Is it time for another Mac OS X update?

Last night, it seemed like there were 8 zillion updates in Software Update. Actually, I figured the iTunes 7.0.1 update would be the biggest thing that happened this week. But, then I would be wrong. I just happened to be going through the MASSIVE MacStansbury.com archive, and I ran across this entry for Mac OS X 10.4.7 (back in the good old "Blog This" days). I looked at it, nostalgic, and wondered if we were going to be getting another update anytime soon. Oh...I was so prescient. Today, Mac OS X, version 10.4.8 comes out. Like a viking. Whatever that means. So, it's off to do my normal routine when updating: 1. Correct all my permissions 2. Backup any files or folders that I back up every 4 months or so 3. Correct my permissions again, since they might've been corrupted in the backup process 4. Restart holding Command+Option+P+R (Copper!) and letting it zap the PRAM three times 5. Boot into my root account, repair permissions again 6. Reboot into single user mode, fsck -f -y 7. Boot into my normal admin account, repair permissions 8. Run software update, reboot 9. Zap PRAM again, three times for safety 10. Boot into account, repair permissions Can you see why I hate updating my OS?

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lastmod: '2006-11-08T15:15:09.000Z'
author: John Stansbury
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