding out what the update actually does, i.e. what bugs it fixes, features it adds, etc. The best I've been able to find are extremely brief explanations with little or no informative detail. Even those involved a bit of digging to locate.
My suggestion to Apple would be to add a button to the Software Update app which would bring up a detailed description of the update. Something like this would be great for people who want to know what's happening with their machines. I'm not so much afraid that they're going to screw up something important as I am simply interested in what these updates are addressing.
>Spam is bad because it wastes people's time, and sometimes even offends them.
Not only does it waste our time, it can cost the recipients money as well. It requires bandwidth to transmit (which, if you're being billed per-minute for local calls, costs money), disk space to store, etc. This is similar to the problem of unsolicited fax advertising, which I believe is now illegal, because it cost the machines' owners money to supply paper, toner and maintenance of the machine.
Possession of burglary or theft tools? With language like that, they can arrest people for possession of crowbars, duffel bags, and ski masks, too.
*groan*