What do you use to keep track of software?TIA

[roadster3043]

Greetings.

What freeware utility do you use to keep track of updates to freeware
besides looking in ACF?

Thank you.

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

What freeware utility do you use to keep track of updates to freeware
besides looking in ACF?

In my browser favorites I have created a folder called Updates with a
bookmark for the download page of every piece of software I have installed
on my machine. My browser (Avant) can open all these links at one time to
see if there are new versions.

Other great resources are:

http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?act=calendar
http://www.filehippo.com/
http://www.versiontracker.com/windows/
http://cws.internet.com/updates/1-d.htm

The newsgroup grc.news.latestversions on the news server news.grc.com

 

[filthy-mcnasty]

Using at least one appendage, the entity known in this space-time continuum

The newsgroup grc.news.latestversions on the news server news.grc.com

Thanks. I read GRC daily but missed this one

 

[dak]

What freeware utility do you use to keep track of updates to freeware
besides looking in ACF?

"Web Versions"
<http://users.pandora.be/mylinks/MyWebsite/MySoft/MySoft.html>

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[John Corliss]

Greetings.

What freeware utility do you use to keep track of updates to freeware
besides looking in ACF?

Thank you.

Frankly, I gave up on trying to update every single piece of software
that's installed on my system. If not upgrading a program doesn't cause
a security problem and the program does what I want, then why bother?
Also, in many cases upgrading a program can lead to a loss of features
that uninstalling the program and reinstalling the older version won't
correct. A good example of this is TMPGEnc. The newer version is
crippled after a period of time. Next time I do a total reinstall, I'm
going to install the older version and stick with it.

YYMV.

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PROmotionware, shareware, spyware, time-limited software, trialware,
viruses or warez please.

 

[Morten Skarstad]

What freeware utility do you use to keep track of updates to freeware
besides looking in ACF?

None, basically. Some programs, including those that can cause security
problems if outdated (web browsers, AV etc), take care of it themselves by
checking for new versions periodically or on startup. Other than that I
usually don't care to update unless I have a specific reason to. And no,
newer and shinier version number does not constitute a "specific reason to
upgrade". Some programs (like WinAmp) I even stick to old versions on
purpose.

If you really want a free software setup which is easy to keep up to date
you are probably best off using some Linux distro, and strictly sticking to
programs that are served as packages under that specific distro. The major
desktop-oriented distros are a breeze to keep updated. Kinda like Microsofts
Windows Update, except it also keeps track of all your installed programs.

 

[George]

Most of us use a web page monitoring program that monitors the web site
of the application . I'm planning on trying webmon:

http://www.markwell.btinternet.co.uk/webmon/