One click program updating is here

For several versions, now, I've wanted to put in a "one click" solution to downloading program updates. Kind of like my Norton Anti-Virus.

Well, I figured out at least one way to do it, and I really like it. In the latest beta of 5.25 there is a new "check on line for updates" routine that goes (in the background) to the Donor Manager website, checks to see what the latest version is and compares is with the version running on the person's computer.

If they are up-to-date, they just get a "you are up to date" message. But, if there is an update available, it offers to download it (it takes about 10 seconds on my cable-modem hookup), then installs it and restarts the Donor Manager.

I've had some feedback from beta testers saying that it worked great, while a report of problems when doing it from behind a firewall. Hmmm. Gotta figure that one out. All in all, I'm very pleased with this feature. I think folks are really going to like it!