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.
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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...
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@ Wysiwyg, Alex: drop version tracker, use MacUpdate, the app is free (appears in your menubar)
September 19 2006 at 4:41 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply@ 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))
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.
September 18 2006 at 1:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySince 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.
September 18 2006 at 11:46 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou blogged a widget that had exactly the same functionality, I don't think it was App Update though.
September 18 2006 at 10:52 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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