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Re: Stealth upgrade ?

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Stealth upgrade ?
Date 2015-02-27 04:03 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID <cla8koFqo25U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 2015-02-27, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> Laptop. 10.10.1
>
> Used to be that opening the clamshell rarely caused the WiFi signal to
> connect. This week, it magically worked everytime I opened the laptop.

Many things can change that behavior. You could have restarted the
computer since the last time you tried. Cache files may have been
automatically deleted. Something about your WiFi access point may have
changed. Neighboring access points may have changed. You may have
deleted unnecessary remembered networks from the System Preferences >
Network > WiFi > Preferred Networks list. The list goes on.

> I do not use the laptop long enough for it to prompt me to install newer
> versions of the OS.

Interesting that you immediately jump to the conclusion that a system
update must be the cause.

> Since 10.10.1 is out of date, I have to assume Apple would issue
> "covert" patches for it, the types that are pushed to the laptop
> automatically without user intervention, right ?

And now it's a "covert" system update from the ever nefarious Apple!
Yes, that must be it!

> Is there some log that shows all software updates applied to the
> machione, eother overtly or covertly ?

App Store > Updates. Stop with the nonsense. Apple isn't out to fuck
with your head, no matter how many times you make that insinuation.

-- 
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JR

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Stealth upgrade ? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-02-26 20:01 -0500
  Re: Stealth upgrade ? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-02-26 20:06 -0500
    Re: Stealth upgrade ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-27 04:03 +0000
    Re: Stealth upgrade ? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-02-26 23:39 -0500
      Re: Stealth upgrade ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-27 13:37 +0000
        Re: Stealth upgrade ? Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2015-02-27 10:33 -0500
          Re: Stealth upgrade ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-27 15:44 +0000
          Re: Stealth upgrade ? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-27 16:50 +0000
          Re: Stealth upgrade ? Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-02-27 09:14 -0800
            Re: Stealth upgrade ? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-02-27 16:09 -0500
              Re: Stealth upgrade ? John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-27 14:16 -0800
      Re: Stealth upgrade ? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-02-27 08:47 -0500
        Re: Stealth upgrade ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-27 14:01 +0000
          Re: Stealth upgrade ? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-02-27 09:12 -0500
            Re: Stealth upgrade ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-27 14:15 +0000
        Re: Stealth upgrade ? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-02-27 10:53 -0500
        Re: Stealth upgrade ? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-27 11:30 -0500
  Re: Stealth upgrade ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-27 04:03 +0000
    Re: Stealth upgrade ? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-02-26 23:37 -0500
      Re: Stealth upgrade ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-27 13:35 +0000
        Re: Stealth upgrade ? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-02-27 16:30 -0500
          Re: Stealth upgrade ? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-02-27 22:36 +0000
            Re: Stealth upgrade ? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-02-27 18:40 -0500
          Re: Stealth upgrade ? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-02-28 12:51 +1300
            Re: Stealth upgrade ? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-02-27 19:03 -0500
              Re: Stealth upgrade ? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-02-28 13:38 +1300
                Re: Stealth upgrade ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-28 02:36 +0000
                Re: Stealth upgrade ? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-02-27 22:23 -0500
                Re: Stealth upgrade ? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-28 15:04 +0000
                Re: Stealth upgrade ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-28 15:23 +0000
                Re: Stealth upgrade ? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-28 16:52 +0000
                Re: Stealth upgrade ? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-01 14:48 -0500
                Re: Stealth upgrade ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-01 19:59 +0000
              Re: Stealth upgrade ? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-02-28 08:13 -0500
            Re: Stealth upgrade ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-28 02:34 +0000
          Re: Stealth upgrade ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-28 02:28 +0000
  Re: Stealth upgrade ? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-27 11:38 -0500
    Re: Stealth upgrade ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-27 16:46 +0000

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