!Rover v1.07 now available

[Martin]

Rover v1.07 has just been released. The main change from v1.06 is that it
fixes communications problems with the LinksDb caused by changes to the
servers. There are also other minor changes, including the display of the
date of the version of a program passed back from the LinksDb (where
available).

There have been a number of other improvements to !Rover since its first
public release in January, mainly because of feedback from users.

Rover is an application to help you to keep track of programs
which you use, i.e.

- which programs and versions are installed on your computer.
- the latest available versions of those programs.

The RISC OS Links Database (http://www.riscos.org/links), maintained by
Paul Vigay, aims to hold details of all RISC OS programs. This database
was initially designed to enable users to find programs using a web
browser, showing information about the latest versions and where to get
them. However, with a lot of programs installed it can be a rather
time-consuming process to do this search manually.

Programs can be easily registered with Rover, and it can then use an
interface to the RISC OS Links Database which allows remote applications
to run searches. Rover can then show which programs have been updated,
and help you to download them if you wish.

Rover is mainly intended to be used for Application programs, but may
also be used for Modules and Absolute programs. It is NOT intended for
the myriad of components of RISC OS.

Some sample displays can be seen on http://www.avisoft.f9.co.uk/Rover.htm
and it can also be downloaded from there.

Martin

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