- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: September 15, 2006
- Total Downloads: 14,608
- Downloads last week: 28
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- Average user rating: stars out of 34 votes
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Publisher's description
From CBS Interactive :This Firefox extension integrates the power of your CNET Download.com Watch List with your browser. When the Update Watcher is enabled and one of the products on your Watch List is updated, you'll receive an alert message plus a link to download the newest version.
CNET Editor's Note: The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Firefox extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Firefox browser.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 2.4 stars out of 34 votes
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: CNET Download.com Update Watcher 1.01
Cons: Your habit of forcing a list of software that was recently downloaded onto the list is massively irritating.
Summary: null
Plus their new page of Watched Software no longer identifies what software is New, what you have installed, basically it tells you what they are watching but not any of the i... read more >>
Updated on Oct 26, 2008 -
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: CNET Download.com Update Watcher 1.01
"Very helpful, doesn't get in the way, causes zero problems"
Pros: I like the placement of the icon, though it is a little small that doesn't matter because when there's an update you eventually notice the text. Best thing is, unlike a lot of Firefox extensions it seems to have NO BUGS.
Cons: I'd prefer a larger logo for the extension, perhaps the actual c|net logo?
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: CNET Download.com Update Watcher 1.01
Pros: It's nice and small, and the notifications are nice and discrete.
Cons: The C|Net Logo is HUGE.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: CNET Download.com Update Watcher 1.01
"keeps me up to date on all my downloaded files and programs"
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Version: CNET Download.com Update Watcher 1.01
"Didn't work very well on firefox 3.0. Even after force install."
Cons: It nags in lower left corner instead of skipping all the updates I already have.
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