63Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution

ÂMakesureyourMacBookProiswithin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Wi-Fi(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.

ÂGethelponlinebychoosingHelp>HelpCenter,andthensearchingfor“wi-.”

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’re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onscreeninstructions.
• Formoreinformation,searchfor“SoftwareUpdate”inHelpCenter.
• ForthelatestinformationaboutMacOSX,gotowww.apple.com/macosx.