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Widget Watch: App Update
I could've sworn we've blogged this, but a peek at our extensive archives turned up nothing: App Update, like Widget Update, is a widget that acts like Software Update for all your non-Apple apps. It allows you to specify any extra directories where you store your apps if, like me, you put them wherever you want, and it can ping Apple, MacUpdate and VersionTracker to see if any updates are available. App Update even has limited support for checking on Quicktime Components, Frameworks and Preference Panes, and it can be automated, with Growl support rounding off the list.App Update is free, really handy and available from DashboardWidgets.
Thanks Alex
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jon said 12:48PM on 9-18-2006
You blogged a widget that had exactly the same functionality, I don't think it was App Update though.
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Frank said 11:20AM on 9-18-2006
Very handy!
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ultim8Fury said 11:47AM on 9-18-2006
Since I found this a few weeks ago it has repeatedly proven itself useful in discovering updates for my software before I remember to check myself.
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Wysiwyg said 1:27PM on 9-18-2006
Is there a stand alone app that does exactly the same thing, not a widget? I disabled Dashboard eons ago and really don´t want to turn it on again.
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Alex said 2:49PM on 9-18-2006
@ Wysiwyg: VersionTracker Pro does this - but you have to pay per year (yuck)
((And thanks for posting this TUAW - yeehee, I got my name up there))
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Herv S. said 4:43AM on 9-19-2006
@ Wysiwyg, Alex: drop version tracker, use MacUpdate, the app is free (appears in your menubar)
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