real alternative, also quicktime alternative

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I recently fired real player and quicktime player, and installed
instead real alternative and quicktime alternative. I would like to
see when they are updated. Is there an updater for them available?
NB I cannot get filehippo updater, it always tells me the file
is broken. I can secunia updater and notghing was listed. I would
still like to get notices about updates for real alternative and
quicktime alternative.
Is there a publication like C-net or something that will send out the
updates as per above?
ADVISE ON ALL OF THIS PLEASE.
 
robb said:
I recently fired real player and quicktime player, and installed
instead real alternative and quicktime alternative. I would like to
see when they are updated. Is there an updater for them available?
NB I cannot get filehippo updater, it always tells me the file
is broken. I can secunia updater and notghing was listed. I would
still like to get notices about updates for real alternative and
quicktime alternative.
Is there a publication like C-net or something that will send out
the updates as per above?
ADVISE ON ALL OF THIS PLEASE.
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Just learn to check on occassion.
Seriously.

Any of the updater apps you get will fall out of service or at least become
worthles with time. I base this off many years of experience with such
things.

Your best bet - from an automation standpoint - is to bookmark the page in
question and use some sort of utility that lets you know when a bookmarked
page is updated. (Bookmark the download page for the app in question and
have the program that checks for updates on a page check that particular
page.)

Otherwise - just resign yourself to checking once per month or some schedule
you can keep for updates.
 
The alternative media players are not kept updated as quickly as the
mainstream media players are. They are less bloated but still
susceptible to emerging vulnerabilites/exploits.
Your best bet is to check in here at LEAST twice a month:
http://secunia.com/advisories/

Input the names of the alt media players in the Search field and see if
anything new has 'emerged'.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
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*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
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robb said:
I recently fired real player and quicktime player, and installed
instead real alternative and quicktime alternative. I would like to
see when they are updated. Is there an updater for them available?
NB I cannot get filehippo updater, it always tells me the file
is broken. I can secunia updater and notghing was listed. I would
still like to get notices about updates for real alternative and
quicktime alternative.
Is there a publication like C-net or something that will send out the
updates as per above?
ADVISE ON ALL OF THIS PLEASE.
Click to expand...

And to be honest, this is an XP forum where volunteers help when they can.
Shouting orders on an off-topic subject ain't gonna make many of us want to
put pen to paper...
 
robb said:
I recently fired real player and quicktime player, and installed
instead real alternative and quicktime alternative. I would like to
see when they are updated. Is there an updater for them available?
NB I cannot get filehippo updater, it always tells me the file
is broken. I can secunia updater and notghing was listed. I would
still like to get notices about updates for real alternative and
quicktime alternative.
Is there a publication like C-net or something that will send out
the updates as per above?
ADVISE ON ALL OF THIS PLEASE.
Click to expand...

Olórin said:
And to be honest, this is an XP forum where volunteers help when
they can. Shouting orders on an off-topic subject ain't gonna make
many of us want to put pen to paper...
Click to expand...
SORRY OLORIN, I AM DISABLED AND ALSO I FORGOT TO TURN DOWN THE
VOLUME. NO OFFENCE!
Click to expand...

While I don't see what the point of Olórin's response was - as it provided
no assistance to you as the OP - I do have to also wonder about your
response...

What does being disabled have to do with typing in all upper case lettering?
Are you saying that not only should everyone on the Internet should know
from your post that you are disabled in some fashion, but that because you
are disabled, you should be treated differently than anyone else posting on
these newsgroups?

I'm curious.

Entire Conversation:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...68ea81c3867/8f43e8f501017e8a#8f43e8f501017e8a
 
Shenan Stanley said:
While I don't see what the point of Olórin's response was - as it provided
no assistance to you as the OP -
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<snip>

No direct assistance on the problem at hand, no, I'll grant that. Is that
essential though? If my reply helps the OP post a more well-crafted question
in future, one more likely to get replies, surely that's enough of a point?
 
robb said:
I recently fired real player and quicktime player, and installed
instead real alternative and quicktime alternative. I would like to
see when they are updated. Is there an updater for them available?
NB I cannot get filehippo updater, it always tells me the file
is broken. I can secunia updater and notghing was listed. I would
still like to get notices about updates for real alternative and
quicktime alternative.
Is there a publication like C-net or something that will send out
the updates as per above?
ADVISE ON ALL OF THIS PLEASE.
Click to expand...

