Scan For Updates

Check for Updates in Help Menu does exactly what it says on the tin: places a "Check for Updates" entry into the Help menu, which is slightly easier to get to (and more sensibly located) than the button on the About dialog. Platforms: Mac

DcUpdater is a general purpose update checker that can check for updates for multiple programs and help the user download and install them. For programmers, it's an easy and free way to to add update checking support to your programs. DcUpdater application was designed to be a simple tool that... Platforms: Windows

Automatic Mouse Switcher is a small, easy to use application designed to automatically scan for mouse / touchpad adding and removal and changes mouse speed. Platforms: Windows

Fopydo Image Scan software was designed for creating PDF documents from pictures taken with a digital camera or a cell phone. The software automates several image processing tasks: -The photo album function uses advanced image filtering to create large resolution pictures using a fraction of... Platforms: Mac

Applescript for iTunes: scan iTunes library for tracks whose file is missing, mark them and prompt the user in order to delete their reference. The execution of this script requires a considerable amunt of time (minutes), according to the number of tracks that will be checked. Platforms: Mac

Scan iTunes Music folders hierarchy for files not listed in iTunes Library and add them to a new user playlist. This is a time-consuming operation, as every music file found in iTunes Library folder needs to be compared to the entire iTunes Library. Platforms: Mac

A unique scanning algorithm quickly analyzes the data about any outdated software on your PC and immediately displays the list of programs to be updated. Using the latest versions of programs makes your system more secure and minimizes vulnerabilities which may jeopardize your data. You also... Platforms: Windows

WordPress is prevented from checking for updates, and notifications are prevented from being displayed on the Plugins page.InstallationUnpack and upload it to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress. Requirements: - WordPress 2.3 or higher Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, PHP, BSD Solaris

check4change (aka C4C) is a simple Mozilla FireFox extension that allows you to periodically check a web-page for updates. If you have ever found yourself pressing the reload button repeatedly waiting for a web page to be updated, then this extension is for you. C4C allows you to select the... Platforms: *nix

WebMonX monitors websites for updates and changes. WebMonX project saves time and always keeps you up-to-date by periodically checking these pages at set intervals. WebMonX is free/open-source software (licensed under GPLv2) and is a cross-platform (works on *nix and Windows) port of WebMon.. Platforms: *nix

pyhada ([py]thon [h]ttp [a]utosurfer [d]ock[a]pp), checks selected webpages periodically, for updates, and displays the updates in the dockapp. What: Pywmgeneral is a python module that will help you develope WindowMaker dockapps in python. It is mostly a wrapper around the functions from the... Platforms: *nix

Update Scanner provides an extension which monitors web pages for updates. Right-click on any page, and select "Scan Page for Updates". You can choose how often the site will be checked for changes, and whether to ignore minor updates. When a change is detected, a notification window is... Platforms: *nix

This is a small application allowing you to scan for wireless networks and connect to them. Wireless Assistant uses wireless-tools as its backend, so they need to be installed. All feedback as well as hints and good advice are appreciated! Installation: make -f Makefile.cvs ./configure... Platforms: *nix

Coruscation is a free and open source Mac app which checks all installed Sparkle-enabled apps for updates. Coruscation uses private Launch Services API to list all apps, checks each found app's bundle info dictionary for SUFeedURL, then instantiates a SUUpdater to do the check. Apps with... Platforms: Mac

Page Update Watcher is a program that helps you monitor your favourite web pages for updates. You can choose different types of update alerts (pop-up/sound/e-mail). Pages can be monitored manually or automatically by individual schedule. Keep updated and start saving time with Page Update Watcher. Platforms: Windows

Active@ Hard Disk Monitor is a freeware disk utility that monitors the status of your hard drives and scan for bad sectors. The system is based on the Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.). This software monitors hard disk parameters such as Temperature, Head Flying... Platforms: Windows, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server

This small application sits in your KDE system tray and patiently checks your BlogLines account (provided you gave it one) for updates in specified periods, half an hour being the default. It can notify you of new updates in a variety of ways: - play a sound - pop up a balloon - change the... Platforms: *nix

Check4Change is a simple Firefox extension that allows you to periodically check a web-page for updates. Have you ever found yourself pressing the reload button frantically, waiting for something in the web page to change? Well reload no further! with C4C youll just mark the relevant text,... Platforms: *nix

UpdateManager is a framework providing the "Check For Updates" features: it allows to define which update are available for a software and implements the "Check For Updates" feature inside any Cocoa application in a few line of code.Main Features of the Framework: Inserted in your app with just a... Platforms: Mac

Free Duplicate Checker provides the simplest and quickest way to scan for duplicated content between two articles. This will assist you to easily identify the percentage of duplicated content found and display to you precisely which are the areas which are duplicated! Furthermore, you get to... Platforms: Windows, Edition 2005