New WiscWorld AutoUpdater for the Mac
Posted: 2001-03-12 10:09:08 Expiration: 2001-03-12 10:09:08
A new WiscWorld AutoUpdater is now available to Mac users on campus. It can be downloaded at WiscWorld web site.
Macintosh computer users now have a convenient way to update their WiscWorld
software. Using the new WiscWorld AutoUpdater, users can determine if an
update exists for a particular software client and then download and install
it.
When run, the AutoUpdater displays a list of WiscWorld clients. The user
then selects a client from the list and clicks Begin Search . . .. The
AutoUpdater scans the computer’s hard drives for the presence of that client
and checks for a newer version on a server. If a newer version exists, the
user has the option of downloading it along with installation instructions
for the client.
Until now, many WiscWorld users either continued to rely on obsolete
software or updated their client set in a haphazard, error-prone way. The
AutoUpdater provides a systematic, easy-to-use way to deliver updated
software. The AutoUpdater is available at
http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/wiscworld/macintosh.htm Click on AutoUpdater.
A WiscWorld AutoUpdater for Windows-based computers is now under development.
-- Annette Stratman-Durrer