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Adding automatic updates to your program - Part 1

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This article describes the steps to add automatic update capabilities to your application quickly and easily using the DDay.Update library.
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Doug has been a Software Engineer for 7 of the previous 9 years, and has 12 years of programming experience.

For the past 3 years, he has been developing custom applications in C# and Visual Basic.NET, with an emphasis on custom cross-Internet applications for IT management, real-time collaboration, and process management and reporting.

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