Hi, So what 's needed here is a program to up each program automatically?
Or at least to give a warning when updates are available? There are a few that will do that.
This is one,
http://download.cnet.com/Secunia-Personal-Software-Inspector/3000-2162_4-10717855.html
But most programs can be set to give alerts if updates are available, the option is sometimes in the 'help' menu.
*If you want to change an icon you need to right-click on it, choose properties (last on list). It will open with the 'shortcut' tab selected. Click on 'Change icon', and you will see a choice of about 100 alternatives.
*If you want to design the icons from scratch, you can do that, one program is at;
http://greenfish.cixx6.com/ That's for Greenfish icon editor pro~ Download version 3.0 (Green link, lower left).