Olórin said:
And to be honest, this is an XP forum where volunteers help when
they can. Shouting orders on an off-topic subject ain't gonna make
many of us want to put pen to paper...
Click to expand...
SORRY OLORIN, I AM DISABLED AND ALSO I FORGOT TO TURN DOWN THE
VOLUME. NO OFFENCE!
Click to expand...

Shenan said:
While I don't see what the point of Olórin's response was - as it
provided no assistance to you as the OP - I do have to also wonder
about your response...

What does being disabled have to do with typing in all upper case
lettering? Are you saying that not only should everyone on the
Internet should know from your post that you are disabled in some
fashion, but that because you are disabled, you should be treated
differently than anyone else posting on these newsgroups?

I'm curious.

Entire Conversation:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...68ea81c3867/8f43e8f501017e8a#8f43e8f501017e8a
Click to expand...

Olórin said:
No direct assistance on the problem at hand, no, I'll grant that.
Is that essential though? If my reply helps the OP post a more
well-crafted question in future, one more likely to get replies,
surely that's enough of a point?
Click to expand...

If it is enough for you - it is enough for you.
That doesn't mean *I* will see it that way.

In this case - in particular - the OP only had one section - the last -
where all upper case lettering was utilized. Everything else was properly
formed - punctuation and all (perhaps not 100% correct - but not horribly
formatted.) This was certainly not the worst case I had seen in the last
three minutes even of poor posting techniques. Yet - out of all the ones in
the newsgroups that you could have responded to - you chose this one and you
didn't bother to provide any actual advice on the problem at hand - which
was described in a calm and well-crafted manner.

If one had to describe the final sentence - the only 'not-so-well-crafted'
part, really - "ADVISE ON ALL OF THIS PLEASE." sounds more like a desperate
plea and not, "Shouting orders..." to me. It's a matter of comprehension
and interpretation, I suppose.

Off-subjet, I'll grant that. Of course in a newsgroup titled,
"WindowsXP.NewUsers", likely 75% of the subjects are off-subject here. And
in the "WindowsXP.Help_and_support" newsgroup, because of a misunderstanding
of the purpose originally intended for that newsgroup - likely 95%+ are
off-subject there. ;-)
 
Shenan Stanley said:
If it is enough for you - it is enough for you.
That doesn't mean *I* will see it that way.

In this case - in particular - the OP only had one section - the last -
where all upper case lettering was utilized. Everything else was properly
formed - punctuation and all (perhaps not 100% correct - but not horribly
formatted.) This was certainly not the worst case I had seen in the last
three minutes even of poor posting techniques. Yet - out of all the ones
in the newsgroups that you could have responded to - you chose this one
and you didn't bother to provide any actual advice on the problem at
hand - which was described in a calm and well-crafted manner.

If one had to describe the final sentence - the only 'not-so-well-crafted'
part, really - "ADVISE ON ALL OF THIS PLEASE." sounds more like a
desperate plea and not, "Shouting orders..." to me. It's a matter of
comprehension and interpretation, I suppose.

Off-subjet, I'll grant that. Of course in a newsgroup titled,
"WindowsXP.NewUsers", likely 75% of the subjects are off-subject here.
And in the "WindowsXP.Help_and_support" newsgroup, because of a
misunderstanding of the purpose originally intended for that newsgroup -
likely 95%+ are off-subject there. ;-)
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It *is* enough for me, thanks.

I can comment on one post without having to comment on all of them, or only
the worst, surely?

And as opposed to merely "not bothering", I *chose* not to "provide any
actual advice on the problem at hand" simply because it was off-topic. Or
are you suggesting that because a high percentage of posts are off-topic,
responders really should start trying to help them? Cf your recent
response(s) to "DR" in his/her subject, "i have 2 gigs of ram
installed..." - you suggested not multi-posting and offered no actual
advice, either.
 
Robb back again.
Sorry i caused a rumpus on a bad hair day. Its all solved: File
Hippo got working for me. I get updates from three sources: File
Hippo, Update Star, and Secunia--I just dial in when I kinda feel like
it. One correspondent made a sage comment because Secunia caused some
confusion on the issue of Java Updates. What he suggested is that
often if you go into programs, your apps. have a 'support" option.
Its best to go to the source that way, and let them upgrade, etc. I
do that now.
Whoopie, its a grand day in Mr. Roger's Neighborhood! Stay
cool!
 
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