Q: I can't dismiss app store update notifications
I have a software update that I don't want to install. It's been sitting patiently in my updates list for months, and until Mavericks came along, when the alert appeared in the top right hand corner of my screen I could dismiss it. Now the options I have are Install or Later. The options for Later are 'in 1 hour' 'tonight' 'remind me tomorrow'. I don't want to have this permanently on my screen and I don't want to install the update. I also don't want to have to dismiss it every day.
I don't want to turn off all update alerts, or the automatic downloads, because I do want to be told about every other update to every other piece of software on my computer. I have googled this, and can't find a solution. What are my options?
As explanation, the update I DON'T want to install is an Epson printer driver update. The reason for this is that I have read rumours on the internet that Epson has a habit of engineering it's software so that it won't recognise the cartridges of generic inks, so that you have to pay the premium for Epson own brand ink. As I paid a fortune for my Epson printer I would be very annoyed if this happened. If anyone can reassure me 100% that this is a false alarm, I will happily upgrade the driver. In the absence of this I would much prefer to just dismiss the alert in the corner of my desktop about the upgrade.
I'd be very grateful for help on this irritating new development.
Thanks
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
Posted on Nov 1, 2013 2:08 AM
