A Great Way To Keep Your Apps Up To Date
This post was published 11 months 12 days ago and its content may not be valid anymore.If you are an update junkie, *eh hem to some special reader out there*, its hard to keep track of when one of your multiple applications update. Sure, there is the Apple system update but that only tracks Apple software. What about all the third party stuff?
Well, MacUpdate and Pingie to the rescue! As you know Pingie is your source for RSS to SMS updates, so by custom creating a watchlist on MacUpdate you can let Pingie drop you a text anytime an app updates.
Simply create a free MacUpdate account using this link. Once you create the account, make sure you are signed in and then search for an application you have installed on your computer. Click “Add to Watchlist”. You know you added the software correctly when “Add to Watchlist” changes to “Remove from Watchlist”.
Repeat this step for all the applications you have installed on your computer.
Once you are done click on the “Members” option in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
Once you click on the Members link, it will automatically open to the “Watch List” with a RSS icon. Click on that RSS icon and your web browser will open your special “Watch List” RSS feed.
Now copy that feed and log into Pingie. If you have a Pingie account, just login and add the feed. If you don’t have a Pingie account (Its free!) just visit the signup page and plug in your “Watch List” RSS URL in the RSS feed field. BE SURE IT STARTS WITH HTTP://, NOT FEED://.
Enjoy! This tip is Mac only, but if there is an update listing service that has a watch list with RSS you can follow the steps above for Pingie.
Another option here, although not free, is to become a MacUpdate Desktop level member, and use the MacUpdate Desktop application to scan your local system and tell you which app have updates available. We are about to release a completely new version of MacUpdate Desktop, which simplifies the whole process even more! Check it out http://www.macupdate.com/desktop/
sudo apt-get upgrade
haha! That is so unbelievably hilariously complicated :D As biga said, a single command should be enough in a modern operating system.
A lot of work if you ask me, and you are asking right? I’ve done the quest for up-to-date apps. I’ve ended up with Application Update. It sits quietly in your dashboard and notifies you when there is freshness to begotten (e.g. automatic checking). No need to register, no need to search for apps, no need to be sure if it starts with http. It’s Growl support and best of all free. Just click an go. http://gkaindl.com/software/app-update
Another excellent, free and mostly automated choice for software updates is Appfresh. I couldn’t live without it at this point.
http://metaquark.de/blog/2008/11/11/appfresh-082/
You could also try LogicielMac Update:
http://www.eagle-of-liberty.com/logicielmacupdate/
it is very good, and free.