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Keep your application installers updated with Ketarin

Ketarin
We've covered applications that attempt to download and install the latest versions of your Windows software in the past. But Ketarin takes a different approach. You can enter a list of applications you want to track, and it will automatically check the download locations to see if there are new versions available. If there are, it will download the installer files to the directory of your choice. You can designate a single directory for all your downloads, or a different directory for each file.

The easiest way to use Ketarin is to grab the download URLs from FileHippo, a popular software download site. Ketarin will automatically detect and download the latest vesion of any app available on the site. But if you want to track an application that's not available on FileHippo you can enter the URL for the download page and establish a list of variables Ketarin should look for to determine whether there's a new version of the application available.

You can find more instructions for using Ketarin at the CDBurnerXP help site. The application updater was designed by the maker of the free CD burning application for Windows.

via Lifehacker

Filed under: Utilities, Freeware

File Hippo releases Update Checker

File Hippo Update CheckerFile Hippo is a great site for downloading the latest versions of programs. Heck, it's even good for downloading old versions of new programs.

But who's got time to check File Hippo or any site every day to see if your software's outdated. That's where the new File Hippo Update Checker (beta) comes in.

This 100kb program scans your computer for installed software, and then contacts a server to determine if your software is up to date. File Hippo does not store any personal data regarding your computer. When it's finished, a window pops up in your web browser showing you a list of programs that you could choose to update with the latest version number along with the version you're running.

Of course, in most cases, if it ain't broke, you don't need to fix it. Sometimes upgrading programs can cause more problems than it solves. Yet we keep on doing it every time there's a new release. Come to think of it, this program could be dangerous.

[via Carol's Vault]

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