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thevil said 4:29AM on 3-30-2007
I use Georg C. Kaindls widget, App Update
Free and works like a charm.
http://blog.gkaindl.com/downloads/app-update
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Dylan said 3:36PM on 3-27-2007
A few corrections:
-It does not check for AppleScript updates as far as I know
-You can specify the directories to check in the preferences
-It uses iusethis AppCasts to check for updates
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Jon said 4:49PM on 3-27-2007
Hmm... it says it's extracting the updates to the desktop and they never appear.
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Unknown Coward said 3:45PM on 3-27-2007
Quote from http://metaquark.de/blog/archive/AppFresh/:
"Currently, we get the information on available updates from the application's appcast feed (if it has one, that's great) and additionally check the cool osx.iusethis.com which provides appcasts as well. For application-provided appcasts, we really like what Andy Matuschak has created with Sparkle, since Sparkle-compliant appcasts are our most reliable source of information by far."
No Versiontracker or Macupdate is involved. Do some research before blogging, fellows. ;)
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zxspectrum said 3:57PM on 3-27-2007
Greatest thing since sliced bread!!!
i really hope that the developer is serious on that one.
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jon stieglitz said 5:08PM on 3-27-2007
its a pretty good app
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Goobimama said 4:15PM on 3-27-2007
What's so f**king great about Sliced Bread? You take a loaf of bread, AND SLICE THE F**KING THING!!!
- Georce Carlin
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ZX said 4:33PM on 3-27-2007
@Georce Carlin - you are such a sweetheart...anyway, when you have 341 apps, it's pretty great:)
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Joshua said 4:51PM on 3-27-2007
The application update widget at least lets me ignore a particular version. If the version reported by an app isn't the same as what the feed says it just keeps reporting there is an update.
Some downloads say it happens but it doesn't actually download either. I like the fact that it can automatically download, but it would be nice to have a link to the location.
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Lars said 5:25PM on 3-27-2007
I always thought I kept quite up to date with my software, but I found there was quite a bit outdated. Excellent program, though I had to force quit it on two occassions. 0.2 eh...
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Shaaheen said 7:06PM on 3-27-2007
Some progress bar for the update is needed, or just wait until your software is updated and God knows when it is appearing on the desktop!
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Sunrunner said 8:28PM on 3-27-2007
Since the update location used by this app seems to have been an open question, I checked on it: The application connects to osx.iusethis.com after scanning for applications to check. This would seem to be the primary source for update information.
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Mike Rapin said 1:51AM on 3-28-2007
Ubuntu... yes, it has a Software Update application that works like this... and it comes right along with the OS.
But really, I'd like to see this program get developed. As mentioned before, it's quite helpful when you have 150+ non-Apple applications on your computer.
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Clair said 6:41AM on 3-28-2007
@Unknown Coward
Chartier mentions Macupdate and Versiontracker, but does not say or imply this application uses either.
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Ed said 7:09AM on 3-28-2007
Clair: True, but he didn't need to say they "were likely candidates", if he'd actually read the site for the application hes touting.
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ECHO said 5:14PM on 3-28-2007
Awesome! I've always wondered whether such an app exists.
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Dave Chartier said 6:29PM on 3-28-2007
I read over the site and glanced at the development blog. Sometimes people miss things guys; it happens. Life will go on.
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