ACTION GoMac is The Macintosh Task Bar™. It is your Mac's Control Center. In addition to it's core functionality, ACTION GoMac offers a non-intrusive control strip replacement, more elegant keyboard program switching than OS 8.5/8.6, and a host of helpful features which increase your productivity.
Among its plethora of features, ACTION GoMac adds a task bar that allows you to quickly and easily switch between your running applications, and a QuickLaunch area that allows you to launch your favorite applications with the click of a mouse. ACTION GoMac adds a StartSmart™ menu that gives you access to your Favorite files and folders, a control strip area for access to favorite control strip modules without taking up valuable screen real estate, and a clock sporting an unprecedently useful, instantly accessible, desktop calendar.
ACTION GoMac also adds a convenient and intuitive keyboard application switcher that not only takes up no space on your screen while not in use, but is far easier to set up and use than Mac OS 8.5's implementation.
When you install ACTION GoMac , the installer will ask you for a serial number. If you have not purchased a serial number, you can still install ACTION GoMac on your computer for a 30 day free trial. The free trial is identical to the product except that it only allows for uninterrupted use for 30 days. After that 30 day period, ACTION GoMac will periodically to remind you that you must purchase a serial number. You can purchase serial numbers by visiting our web site at 'http://www.actionutilities.com/', through dealers and catalogs worldwide, or by calling us directly at 800-344-9160 or 612-317-0344. You may also use the enclosed Purchase ACTION Utilities application for ordering over the internet, by an encrypted email, or for printing orders you can FAX or mail. It's the quick and easy way to purchase our products.
You can download ACTION GoMac and other members of the ACTION Utilities product family from our web site at 'http://www.actionutilities.com'. Our site contains the latest versions of our products as well as comprehensive documentation and updates from previous versions, and is the definitive source of information about the ACTION Utilities product line.
For more information about our security, screen sharing, and network management products, please visit 'http://www.poweronsoftware.com'.
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2. ADDED IN THIS VERSION
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Version 2.0.2
While work is being pursued on the next major revision of ACTION GoMac (you're really gonna' love it!), version 2.0.2 fixes bugs with Internet Explorer 4.5, Acrobat Reader 4.0, the Finder and a few other less widely used programs. Also ACTION GoMac 2.0.2 begins to sport the new look which will be the (final?) look of the complete suite of ACTION Utilities.
Version 2.0.2 also fixes a problem that caused ACTION GoMac 2.0.1 to stop working on the 30th and 31st of any month.
Version 2.0.1
Another hearty thanks to all of the beta testers!
ACTION GoMac 2.0.1 is primarily a release to catch those few inevitable bugs which slipped through the cracks with 2.0. No new significant features have been added, but among the minor features and significant fixes are included:
- Fixed problems with Drag and Drop and Timbuktu Pro
+ Improved the Demo Expired dialog to be a bit more friendly
+ Changed the Settings->Extensions menu item to reflect the current Extensions Manager
+ Improved support for program launching under low memory conditions
- Fixed numerous problems with the Remove function of the Installer
+ Multiple other smaller bug fixes. (See Pre-release versions below for more info.)
Version 2.0
We would like to thank all of the beta testers.
New Functionality
• Added QuickLaunch area. Automatically loads up to 10 of the your most frequently used applications.
• Added ability to drag and drop documents on to application icons in the QuickLaunch area to launch them in that application.
• Internet Folder added to Start menu gives instant access to your favorite Web Browser, Email, FTP, News & Telnet applications.
• Added ACTION GoMac Control Panel module to the ACTION Utilities Control Panel.
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Pre-release versions
Version 2.0.1b2 (Exp. 5/30/99)
+ Improved compatibility with Extensions Strip
+ Improved the Demo notification dialog
- Fixed problems with the Williams-Sonoma Guide
Version 2.0.1b1 (Exp. 5/30/99)
+ Changed the Settings->Extensions menu item to rename to the current Extensions Manager
+ Expanded the requested memory at boot time
+ Improved support for program launching under low memory conditions
- Disabled GoMac when Food Chain is being used to avoid possible crashes
- Fixed a cursor update problem on initial install
- Fixed problems with Drag and Drop and Timbuktu
- The ACTION GoMac control panel will no longer make menus and window titles become bold
- Fixed a problem where files would not appear in the Start menu after a Drag and drop
Version 2.0fc4
- Fixed QuickLaunch to properly recognize ability to drag and drop onto programs
- Fixed the demo annoyance dialog (sorry! - my version was registered.)
+ Improved icon handling in the QuickLaunch for better speed
+ Recompiled the ACTION GoMac control panel so that it again actively updates prefs
Version 2.0fc3
- Fixed screen problems with Myth II
+ Added credits for beta testers (A great big personal THANK YOU from the programmer!)
- Fixed a problem which could make foreign systems hang at boot
- Fixed a crash problem with OS 8.5.1 and selecting windows in ACTION GoMac
- Changed the timing of the demo version
- Fixed the "disappearing task bar" act when some powerbooks were put to sleep
+ Gave ACTION GoMac more memory at startup to accommodate Power On code
+ Added some improved icon handling to fix the problem of generic icons in the QuickLaunch
Version 2.0fc2
- Many fixes to the installer. Not everyone was getting the newer version. <ack!>
+ Added full support for PPC native CS modules without needing Apple's Control Strip 2.0
Version 2.0fc1
- Fixed a "task-bar-disappears-the-first-time-you-click-on-it" problem with Timbuktu 4.7.1
- Corrected the program Contextual Menus to be more discriminating in which windows get listed (PhotoShop, Word, etc.)
- Made the window selection feature work with MS Word <argh - Microsoft!>
Version 1.6.1
New Functionality
• Graphic changes indicating change of ownership from Proteron to Power On Software. Inc.
• There is a known issue with SpellCatcher from C&G that occasionally leads to the Taskbar showing up in a dark blue color. This can be fixed by reordering the load order by adding a space in front of SpellCatcher's name.
• ACTION GoMac requires Macintosh compatible computers which support color and are running System 7.5.3 and later, including Mac OS 8 and 8.1. ACTION GoMac will not work with MacPlus, MacSE, or PowerBook 100 models.
• You can add additional applications to the QuickLaunch area by dragging them into the area (make sure not to drop them on the applications already there). This will create an alias of your application and will not move the original.
• Add control strip modules by clicking and holding on the area next to the clock. This will bring up a menu that allows you to add or remove the modules of your choice.
• To change the settings for the Taskbar click and hold on an unused area of the Taskbar and choose the setting you want form the menu.
Support: (612) 376-4427. Support can also be reached at support@actionutilities.com. If you find a bug in our software, please send email to beta@actionutilities.com. Please include your phone number and email address so that a Customer Support or Quality Assurance representative can contact you.
Fax:
(612) 317-0345
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