For what's worth I used the email option and the email arrived instantly. I assume you checked your spam folders and filters but just wanted to let you know it worked for me in case you thought their system wasn't properly functioning. Just attempting to be helpful, hope you get things working so you can enjoy the programs we have presented each day.

SUMo PRO adds automatic self aupdate features.
no unwanted software in SUMo and no sponsors at all in SUMo PRo automatic update installer.

What info would you precisly request ?

Expand that philosophy would you, please, Mike2?
As Kyle, says, what info would you send out and expect to receive in return, and how would you observe either?
How would your knowing more affect the updating process?

Perfectly right (i'm the developper)

"As fas as being ‘A useful program, if you are lazy with updates.’ is concerned, if we adopted that thought process in all things then we would not use computers and many other time saving gadgets in our lives in the first place would we?"

I don't think Karl meant it in any really negative sort of way... more of a "Such is life" sort of comment. We all have too much to do & too much that we'd like to do. It can't all be done, so something has to fall by the wayside. Any sort of maintenance usually makes up most of the stuff we discard, not having enough hours in the day.

That actually makes sense because the benefits from maintenance are mostly theoretical, while the stuff we do, do, can have immediate benefits. Sometimes you can get away with that -- sometimes you can't. People with a more tech background are often called in the latter case, & they pretty much universally develop the perception that people just don't do what they should, & so I'd *guess* the word lazy found it's way into the discussion.

This is clearly not KC Softwares.

We not not provide Babylon, we have 100% clean installers, RK is optionnal and not executed without explicit user consent and not included in SUMo automatic update process

I've used both SuMo and Secunia PSI, I uninstalled Secunia. SuMo found 228 programs, Secunia 146. SuMo recognizes a lot of portable programs by links in the start menu and Secunia doesn't. Secunia will update automatically by downloading and installing them, SuMo you have to do yourself. SuMo is VERY useful if you have a LOT of portable utilities as I do.

When using update programs like this, it's best to tell them to ignore Windows updates, that is something best left to Microsoft.

Lol!!! So true,that's why I have OLDVERSION.com bookmarked, as their site says, "Because newer is not always better."

In which terms you mean "does a better job than filehippo?", finds more update? else?
because in 90% cases I had to google in order to download the update

DUMo not proposed in GOTD so far. If user would like it, and GOTD accept, we might consider it in a short future.

I thought that too. Thought it was just me and I was missing something. I used Sumo a few years ago and I'm sure you never had to do that then.

Sumo usually also has a Web link to the homepage of the update software, so you can get the update from there. It doesn't have a link for every software company, but does for most companies.

Indeed, we can presume, it is for 1 year with updates. However, I can't find an answer to that question either, and I'll continue using SUMo portable freeware version. It makes no sense, if we can't uodate the program. Can anybody provide us with an answer, please. Thanks in advance. Btw someone mentioned Secunia's PSI as an alternative. Yes, it's an alternative, but since the "big update", the program hasn't been reliable at all. I'll stick to this (unless we get updates during the year to come) : http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/System/System-Info/Portable-SUMo.shtml

Current Giveaway of for the full 4.0.x branch.
We are currently at 4.0.2 and as you can see in our bug tracker, 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 are already scheduled, with a 4.0.5 likely to be released before switching to the 4.1 branch. So the free licence won't be broken in 1 week and you'll be able to fully enjoy the automatic update feature.

Unfortunately I don't have that choice! AVG antivirus flagged and put some important Sound Card files into the vault, which I deleted (Big Mistake) whilst uninstalling (Rotten Programming Practices of AVG). Anyways now I don't have sound in my Laptop running Windows 8.1 and hopefully by upgrading (FREE I understand) to Windows 10, this problem will be resolved. Only fear is that "Will all my earlier downloaded programs work with new Windows 10 and will I be able to keep them, Registration Keys intact. during the upgrade process?" Hope somebody knowledgeable here might respond to my query!!

Ol Dog - why not run dxdiag & then go to builder of your sound card & download drivers for yours - real simple way to handle that prob - good luck B|

I have been running several machines on windows 10 for months now and most of my software works fine on Win 10. I highly recommend Win 10 pro for those not afraid to learn another system. There has been a little wait for certain programs to be supported but it is happenning. I did have to get reinstall rights and simply told them I had upgraded to Win 10 and promised to let them know how their software works. Sometimes one does have to find another program to fulfill their needs. I personally am a power user and have not gone back to Win 7 Pro in over 4 mos now! I hope this answers your question!

I SO appreciate Karl's daily reviews. Thank you for being so helpful.

We do have a name with an explicit WHOIS record (unlike many companies) and all required contact info are in the "contact" section of our web site (made simpler to access since your comment during our previous giveaway here)

If you consider this is not enougth in terms of identification, please contact me directly to discuss this topic.
In the meanwhile i'd appreciate that you correct your reviews on our company's software on that point.

Thank you for your reviews !!

The company address is listed on KC Software's Homepage under "Contacts". Click on contacts and scroll down. Address is at bottom of page.

There is nothing hidden here: www.kcsoftwares.com/?contacts. Address is at the bottom of the page.

