Get version of currently running software.
Check if a newer version is available of the currently running software.  Open browser to download URL.  Runs in background, if not able to talk on net, fails silently.
Test compareVersions() method
Start UpdateChecker thread to check if current running software is latest version.  Thread exits application using System.exit(0) if the user elects to download a new version of the software.
UpdateChecker now includes VersionGetter, and correctly compares version numbers with a pre-release suffix.
.gitignore for Maven
Netbeans configuration
Release version 1.1.0
Disable test of getThisVersion() cause it doesn't work under Maven, even though the getThisVersion() method works in production, and NetBeans test environments.