I have a Macbook running Tiger 10.4.11, Safari 4.1.3 On some websites I get messages that my browser is unsupported and needs to be updated, but at the same time when I try to upgrade, I'm told my software is up to date.
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
Your machine is years behind a modern one and can probably not be upgraded much further.
You've missed 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9 and 10.10.
Best you can do is buy Snow Leopard (10.6) from the Apple Store. It will also include an older version of Safari 5.
Once you get to 10.6.8, you can use the FireFox browser. It still supports OS 10.6.8 (at least for now) and is recognized as a supported browsers my almost any web page.
You are up to date -- as far as Tiger OS goes. Software Update only reports updates for the particular OSX version you are using and that, as others have observed, is several major upgrade versions behind the current version.
If you are really desperate for a newer browser and need one right now you can try the Intel version of TenFourFox which is a port of Firefox being supported by a diligent crew for older computer users. Note, however, the newer versions do not support plugins so if Flash is an important part of your browsing you will need to do a major software upgrade on your computer.
The fact that my Mac and browser are not up to date isn't a concern in and of itself. The Mac I refer to is one used by my wife and given to her by our daughter in law. My wife is something of a Ludite but at age 60+ she has returned to college to finish her degrees, which has required her to start using a computer for the first time. Her requirements are simple: be able to use MS Word and use the internet. I've been using computers since the 1980's, but only PC's for the past 20 years or so. The last Mac I owned came standard with MacWrite built in.
The one and only reason the message about the unsupported browser concerns me is that certain websites won't open after delivering that message. The PC I use is an older Thinkpad running and older version of Windows and I have no such issues.
So; how can I solve this problem cheaply and easily? My Mac has an Intel dual core processor and 2 gigs of RAM. Will it support a newer OS?
It appears it will. See the Snow Leopard link I posted above.
System Requirements Mac
Safari for Snow Leopard is also experiencing the same problems for some sites.
Try another browser as a test.
I have a Macbook running Tiger 10.4.11, Safari 4.1.3 I keep getting messages that my browser is unsupported and needs to be updated, but at the same time when I try to upgrade software I'm told my software is up to date.
