Web Content Monitoring

Web Forum Reader enables you to read and keep track of your favorite Internet forums without having to use your browser. You can monitor multiple forums from a single interface, quickly browse the new topics with the built-in browser preview, and see the number of new posts across all of your forums at a glance. The program provides a simple step-by-step wizard that guides you through the process of adding new forums. It automatically adapts to the HTML layout of the forum pages by simple point and click actions - no scripting is needed on your end. The results are accurate and worked well with the 3 different forums we used for testing.

WebMon is a web page monitoring program - it saves you time and keeps you updated by automatically checking web pages to see if they have changed. The programs features include automatic checking at set intervals and optional pop-up alerts and sounds when updates are found. Advanced users can choose to select which part of the web page to check by marking it in the HTML source. Additional features include Update logging. Proxy support, with authentication and importing of IE favorites and Netscape bookmarks. A nice little tool that runs in the system tray, is lightweight and easy to use.

OutPosted is an easy-to-use tool that enables you to monitor web pages for changes, and have them emailed to you when they are updated. It offers several different options, that allow you to fine-tune the monitoring results (e.g some changes, many changes, any changes etc.) on a per-site basis. The notification is sent as formatted HTML message that contains the complete, updated version monitored page. The program supports IE cookies, SMTP authentication and customizable check intervals.

netChimes is a hybrid of a webcounter and an instant messenger. It receives messages from your web server whenever a user accesses a netChimes-enabled page and plays a notification sound on your desktop. The small messenger window also displays a total count for each monitored page. You can create a different alert for every page that is monitored and also set it up to notify you of image or file downloads. netChimes requires a PHP enabled site. The script files are generated automatically and can easily be uploaded via drag and drop to your FTP client.

Check4me is an easy tool to monitor web pages, FTP locations or local files and folders for changes. You can specify the time interval and various options for each type of monitoring. If you are keeping an eye on web pages, you can limit the monitoring to certain parts of the page, and also specify a username and password if needed. If Check4me detects a change to any of the monitored items, it will inform you with a small popup from the system tray, that will link you directly to the monitored page. Additional features include Favorites import, an option to open items with custom programs and detailed logging of all checks.

SiteUp enables you to monitor your website and make sure that it is online and operational. You can specify one or more URLs along with a keyword that needs to appear within the page, and the program will notify via system tray message or pop-up alert when the site(s) become unavailable. Easy to use, suitable for simple home page monitoring.