@ James

it is very simple to understand. Also as software producer/vendor you do not act outside the law. You are (if you are selling software) a legal contract partner, no matter in which country besides Nigeria or other countries in this class. To hide in anonymity is like a moonlighter, nothing else. Of course there exist moonlighters everywhere, but I point in my short review which (one person) company fulfills for good reasons the legal requirements and which not. My advice, simply don't read my comment, because the information whether this is an illegal acting company or not is an important information about the reliability of a producer.

@ Kyle
No need to contact you directly.
"If you consider this is not enougth in terms of identification" It is not in my consideration, take a look into your countries law, which is European law. Starting from responsible person for the web page over responsible person for the business over tax number, company correct postal address, phone number... you can find the the law text, how legal company information is published. This has nothing to do, what I consider right or wrong.

Greetings from Germany
Karl

Current Giveaway of for the full 4.0.x branch.
We are currently at 4.0.2 and as you can see in our bug tracker, 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 are already scheduled, with a 4.0.5 likely to be released before switching to the 4.1 branch. So the free licence won’t be broken in 1 week and you’ll be able to fully enjoy the automatic update feature.

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But, of course, when servicing a computer, such as someone else in the family, or revisiting an older one I haven't used in a while, how are you even going to FIND all their installed software, especially ad-ins?!?

This is a great INVENTORY software, going well beyond Microsoft's own [ Programs .. ] control panel.

It found many programs without "proper" versions registered ... and, sadly, no way to [ Click here to fix this ] -- what, reinstall or just live with it, or, as suggested, use any unlisted program's self-updater, or check manually?

Combine this with IOBit Uninstaller, and Windows File Explorer and you'd have a nice Operating system (neither this nor any Uninstaller lets you actually RUN the program pointed at!).

Why not include this in right-click [ Check for Updates ] on ANY program dynamically at shortcuts and in Windows Explorer?

Thanks for this -- a great tool, and like any other in my toolkit, I don't expect it to do everything other tools do, but glad to have it on-board.
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@Peter Blaise
let's face it... if you service a PC, say, you have 50 programs installed (not counting MS products), of which you are actively using on average 5 of them. Because most are in the utility category they are used once in a while every 2 months or so (fact is, they are hogging and eating up HD space and you easily forget what's eating up on your PC. Most likely you will uninstall these gadgets instead of updating them). When you use one of those 5 programs it's likely they push update notifications, so you update and the other programs remain space-hog monkeys in the background, because that's the way it is.

Power users on the other hand have on average a software suite in daily use consisting of 3 to 5 major products from big software companies and such products have most of the time an update service running in task manager and download and install updates in the background. Examples are Autodesk, Adobe, SIEMENS, Catia, Pro/Engineer, ArchiCAD, MS Office and so forth.

Today's Giveaway is in the utility category of space hogging gadgets.

A nice site to visit is https://ninite.com/. Saves some time on new PC installs if you don't have a good image.

" ... they are hogging and eating up HD space ..." and "... other programs remain space-hog monkeys"

Large capacity hard drives are so cheap and plentiful these days that we can install lots of programs and still have LOTS OF FREE SPACE remaining. So, i wouldn't characterise programs as space hogs just because they occupy some space and aren't used very often. Now, a REAL space hog would be, say, a 20GB - 30GB game download/install that you hardly ever play. Compared to that most other programs aren't really hogs, they're wee little piglets, LOL.

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We each use our computers differently, apparently (surprise!), and deleting someone else's stuff willy-nilly is not an option.

My report on ONE computer (of dozens):

364 programs up to date (not 3 to 5 major programs, not 50 installs)

108 minor updates available

71 major updates available
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543 total items in report

And I don't actually have much on this computer, just browsers, office suites, security suits, downloaders, and converters.

This is -w-a-y- better than add/remove programs or any uninstaller.

And FileHippo, FilePuma, Secunia, Ninite, even Heimdal (forget Software Informer sniffer!), are quite limited in their aim and in their reports.

This is a significant diagnostics tool, definitely a unique keeper.

Are you on a Mac, or from the Mac world, @xenox?

I ask because your use of a computer appears really simple, as the Mac advertisements promise (one click, no owner's manual).

I like all the comments here, as they help me understand the variety of computer users out there.

I'd hate to think anyone should be limited by another user's preferences.

Hey, I know one person who [ F12 ] reinstalls their OS whenever their computer locks up -- they are happy with the out-of-the-box defaults, and use only email on the web and a self-installing local printer for web articles.

Some here may have no use or capability to use this program, or even understand it ... not having used it, but I'm pleased to have found a well-experienced group of users in the other comments that do expand my understanding of features and benefits of the tools we are offered so generously here at Giveaway Of The Day.

Thanks, everyone.

Unless you turn off, or don't activate the update notifications, because, say, they're resource hogs, or nagging. Or you don't keep a minimum of programs.
I also the doubt that the breakdowns you present reflect the real world. At any rate, SUMo is an excellent, and more importantly, trustworthy addition to anyone's toolbox. I also find nothing to support the notion that it is a space-hog.
I've had the free version for years - it'll be nice to have the Pro.