Software Update protocol: 3 parts surgery, 8 parts voodoo

Jeffrey Zeldman recently posted some tips on performing a Software Update on your Mac without problems. John Gruber over at Daring Fireball dissects this 'advice' and throws a few tips of his own into the fray.

Anyone have any commentary thrice removed? Or, care to add your own special brand of protocol/voodoo to the annals of Software Update lore?