Software Informer Forum — Request for new functionality

Re: Request for new functionality

2010-05-21T17:57:55Z

I use FIREFOX and only rarely use Windows I.E. but that doesn't mean I neglect to auto download the monthly Tuesday patches and updates, or keep my Avast! anti-virus up-to-the-minute, or my anti-spyware programmes up to date either. Stat for all the other programmes on my computer which I use on a daily basis. I run a tight ship.

Re: Request for new functionality

2009-10-16T01:05:31Z

I would like to see SI be more accurate when suggesting new versions of software. At the present, (and I may be wrong on this) SI does not check if you need your updates for vista 64 bit. There is no way to tell until after you attempt to install the new updates, and with the way vista is, the new software will MAYBE tell you it is the wrong version, crash your computer, or just not work at all, taking up space and messing up your registry. Anyone have a solution?:/

Re: Request for new functionality

2009-08-16T21:03:58Z

Hello, i like to see two type of accounts:
An administrator account and a client account where the client's account can be asociated with the administrator account. Whit this, the administrator can know what software is installed at the client's pc

Re: Request for new functionality

2009-07-16T16:12:41Z

I have liked the 'launcher'.

However, the icons are placed alphabetically.
The launcher will be very useful, if the user has option to organize in groups (such as applications, utilities etc.) with titles given by the user. Each group may be identified by a tab. clicking on a tab displays all the icons under that group. User should have option to name and organize the tabs (groups) and also to add and deleted the icons.

Re: Request for new functionality

2009-05-03T06:41:54Z

JohaViss wrote:

I would like to see the following additions to the SI software:
Option to remove an application from the list.
Option to 'lock' an application. (Never look for updated version)
Connection through a proxy.
Printable list of applications.
Update based on a timer. (Once a day, once a week, on every reboot, etc..)

At this moment, the SI application is not very usefull. There are a lot of wrong versions. It is not clear where SI is looking for the version number. I haven a number of applications that store in the regisrty the first installed version, the actual installed version can be retreived from the exe.
Sometimes the supplier is the wrong one. Some applications from different suppliers have the same name.
Regards Johan Visser

I'd ike to share some of what I know about updaters with you:

The problem isn't reading the registry. The main issue with all updaters is how to interpret (correctly) the dated information contained in Windows vast dynamic libraries. Most of the configuration files contain dated information, but any updater will not be able to tell what file is the lates build. This is mostly due to developers writing the files incorrectly, making them low priority, or putting the version information in a txt file instead of an ini or dll. Most updaters avoid (wisely) scanning exe files, depending on how intrusive their scanning protocol, as they may errantly activate an executable file.

I'm new to SI, but from what I've seen so far, it deals with Windows pretty well. The only tried and true, 100% effective method for updating is for software and driver developers to email every user to let them know an update is available. Out of the updaters I've tried, I'd rank this one as number two. The number one on the list doesn't scan every installed program, so that makes this one a really close second. Good luck!

Request for new functionality

2009-04-27T16:57:13Z

I would like to see the following additions to the SI software:
Option to remove an application from the list.
Option to 'lock' an application. (Never look for updated version)
Connection through a proxy.
Printable list of applications.
Update based on a timer. (Once a day, once a week, on every reboot, etc..)

At this moment, the SI application is not very usefull. There are a lot of wrong versions. It is not clear where SI is looking for the version number. I haven a number of applications that store in the regisrty the first installed version, the actual installed version can be retreived from the exe.

Sometimes the supplier is the wrong one. Some applications from different suppliers have the same name.

Regards Johan Visser