Specto is described as 'Desktop application that will watch configurable events (such as website updates, emails, file and folder changes, system processes, etc) and then trigger notifications. For example, Specto can watch a website for updates (or a syndication feed, or an image, etc)' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Specto for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best Specto alternative is Microsoft Log Parser, which is free. Other great apps like Specto are Growl for Windows, Logwatch, notify.uno and Retrospective Log Analyzer.
Versatile command-line utility provides universal SQL-style query access to text data in log files, XML, and CSV. Supports Windows Event Log, Registry, file system, and Active Directory, enabling extraction, filtering, and flexible output for troubleshooting and analysis.
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Growl for Windows is a Windows-compatible version of Growl , a notification system for Mac OS X.
Retrospective is a lean solution for IT people to manage enterprise log data on either Windows, Mac or Linux.
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Log Parser Lizard is a versatile GUI tool that provides query access (using SQL) to text-based data, such as log files, XML files, Event Logs, TSV/CSV text files, as well as databases like MS SQL Server, Google BigQuery, OLEDB (MySQL, Oracele, etc.).
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Toasty lets you receive push notifications on your Windows Phone 7 device while you are on the go. Some of the key features are:
SWATCH, the Simple WATCHer of Logfiles, started out as the "simple watchdog" for activly monitoring log files produced by UNIX's syslog facility. It has since been evolving into a utility that can monitor just about any type of log.
LogAnayzer is a text editor specifically designed to analyze log files faster and easier by allowing the user to create, store and apply rules. When a log line contains all the patterns of a rule a match is added to the index.
