[PAR35]

Set up your firewall to keep the updater from calling home.

[Star Traveler]

You said — “Set up your firewall to keep the updater from calling home.”

A good firewall enhancer for the Mac OS X is ...

“The DoorStop X Security Suite”
http://www.opendoor.com/doorstopsuite/

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Also, I would get ...

Little Snitch
http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html

Both are excellent...