Keep Your Programs Updated with File Hippo
Posted in Freeware
Windows Only: You probably fall into one of two categories: a) you are constantly checking the websites of your favorite freeware programs for the latest and great updates OR b) you update your software only when prompted or when you get a new computer. File Hippo makes checking for and installing updates simple. Just download the exe and run it, no installation necessary! File Hippo will quickly scan (took about 5 seconds on my system) and display the results in a web browser. You’ll get a simple list of regular updates, as well as a separate list of beta updates for early adopters. Perhaps the best part of the service is that you can just click on the download icon on the File Hippo update page and download the file directly from the File Hippo servers. No searching the vendor site to find the correct download for your system. File Hippo: quick and simple!
Problem is that before you can use the “only a few seconds”updater you have to download a 22 MB program.On dialup,(we can’t get hi speed) that takes hours.