Back in March, Apple issued their update to the latest OS, and one very convenient thing about Mountain Lion is that the Notification Center will tell you that there are software updates available.
This can be both convenient and annoying if you are like me and don’t like to run your updates the second they’re available. (Just in case there are any bugs in the system that didn’t get worked out!) For me, that means I swipe to hide the notification and then, 10 minutes later, it is back.
I have been really lazy about my updates, so I have been swiping to ignore that notification since March and frankly, enough is enough. I should have just run the update to get rid of the notification, but instead, I found a way to disable Notification Center. The process is super simple and not permanent at all.
Hold down the option key and click on the Notification Center icon in the top right of the screen. This will make the icon turn grey to indicate that it is disabled. If you want it back, simply repeat the process. I have also noticed that if you close the lid to your laptop and reopen it, the Notification Center will be reenabled regardless of how you left it.
I hope you all find this quick Mac Treat as useful and stress-relieving as I have. Enjoy.