There’s a new Mac OS X software update available (one that improves Macbook battery life, huzzah!). As always, there are a few simple precautions you can take to ensure a trouble-free installation:
- Run the Repair Permissions Utility.
- Run the Repair Repair Permissions Utility Utility.
- Back up your Home folder, but don’t just rely on a hard drive or recordable CD/DVD. Instead, buy an inexpensive voice recorder, open every document on your hard drive, and read the contents aloud into the microphone.
- Wear at least one condom.
- Back up your Windows Registry. I don’t care if you aren’t running Windows; this is security we’re talking about here – just do it.
- If you do have Windows installed, back up your system settings. Now drive a galvanized steel nail through your hand. Which experience was more painful? Reflect on this while you wait for the ER doctor to see you.
- Turn on running water and a loud radio. Talk in quiet, hushed tones, moving your lips as little as possible.
- Just breathe deeply and slowly, dude. Ignore the hallucinations, and maintain eye contact through your iSight.
- Always upgrade with a buddy, and don’t do it within two hours of your last meal.
