Hi Paul, the answer to your question is unfortunately no, only the latest macs support this feature. It has to do with hardware as well as software, so no apps would be able to I'm afraid. I, too, would like this feature I believe. Ah well. Yours, Zack. On Aug 17, 2012, at 2:13 PM, Paul Hopewell <hopew...@hopewell.org.uk> wrote:
> Hello, > Does all this mean that only the latest Macs can automatically download and > install software updates while in sleep mode? Does it mean that my 4 year old > iMac cannot do automatic download and install of software updates while in > sleep mode? If so that is a pity as it would be a nice feature. Are there any > Apps on the Mac App store which would support automatic software update > download and install on a 4 year old iMac? > Many thanks. > > Paul Hopewell > On 17 Aug 2012, at 21:01, Sarah Alawami <marri...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> lol. One thing and one word. Money. apple wants you to buy th newest mac. >> Makes sense from a business perspective. i'd do the same thing. if I were a >> company. >> >> Be blessed. >> On Aug 17, 2012, at 11:45 AM, william lomas <will.d.lo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> and y only the newer laptops? >>> what about all apple imacs and desktops that can run ML? >>> >>> On 17 Aug 2012, at 19:15, josh gregory <joshkar...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Why didn't they put power nap on mid-2012 mbp without retina display? >>>> I looked and don't see it and I honestly think it'd be a nice thing to >>>> have. >>>> >>>> On 8/17/12, Sarah Alawami <marri...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> You will see it in the notification area. I did when I had an update to >>>>> some of my softwares not too long ago. You can then vo shift space on the >>>>> notification or just go to software update. >>>>> >>>>> Tc. >>>>> On Aug 17, 2012, at 10:28 AM, Paul Hopewell <hopew...@hopewell.org.uk> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello Listers, >>>>>> I recall reading somewhere that you could set up mountain Lion to >>>>>> automatically download and install software updates when Mountain Lion >>>>>> was >>>>>> in sleep state so that your software would always be up to date when you >>>>>> woke ML up the next day. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is the above correct and if so how do you enable this feature? In >>>>>> particular how do you know wether ML has updated any software overnight? >>>>>> I >>>>>> would hope that there would be some messages to this effect in the >>>>>> notifications center but I have never seen any. >>>>>> >>>>>> I think I have set up my software update preferences in system >>>>>> preferences >>>>>> to do the above but it does not seem to be working, or maybe it is >>>>>> working >>>>>> but I am not being told of any automatic updates. >>>>>> >>>>>> Many thanks for any tips from anyone who has gotten the above to work. >>>>>> Best regards.... >>>>>> >>>>>> Paul Hopewell >>>>>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>>>>> >>>>>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>>>>> mac-access@mac-access.net >>>>>> >>>>>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>>>>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>>>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>>>>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >>>>>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >>>>>> >>>>>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>>>>> and worm-free! 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