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Luke Franklin replied on December 22, 2008 01:19 to the idea "Add GetSatisfaction links on software's pages" in Wakoopa:

It's a good idea, but I think the effort involved outweighs the benefits. It all depends how the Wakoopa team implement this...if they do.

Luke Franklin replied on December 22, 2008 00:04 to the idea "Show already reviewed software next to links." in Wakoopa:

I know about that, however I like going through the list of software I use and open a new tab from Firefox for each so I can review many quickly, a small icon or text would be great next to those links so I can tell that I have already reviewed that item or not.

Luke Franklin shared an idea in Wakoopa on December 21, 2008 07:27:

Show already reviewed software next to links.

I'd like to see what software I've already reviewed at a quick glance. What about a small text or image next to any software links?

A comment on the idea "Wakoopa as a software update notifier" in Wakoopa:

Good idea Logan, but how's Wakoopa going to know that the application is tied to a specific domain? I guess they could do it the way they always have, user submissions with moderators checking the information! – Luke Franklin, on December 10, 2008 21:25

Luke Franklin replied on December 10, 2008 21:13 to the idea "Wakoopa as a software update notifier" in Wakoopa:

Brilliant! Just brilliant! I'm extremely happy you've taken this idea on Wakoopa! If there's anything I can do to help just let me know! I'm quite willing to trail the developer's dashboard as well. I'm sure you will do a good job, but I'm just wondering how you will verify that the developer who claims a application is the real deal???

Luke Franklin marked one of Ejrech's replies in Wakoopa as useful. Ejrech replied to the idea "Showing proportion of software use by platform".

A comment on the idea "Wakoopa as a software update notifier" in Wakoopa:

As a programmer I don't believe it would bloat it up that much, depends how the Wakoopa team design it. – Luke Franklin, on December 09, 2008 06:22

A comment on the idea "Wakoopa as a software update notifier" in Wakoopa:

As a programmer I don't believe it would bloat it up that much, depends how the Wakoopa team design it. – Luke Franklin, on December 09, 2008 06:08

Luke Franklin replied on December 06, 2008 05:19 to the discussion "track only one user on a computer that is shared by many users." in Wakoopa:

I believe it only tracks your user account, it depends how the Wakoopa team designed it. Login to the other accounts on your system and see if the Wakoopa tracker starts up automatically. I can't remember if the Wakoopa tracker installation does this, but many applications ask you if you want to install the program for all users or just your account.

Luke Franklin replied on December 06, 2008 05:15 to the idea "Tracking Firefox Add-ons" in Wakoopa:

Great! Maybe it could be a small add-on itself that monitors the other add-ons? just in case you can't extract the information from a external program such as your tracker.

Luke Franklin shared an idea in Wakoopa on December 03, 2008 22:38:

Tracking Firefox Add-ons

Track Firefox add-ons! We know many people on Wakoopa use Firefox, but what we don't know is what add-ons they use.

A comment on the idea "Wakoopa as a software update notifier" in Wakoopa:

Yes, files should never be uploaded to Wakoopa from users computers. As I said, Wakoopa should only link to files on trusted websites. This would include the developer's website itself and any trusted mirrors they may use to distribute their software. – Luke Franklin, on November 30, 2008 21:47

Luke Franklin replied on November 30, 2008 06:25 to the idea "Wakoopa as a software update notifier" in Wakoopa:

Including the developers is good but what would be even better is including the software users themselves!

Users could submit new version information just like the way their allowed to help maintain application information on Wakoopa.

Moderators could check the information to make sure it's valid, but make sure you use CAPTCHA to prevent trolls from uploading false information that leads users to update their software to a virus.

Another security measure would be to always make sure the update download comes from the developer's own website or a trusted mirror, don't just allow anyone to upload an EXE file to Wakoopa.

Luke Franklin replied on November 30, 2008 06:12 to the idea "Wakoopa as a software update notifier" in Wakoopa:

You may not need to extract version information from applications at all. Use the tracker to identify new forms of the program that appear majority of computers. MD5 could be used to compare files, I don't know much about the technology but it's used to validate downloaded files.

A comment on the idea "Wakoopa as a software update notifier" in Wakoopa:

Some .NET applications include application manifests. You can read the application info out of these, but I'm a .NET developer and I don't include the manifest in my installation files. Some .NET developers may though, just a thought. – Luke Franklin, on November 30, 2008 05:55

Luke Franklin replied on November 29, 2008 12:00 to the idea "Wakoopa as a software update notifier" in Wakoopa:

Another idea I've had is that you could allow developers to report the program's most recent version instead of looking for it in the application it self. That would avoid notifying users of a invalid update. For applications that don't have their current version explicitly set by the developer use aggregate information to notify other users that the majority of fellow users have a later version.

A comment on the idea "Wakoopa as a software update notifier" in Wakoopa:

RSS would be great! Think about it, if you use Windows Vista's sidebar just a glance to the right of your desktop would tell you that there is an application update available! – Luke Franklin, on November 29, 2008 11:34

Luke Franklin marked one of kamahl's replies in Wakoopa as useful. kamahl replied to the idea "Wakoopa as a software update notifier".

Luke Franklin replied on November 25, 2008 23:41 to the idea "Wakoopa as a software update notifier" in Wakoopa:

It's a great idea but I've seen many fail miserably at the task.

Do it well, I recommend, as a software developer for Windows myself, that you don't bloat up the tracker. You don't need to notify the user about the updates, but instead, simply let them visit a page on the dashboard that lists all the software that has 'confirmed' updates available for download!

Luke Franklin replied on November 19, 2008 22:29 to the idea "Abuse protection." in Wakoopa:

Great!