Download/HomepageThe Catch-UP calls itself "the Internet's
first automated software updating service" and I call it a
godsend. I read about it in a computer magazine and I ran and
downloaded it. It has since become one of my favorite,
"can't do without" utilities.
Catch-UP is a software updater for (both 16 and 32 bit) shareware
applications. If you download and use lots of shareware like me,
you will wonder how did you did without it. I get my shareware
from many different sites, and it used to be a pain to constantly
check back at those sites to see if there are newer (and
invariably better) versions. Catch-UP takes care of that problem
by finding the latest releases of all your favorite shareware and
giving the option of downloading the new versions or not. The
company Manageable software has a huge list of shareware
(including Netscape) that they keep track off.
Catch-UP searches your hard drive for applications and then
displays the results on your browser. You choose which
applications you want or don't want to be updated and this info
is submitted to the Catch-UP Server (you have to, of course, be
online). You then get a list of possible updates and in most
circumstances, you can download right there without having to go
to the company's homepage. And now that you have downloaded your
updates, you can rest easy.
It is that simple!
The only difference between Catch-UP and OilChange is that
OilChange costs you $35 and it can update software as well as
shareware. If you don't use a lot of shareware, then maybe this
isn't the program for you. But for all you shareware fanatics
(myself included), run DON'T WALK to download this program.
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