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Originally Posted by cybmole
given that updates are released weekly, It should be possible to create a weekly scheduled task in windows task manager to go to site, download , latest, install it.... - for those you object to having to do it manually.... don't ask me how but I bet it can be done!
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follow up as no-one took the challenge! - surely it's as simple as creating a shortcut to the download url & clicking it once a week.- or automating the click if you are real lazy .the url for windows is
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http://status.calibre-ebook.com/dist/win32
so I go to desktop, right click create new shortcut - give that code to shortcut wizard. - job done. Click weekly.
( except that with chrome as my default browser I get a safety nag because it is an executable link - not sure how to turn that off & not sure I want to anyway. this link says I cannot disable the nag
http://www.google.com/support/forum/...37e3088e&hl=en )
alternatively - add that URL to your bookmarks / favourites then click weekly.
the next small step could be to create a scheduled task that runs that shortcut say every friday evening, or a next log on after that.....
alternatively - my download manager software ( Internet Download Manager)) has a scheduled download facility that I've never needed to use. I expect that would automate the process OK, probably including running the file once it's downloaded
c'mon guys, I'm crap at this stuff & it's took all of 5 mins to get this far. I'm thinking some sort of 2 line batch file to 1) do the download + deal with the nag + unblock the file 2) execute the DL file ( that file has aversion number in its name so that may be a tad harder but I'm sure it's all doable.
PS IE has the concept of trusted sites ( chrome has not AFAIK) . making the calibre web site a trusted site may reduce nags.
once solutions have been devised & shared for each main OS, we can all move on to "real" enhancements again