Method and apparatus for dynamically locating resources

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions to cause a processing system to perform operations comprising:

• identifying a remote location from a plurality of locations from which to obtain a resource, the identifying based on preference criteria and dynamically changing conditions, and wherein the preference criteria include configuration information including an address of the remote location for the resource stored on a client device;
• transparently obtaining a later version of the resource from the identified remote location, wherein an earlier version of the resource is available for use at the client device even when the client device is disconnected from a network;
• updating the configuration information based Upon the obtained later version;
• and
• updating the earlier version of the resource with the later version of the resource for use by a user of the client device.

A data processing system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processing system configurable by instructions stored in the memory to:
• identify a remote location from a plurality of locations from which to obtain a resource, wherein the identification is based on preference criteria and dynamically changing conditions, wherein the preference criteria include configuration information including an address of the remote location for the resource stored on a client device;
• transparently obtain a later version of the resource from the identified remote location, wherein an earlier version of the resource is available for use at the client device even when the client device is disconnected from a network;
• update the configuration information based upon the obtained later version;
• and
• update the earlier version of the resource with the later version of the resource for use by a user of the client device.