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To install software updates from the command line, you'll use the aptly named 'softwareupdate' command. Here are the most relevant usages of the command for most users: softwareupdate -l will give you a list of all updates available softwareupdate -i [package name] will install the specified package softwareupdate -i -a will install all updates available softwareupdate -i -r will install only the recommended updates softwareupdate --ignore [package name] will ignore specified update softwareupdate --help for more info on the softwareupdate command You'll likely need to use the sudo command to actually install the updates on a Mac, simply place sudo in front of one of the above commands to run it with full permissions as root. For example: sudo softwareupdate -i -r

Mac OS X: Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions messages that you can safely ignore

Thanks for the link. No I will not worry when seeing these messages after a repair.

"Libraries are dying and so too are the reams of paper and collage of words that populate them. But this is no modern-day Bonfire of the Vanities - after all, everybody knows that libraries are dying because they've read about it. However, in the place of the antiquated villains of ignorance or illiteracy, libraries are being threatened by another foe: the digital evolution of pretty much everything."

"Apple's reputation is on the line yet again as some reports have disclosed that Apple knew back in 2009 about the iPhone 4 reception problems, but did not take any measures to eliminate it. Since the launch of iPhone 4, numerous customers, especially those who are based in US have been complaining about the bad reception on their iPhone 4."

Drawing with a tablet has always been a struggle. Typically, drawing programs (like most software) are designed to be used with a mouse. Tablet support is usually thrown in as an afterthought, under the theory that any pointing device will obey the same principles as a mouse. The result: an experience which only superficially captures the "feel" of a pen, while ignoring the subtle nuances.

Older iPhone and iPad users are likely to get a different experience when the mobile operating system updates IOS 6. Apple to limit the use of the new features on the iPhone and the iPad older. iPhone 3G and iPhone 4 is compatible with IOS 6, but they do not get some new features.