“Specto is a Linux-based desktop application that allows you to
watch for configurable events and get notified instantly when
updates are available. Things that you can monitor include
websites, emails, files/folders, system processes and connection
ports.“The way Specto works is very easy. If you are monitoring a
particular website, like your Facebook account for new messages on
your wall, Specto grabs the file size of that site at regular
interval and compares it with the previous version. If there are
any changes, it will notify you via an unobtrusive popup at the
corner of the system taskbar. You can define an error margin so
that Specto won’t notify you for small changes to the site (such as
rotating ads).”
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