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I Need to Remember “If it ain’t broke…”

Posted on 27 January 2007 by


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Last night I checked the Software Update panel on my MacBook Pro and found a few new updates available, one which updated the Airport Extreme card. I haven’t had any issues with it, but I figured I might as well update it considering its there. May improve speed or reception or something. WRONG!

Since the update my once rock solid connection to my Belkin 802.11G router is now extremely flakey. In my month of ownership I have NEVER had a dropped connection until installing this update. A quick search on Apple’s forums revealed I am not alone in my problem, with many reporting similar issues after updating.

It appears under the name AirPort Extreme Update 2007-001 on Apple’s support website, and the thread about the other unforunate casualties of this update is here. Unless you for some reason really need this update, I would recommend waiting for a solution to this frustrating problem.

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Mitchell Oke is a 22 year old Bachelor of Creative Technology (Digital Video Production) from Sydney, Australia. He's previously worked for News Ltd as a Multimedia Producer, and currently works as a freelance editor and videographer. He has a great love for gadgets and cars, always wanting to have the latest and greatest phones, notebooks and other electronic toys. He is a huge fan of Star Trek, Top Gear and Seinfeld, citing them as his favourite TV shows. In December 2006 he became a Mac convert, having used Windows since he was 5.

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  • runningman

    Mitchell, I’d love to tell you this never happens, but it does (a lot). One of my favorite sites (out of necessity) is http://www.macfixit.com – I never process an update on any of my 3 macs until I check this site and give the early adopters time to update and comment. There are comments on your exact issue up on it now. Give it a read. Very mixed results. Your rule about not updating until you must is a good one – but sometimes to have to do so to process subsequent updates that you need. Welcome to the confusing world of Apple . . . .

    Bill

  • http://www.geardiary.com Mitchell Oke

    Thanks for that! I will definitely keep my eye on it!