Tuesday, January 3, 2006
Automatic update of installed programs
When you purchase a Palm, its first Palm, realizes the amount of things you can do, and how useful it will be. It's so nice that calendar, task list, calculator, calendar ... but soon discovers that apart from the programs that brings pre-installed, there are many more to the internet which more interesting. Thus begins a cycle that ends, inevitably, in a huge amount of installed programs.
And the number is increasing with the passage of time. Some applications are cleared, but others remain. Many are used every day, others occasionally. And then there is a problem: updates. The developers of these programs are still working on them, and every so often a new version that fixes a problem, or add any new functionality. But we are not going to be visiting your page every day to learn. Some programs are updated every month, every other year. And this is not Linux (yet?), So an apt-get dist upgrade will not work.
The solution is TrackerDog. This free program is installed on our Palm, and up a database with all the software we have installed. Subsequently, both within individual hotsync, and through the internet (even if our connection goes through a proxy), connects to a server that stores the new versions that appear in all programs available for PalmOS (25,678 programs, the time of writing this post) and compares the data with those collected in our Palm.
TrackerDog searches all installed applications
Once you've finished compiling the information, tell us if there is a new version of any of them. If we can even automatically download and install this new version. In addition, the list of programs that had gathered, highlighting the status of each program with a different color to distinguish rapid developments. Finally, we can write a text note associated with each program, where we can save the registration number, date of purchase, and so on.
I've been using it a few months, and the result has been very good. In some cases there may be a slight delay between the onset of the new version of a program, and its appearance on the server, or have had problems to find the version of a program. But generally complies fully with its purpose. No need to give a round periodically through the pages of software for Palm, checking for updates to our programs.
By: Mark Gonzalez Troyes in Palm Analysis
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This software is very bueni .. the bad thing is that if you have it configured so that each Sync can be upgraded to reach alentarte the process .. especially if you are from those who make several a day Syncs
Yes, I got up (in the conduit) to make sure that only the versions each week, and turned off the automatic download and updating. So when I want to download updates, and what programs have been and what not.
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Marco but I think once you lei we could update the calendar, or task to dow and programs by default of our palm with a more modern and filez not?
There is some of these remote possibility that there have for the archives of agenda, and to others of your e2 which are better than those of c for example, or know where to get off at least programs such as the classic memo pad that any application of shit I remove myself?
Hey buddy,
The files can be updated with a little luck, so I commented on this page:
http://www.pdatungsteno.com/2006/03/06/instalar-files-el-gestor-de-archivos-de-palm/
For calendars, contacts, etc., that other post:
http://www.pdatungsteno.com/2006/03/05/correr-versiones-modernas-de-las-aplicaciones-en-una-palm-antigua/
And if not, we can always use FileZ, which is super-useful:
http://www.pdatungsteno.com/2006/06/24/filez-el-gestor-de-archivos-gratuito-y-supervitaminado/
Suerte!