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Software Update for the rest of your software
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I'm releasing Renew 1.0 to the public today. If you haven't used Renew before, it's a lot like Apple's Software Update, but for the rest of your software. Take a look.
I've made quite few changes since the public preview last August, some of them are visible, many of them are performance related. There's a new visual quick check, and the scheduled checkups work perfectly now. I also wrote up a new version evaluator which has been really accurate.
Here are a few screen shots: Update App , PrefPane , QuickCheck .
I'm leaving the free registrations up for another month so that people can check it out and see if it's something they'd like to use.
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Awesome, I was wondering what happened to this...haven't heard anything in awhile...
GOOD LUCK!
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Join Date: May 2002
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Originally posted by gorickey:
Awesome, I was wondering what happened to this...haven't heard anything in awhile...
GOOD LUCK!
Me too. Good to know this wasn't another abandoned project. 
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Hmm..."QuickCheck" finds 13+ updates I supposedly need; however, Renew won't find them when I click "Check now..."
What's the point then?
Also, I cannot get added "Search Paths" to stick after opening and closing System Prefs...
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Last edited by gorickey; Apr 4, 2004 at 08:00 PM.
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What's the final price going to be?
I think it's an interesting project, but who is maintaining the list of applications?
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Hey,
GoRickey: Thanks! I switched schools and majors (to electrical engineering) and I've been pushing through all of my calculus and physics classes, which hasn't left me tons of free time. I also have a job on the weekends now so it took me a while (way to long) to get the 1.0 out. Updates will be more frequent now, basically whenever I make a fix until 2.0  .
It is strange that quick check sees things that the regular check doesn't... I'll look into that now. I'll post on here when I figure out what's up. I'll also look at the search paths, I thought it was saving but I'll make sure.
mitchell_pgh: I'm maintaining the list of applications, it's kinda tedious but not to bad . The final price is $10/year, less than a dollar a month. I'm hoping it will cover my bandwidth and hosting costs and also time spent working on the app and keeping the db up to date . I'm also working on MacPAD support (check macshareware.net for more info). I've had a couple of developers submit pad files already, so I'm hoping more people pick it up .
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There is already a software update application with MacPad support called Shovel.
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Nasrudin sat on a river bank when someone shouted to him from the opposite side: "Hey! how do I get across?" "You are across!" Nasrudin shouted back.
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Originally posted by Developer:
There is already a software update application with MacPad support called Shovel.
Interesting, my implementation is a little different...
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Originally posted by ohm^n:
It is strange that quick check sees things that the regular check doesn't... I'll look into that now. I'll post on here when I figure out what's up. I'll also look at the search paths, I thought it was saving but I'll make sure.
It was a user error on my part...sorry for the trouble! I forgot to register immediately, after that, it worked as advertised...
Thanks!
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oh  . I'm glad it wasn't a real bug; I should probably have it display a sheet when it reaches the 'demo limit'... Thanks for pointing it out
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