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Software Update Checker Comparison

Posted by Martin in Windows, software  TAGS in Windows, software

29

May

It’s been a while since I’ve compared various software update checkers and I felt that it was time to download and test the old applications and several new ones again for a second comparison. Before I start that I would like to write about the criteria that are important in the test. There are basically [...]


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Radarsync checks for driver and application updates

Posted by Martin in Windows, software  TAGS in Windows, software

27

May

Windows is not having the easy command line options to update the installed drivers or applications that Linux has. Many users forget to update their system drivers at all after installing them for the first time. That can be one major cause for problems on the system and it should be mandatory to update the [...]


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Check if updates are available for your software

Posted by Martin in Operating Systems, Tools, Windows  TAGS in Operating Systems, Tools, Windows

25

Jul

I rarely check if updates are available for the majority of softwares that I have installed on my system. The reason behind this is simple. It takes a lot of time to check the websites of the developers - if they are known - and compare versions. I had to check for updates regularly which means that I would be occupied and could not do more important tasks. My estimation would be that it would take roughly between 6 and 10 hours a month to keep all of my software up to date.


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Check your programs for updates automatically

Posted by Martin in Operating Systems, Tools, Windows  TAGS in Operating Systems, Tools, Windows

4

Apr

Keeping up with application updates can be a very tedious task even if you have only a handful of them installed on your system. If the software has no update reminder you have to manually visit the developers homepage and see if an update is available. Most users simply do not look for updates actively and use old versions that might have security holes or miss important features that have been implemented in later versions. But there is hope..


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