59Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution

ÂMakesureyouarewithinantennarangeoftheothercomputerorthenetwork’s

accesspoint.Nearbyelectronicdevicesormetalstructurescaninterferewithwireless
communicationandreducethisrange.Repositioningorrotatingthecomputermight
improvereception.

ÂChecktheAirPort(Z)statusiconinthemenubar.Uptofourbarsappear,indicating

signalstrength.Ifyoudon’tseethebars,trychangingyourlocation.

ÂSeeAirPortHelp(chooseHelp>MacHelp,andthenchooseLibrary>AirPortHelp

fromthemenubar).Alsoseetheinstructionsthatcamewiththewirelessdevicefor
moreinformation.
Keeping Your Software Up to Date
YoucanconnecttotheInternetandautomaticallydownloadandinstallthelatestfree
softwareversions,drivers,andotherenhancementsfromApple.
WhenyouareconnectedtotheInternet,SoftwareUpdatecheckstoseeifanyupdates
areavailableforyourcomputer.YoucansetyourMacBookProtocheckforupdates
periodically,andthenyoucandownloadandinstallupdatedsoftware.
To check for updated software:
1 ChooseApple()>SystemPreferences.
2 ClicktheSoftwareUpdateiconandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
• Formoreinformation,searchfor“SoftwareUpdate”inMacHelp.
• ForthelatestinformationaboutMacOSX,gotowww.apple.com/macosx.