Windows only: Software download web site File Hippo has released a handy piece of software called Update Checker, which scans your computer’s installed apps and then reports which ones could use an update.

Update Checker downloads as a light .exe that you don’t need to install (which means it’s portable), and scans default application locations (they don’t say, but I’m assuming that means only the My Programs directory). If you keep your apps in another location, you can customize locations through the settings. If you’ve let some of your apps get sadly out-of-date, File Hippo’s Update Checker is a quick and easy way to get back up to speed. Update Checker is freeware, Windows only.