Applications Stack

I have had OS X Leopard on my computer since it was released, and for a while I had all of my apps in dedicated stacks. Recently I was cleaning up my computer and discovered DragThing and started using that instead, until it was suggested that I remove DT as it was slowing down my now-five-year-old computer.
So I am going back to stacks.
But... what I recall from my previous stack experience was that if an application update was downloaded the updated version would not end up in the stack. I would have to go in, remove the application from the stack, then replace it with the updated version.
Ok, so how can I avoid that rigorous process?
I want to make an Application Stack that I can forget about after I make it.

Create a folder of aliases to the applications you want in the stack. Use the aliases folder as the stack. As long as the applications are always in the same location to which the aliases points the stack should be fine even when the application is updated (provided the applications' names stay the same.) All applications should be installed in the Applications folder.
The above is unnecessary if you are using the entire Applications folder for the stack (drag the Applications folder to the right side of the Dock.)

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