Keeping your software up to date – Apple PowerBook G4 (17-inch, 1.67 GHz) User Manual

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Chapter 2

The Basics

Keeping Your Software Up to Date

You can connect to the Internet and automatically download and install the latest free
software versions, drivers, and other enhancements from Apple.

When you are connected to the Internet, Software Update checks Apple’s Internet
servers to see if any updates are available for your computer. You can set your Mac to
check the Apple server periodically and download and install updated software.

To check for updated software:

1

Open System Preferences.

2

Click the Software Update icon and follow the directions on the screen.

 For more information, search for “Software Update” in Mac OS Help.
 For the latest information on the Mac OS, go to the Mac OS website at

www.apple.com/macos.

Connecting a Camera or Other FireWire or USB Device

If you have an iPod, iSight camera, digital camera, videocamera, scanner, or other
device that has a FireWire or USB connector, you can connect it to your PowerBook.
Follow the installation instructions that came with your device. For more information
about FireWire, see “FireWire” on page 36. For more information about USB, see
“Universal Serial Bus (USB)” on page 34.

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