CNET's new beta software
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CNET)
For years, you've been begging for the return of CNET CatchUp, a Download.com program that helped track your software installations and informed you when new versions were available. It went the way of the dodo, but CNET has been working on a similar service and we'd like your feedback on it. Consider it CatchUp 2.0.
CNET TechTracker FAQs:
Name: CNET TechTracker (download)
- What: Free beta service that starts with a small desktop app and culminates in a Web dashboard that, like CatchUp, reports which software versions you have on your hard drive
- Aim: Alert you to available product updates, help keep your software versions current
- Minimum requirements: Windows 2000+; Firefox 2.0+, IE +, Chrome, Safari; 512MB RAM+, broadband Internet (DSL or cable)
For all you dual Windows/Mac users, a Mac beta should be available to try in a few weeks.
Since this is a beta build, you may run into snags and instability. And, since TechTracker beta is a CNET product, it's our policy not to review it. But we hope you do. The folks at CNET TechTracker want your feedback, good or bad, and that's something you'll be able to provide directly from CNET TechTracker's Web dashboard (or from this form). Of course, you can tell us here, too, and we'll be happy to pass that along.
Try out CNET TechTracker beta. For extra reference, here are the beta release notes.
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Opera?!
PCPitStop has a similar program, paid for it.
Did not like it and uninstalled it.
CNET | CatchUp Dispatch
CNET: Important message for CatchUp subscribers
October 3, 2002
Vol. 3, No. 18
Dear CatchUp subscriber:
Thank you for using and supporting CNET CatchUp. We are temporarily
suspending the CatchUp service. We'll let you know when the service
is once again available.
I'd like to see a response from CNET to this.
I'll be looking over the EULA myself before completing installation.
Last time that I tried it, Secunia's software used IE and didn't respect my default browser choice (Firefox) so I dumped it.
I'll also be checking out what FileHippo has to offer.
I've used Firefox 3.5 with Secunia, and it does fine. It also worked with the previous 2-3 versions of FF.
How is that not a major problem?
I would suggest anyone who uses this program be very careful. To me it's a mean of putting new programs on your computer. I'm deleting BOTH and taking a second look at CNET as a safe, reliable source of software and information.
I am very happy with Filehippo UpdateChecker; they are always on time, never late like CNET.
Thanks,
Recuva, downloaded but not used yet.
Start-up Delayer, again unable to review as I do not know if this is running or not?
WOT for Internet Excplorer, did not know exactly what this is?
- by smandy1 September 22, 2009 6:31 AM PDT
- I use Bit Comet as a torrent downloading programme. It does similar as the programme from CNET. Before running the CNET version, I checked with Bit Comet. Both came up with a similar list, except CNET informed me that there were updates available for Office.
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(26 Comments)I have Office 2000 [UK version] installed on my computer. CNET wanted me to update to 2007 [USA version]. I downloaded Word 2007, however, Microsoft informed me that I was not eligible for an upgrade. [I did not think that I was going to be lucky!]
If you ignore the obvious "impossible" updateable programme, it is fine.