Strongly recommend that I update: "Warning: You're using an insecure version of Firefox. You must update." But I can't

I have been receiving strong recommendations to update: "Update Available. A security and stability update for Firefox is available: Firefox 12.0. It is strongly recommended that you apply this update for Firefox as soon as possible." When I click on "update," I get a message of trying to connect, and a bar with a blue spiral. It lasts for hours, but never connects.
I would like to install this update, but can't figure out how to do it. Any help would be deeply appreciated.

The OP is on a Mac, so suggestions for Windows won't help.
You may need to trash the current Firefox version in case of problems with updating.
Download a new copy of the Firefox program and save the disk image (dmg) file to the desktop
*Firefox 12.0.x: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html
*Trash the current Firefox application to do a clean (re-)install
*Install the new version that you have downloaded
Your profile data is stored elsewhere in the Firefox Profile Folder, so you won't lose your bookmarks and other personal data if you uninstall and (re)install Firefox.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

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Has anyone had a problem with their iPad touchscreen not working? Mine is fully charged, keeping time, and showing me there are apps that need updates, but I can' get the touchscreen to work. I've turned it off and on several times and connected it o my laptop hoping it would "unfreeze", but nothing seems to work. Any ideas?

Frozen or unresponsive iPad
Resolve these most common issues:
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http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/ipad/
iPad Frozen? How to Force Quit an App, Reset or Restart Your iPad
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http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/ss/What-To-Do-When-Your-Ipad-Wo-No t-Turn-On.htm
iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
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 Cheers, Tom

Each time I open Firefox, I get a popup window that says "It is strongly recommended that you apply this update for Firefox as soon as possible." But I have updated Firefox.

But I have updated Firefox. And if I tell it to do the update, it runs and runs and runs but nothing ever happens. It has a 'view more information about this update' link but the link does not work.

According to your user agent string you are not using the latest version of Firefox. It shows you have version 4.0, the latest version is 4.0.1
In the Help menu select "About Firefox", this should check for updates and then let you install the latest version.
If that does not work, try downloading the latest version from http://www.mozilla.com/ then installing it over your current version.

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I have been told that it is recommended that I update i-photo '11 version 9.2.2 and want to publish a book I've been working on for 2 weeks! Will it really be of lesser quality if I don't update i-photo?

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Will it really be of lesser quality if I don't update i-photo?
Answer
NO!
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I have 4 applications that needs updating, but when downloading it fails. what can I do to update.

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OT

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would you mind copying and pasting the website that you are seeing this issue on into this thread? It may be that the wording on that page needs to be updated. But Firefox 12 that you are running is secure :) sorry about the confusion.
And Firefox isn't automatically updating yet, just to make sure there are no major issues before a mass update is pushed in the next day or two.

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As above

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