Re: weird prompt to update software

2014-04-13 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, These sorts of messages technically happen when the software cannot be automatically updated. Some software remains running all the time, like OS X Server, and other software could be open at the time of the attempted update, thus it is not able to perform the desired update at that time.

Re: weird prompt to update software

2014-04-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Interesting. I wouldn't have thought that would do it either. Glad it did, though. Donna On Apr 12, 2014, at 2:22 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > If I remember correctly, I think I googled "install tonight". LOL I thought > that was an odd phrase and it worked. > > Teresa > > Teresa Cochran > b

Re: weird prompt to update software

2014-04-12 Thread Teresa Cochran
If I remember correctly, I think I googled "install tonight". LOL I thought that was an odd phrase and it worked. Teresa Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com Facebook On Apr 12, 2014, at 12:16 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > lol. I thought of that, but wasn't sure what to Google. Somehow "weird Mac

Re: weird prompt to update software

2014-04-12 Thread Donna Goodin
lol. I thought of that, but wasn't sure what to Google. Somehow "weird Mac software update didn't seem quite right. :) Donna On Apr 12, 2014, at 10:46 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > I uh, googled it. LOL > > Teresa > > "The golden age of science fiction is twelve."--Pete graham > > On Apr 12,

Re: weird prompt to update software

2014-04-12 Thread Teresa Cochran
I think those are just from the notification center. I wonder if they can be turned off from the notification center preferences. I have my downloads set to automatic, but I get a details button in the install prompt, which is not a notification center update. teresa On the other hand, there a

Re: weird prompt to update software

2014-04-12 Thread April
Yeah. I got the prompt. Closed it. Went to the app store and checked the updates. Sure enough, it was legitly there. On Saturday, April 12, 2014 11:46:54 AM UTC-4, Teresa Cochran wrote: > > I uh, googled it. LOL > > Teresa > > “The golden age of science fiction is twelve.”—Pete graham > >

Re: weird prompt to update software

2014-04-12 Thread Teresa Cochran
I uh, googled it. LOL Teresa "The golden age of science fiction is twelve."--Pete graham On Apr 12, 2014, at 8:35 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Thanks Ann and Teresa. How on earth did you guys ever figure out what this > was? > Cheers, > Donna > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 12, 2014, at 10

Re: weird prompt to update software

2014-04-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks Ann and Teresa. How on earth did you guys ever figure out what this was? Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 12, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > > It's the Mac app store. you can adjust preferences for it in system prefs, > app store. I have mine set to automatic, so I

Re: weird prompt to update software

2014-04-12 Thread Teresa Cochran
It's the Mac app store. you can adjust preferences for it in system prefs, app store. I have mine set to automatic, so I don't get those prompts. The automatic setting updates system files. It appears there isn't a details button for those system files anymore. here's a discussion of this issue:

Re: weird prompt to update software

2014-04-12 Thread Anne Robertson
Usually, these are being handled by Notification Centre and I hate them. I just click on Later and then go to Software update to see what it was. It's yet another thing they haven't got right in Mavericks. Cheers, Anne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Grou

Re: weird prompt to update software

2014-04-12 Thread Kaare Dehard
If you are using divx or however you spell it, the movie player and decoder it offers weird prompts like described. On Apr 12, 2014, at 11:03 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Phil, > > I would not assume it is something from Apple, Apple usually lets you know > what software is being updated. > Best,

Re: weird prompt to update software

2014-04-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Phil, I would not assume it is something from Apple, Apple usually lets you know what software is being updated. Best, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 12, 2014, at 9:58 AM, Phil Halton wrote: > > I'm getting the same notification and I don't know what it is either. I am > assuming it is s

Re: weird prompt to update software

2014-04-12 Thread Phil Halton
I'm getting the same notification and I don't know what it is either. I am assuming it is something from Apple, but that's probably a bad assumption On Apr 12, 2014, at 10:48 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > For some time now, I've been getting a weird prompt to install a software > upda

weird prompt to update software

2014-04-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, For some time now, I've been getting a weird prompt to install a software update. The message reads, "Do you want to install now, or try tonight?" But there is no name or company affiliation given. My husband says that there is a symbol of an A formed by the crossing of a ruler and a