After a few days getting update notification SmartFTP forced me to go and updated to the latest version, which pops up every time now when I open it, telling me that the free time is over.
Well, after being "cute" (CuteFTP) , and "smart" (SmartFTP) for many years, it's time to move on to something neither "cute" nor "smart". It turns out, being "zilla" (FileZilla) is not bad at all. After all, life is not just being Cute or Smart. :)