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Mac users: do not install OS X.4.11 update

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Posted by Technology, December 05, 2007
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This information only concerns users of Macintosh computers.

Update, 12/5/07
As originally stated (below), the Mac OS X 10.4.11 update has not been certified by the manufacturer of the Simmons eLearning system. If you install this update, the eLearning browser check will fail, and you may not be able to access some of the features of Simmons eLearning.

Original post, 11/16/07

Simmons computers
If you do not have an administrative account on your Macintosh computer, you can disregard this message: you cannot install this update.

If you have an administrative account on your Macintosh computer, please do not install the system software update called "Mac OS X Update (Intel or PowerPC) version 10.4.11" released Wednesday, November 14, 2007.

Your own Macintosh
If you use Simmons eLearning (formerly known as Simmons Vista), Technology strongly suggests that you do not install the system software update called "Mac OS X Update (Intel or PowerPC) version 10.4.11" released Wednesday, November 14, 2007.

Why to avoid this update
This update to Mac OS updates the Safari web browser to a version that the software manufacturer of Simmons eLearning has not yet certified. If you install this update, the eLearning browser check will fail, and you may not be able to access some of the features of Simmons eLearning.

If you have any questions about this announcement, please call the Help Desk at 617-521-2222, option 8.

Technology will post a campus announcement when Simmons eLearning has certified this Mac OS X update to Safari.

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