[DOIT] Keeping Your Software Updated Simply - Comments Page 1

Thanks for he mention!

Let us know if you have any feedback around our product! We are always looking to improve

- Justin Chalfant / Founder

With Secunia Personal Software Inspector no longer working as of April 21, 2018 I will be looking for something else. Thanks for this information!

I am a happy SUMO user. :)
SumoLite is free and no longer bundles any crapware.
The restriction is that updates must be obtained via the KC software website. Though once SumoLite has notified you that an update is available you can go direct yourself to the vendor's website if you prefer. One problem (that may affect other updater programs also) is that sometimes an update is available - but only for the 'paid-for' version and not for the free version that you might be using.
I don't load SumoLite automatically at startup. I just run it when I want to do updates, usually at least once a week.

You might also want to mention that some Internet Security suites include a similar option to update third-party programs. That's one reason I've been using Vipre Advanced Security and its predecessors for the past few years, and recommending it to my clients as well. It's not free, but it is seamless and runs silently in the background.

I have been using Patch My PC for years. It works very well. I now have Windows 10 and it works well for that and all previous versions.

I have used PatchMyPC and Ninite for years and find both to be excellent!

Have used Patch My PC for a few years now and found it invaluable. It works flawlessly and has helped to keep installed software up to date with minimal effort on my part. It would be nice if even more applications were covered, but since it knows about most of the popular stuff you can't really complain, especially when it's for free!

For the more technical of us, check out 'Chocolatey' - a Linux style 'App-Get' for Windows. Currently supports 5,670 software packages.

Free, but not for the faint at heart - it involves the (gasp!) the command line!

Do these software updaters work on a Mac?

I use Glary Utilities Pro. It does a good job of keeping my software up to date.

Secunia PSI was fine, but will no longer be supported after 21 Apr 2018.
Belarc Advisor is a good all around utility that monitors your system and all of its installed programs and drivers - it will indicate which ones have available updates, but will not perform any actual updates.

Secunia PSI became Secunia PITA quite a few years ago and I got rid of it. I've found the free version of Glary Utilities works much better plus has other useful features.

Most programs do not need to be updated every time a new one comes out. Just because an update is the latest doesn't always mean it is the greatest. An example was the Nero Burning Rom. It has become so feature bloated, it is pretty much useless now.

Those that do need frequent updating due to newly discovered vulnerabilities often can be replaced with equivalent programs.

For example, I no longer have a single Adobe program on my computer. I simply dumped Adobe Flash. It's going the way of the dodo soon anyway and very few websites require it anymore. I replaced Adobe Acrobat Standard with Qoppa's PDF Studio Pro 12. I actually like it better than Acrobat. PDF Studio comes out with new versions roughly every two years but, unless a new version has one or more features you feel you cannot live without, you do not need to upgrade. The only downside to PDF Studio Pro is it doesn't have an add-on for IE11 for reading and downloading PDFs online. I installed the free Foxit Reader to take care of that.

I've replaced Microsoft Office with LibreOffice. It also doesn't require upgrading when a new version comes out. I'm eventually going to replace Win 7 with Linux.

Went to pokerstars.com and downloaded what they require to play for fun.
Immediately I was asked to update the software. Then a window from pokerstars asked me to enter the admin Name and password-explicitly not the pokerstars name and password.
Is this fishy?

First is '[DOIT]' pronounced to rhyme with 'Coit' (like in Coit Tower in San Francisco) or to rhyme with 'Stew it'? Just a question.

Second, for handling software updates, I have just used the standard Windows Update, plus the Software Updater built in to Avast! I use the free version, so I have to check every now and then to see if anything needs updating, but it updates the programs with out all the "next" responses and with no scamware.
I use MS Office, so it is updated with MS Windows Update.

The Worse Updater of all and the only one that is a massive headache is the PITA POS known as Windows 10 Updates.

I just read this out of curiosity having left Windows for PCLinuxOS a few years ago. Sure enough, PatchMyPC and Ninite are still the best. Nevertheless, There's nothing better than a Linux rolling release where the whole system is updated from one source and multiple systems such as a laptop and backup drive can be done with one download. Win 10 is not for those of us on metered mobile data.

I’ve been using Heimdal Security (a Danish company) for years and it’s an excellent software.
The free version patches your PC and the Pro version is a very complete Security Software.
I already have the Pro version since one year ago and I like it a lot.
If you wait for the regular promotions they do, it gets really very cheap to buy it.

Does either Patach My PC or NInite work better on
Windows 7?

Hello,

I'm the developper of SUMo, software updater recommended by Bob.

THANK YOU very much for this very nice review.
Just to mention that a detail is wrong "Another (much more serious) problem with SUMo is that third-party crapware is bundled with the software updates. " : That's not true, we no longer have any sponsors and SUMo is 100% clean !

Give it a try, and come to me for support or feedback :)

Bob : May i link back from our site to yours ?

Has anyone any experience/comments re. FileHippo App Manager?