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- ****************************Readme.txt**************************************
- Tray Temperature Ver 2.2a
- Copyright (c)1998 Future Business Solutions
-
- *Notice*
- In order to reduce download time, this zip file does not contain the VB5
- runtime file msvbvm50.dll needed for this program. If your machine does not
- already have this file, it can be found at this URL:
- http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/win95/dll.html
- *Notice*
-
- Table of Contents
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- 1. What's New
- 2. Shareware Notice
- 3. Minimum System Requirements
- 4. Revision History
- 5. Frequently Asked Questions
- 6. Tips and Tricks
- 7. Note to Users
- 8. How to Purchase TrayTemp
- 9. How to Reach FBS
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *Note: The info listed in this readme.txt is the latest as of the
- release of this software, however always consult our web page for
- the absolute latest information available.
-
- 1. WHAT'S NEW
- -------------
- As of TrayTemp version 2.0, FBS has teamed with The Weather Channel
- to bring the most comprehensive weather coverage to your desktop.
- Currently, TrayTemp 2.2 supports over 1450 US cities and over 250 international
- cities. Some new things to check out in this version are:
-
- -Dial up Networking users can now have TrayTemp update its forecast as
- soon as they establish their online connection or have it get the forecast
- at regular intervals as usual (This option is under the Advanced Settings)
- -Additional Domestic and International cities added
- -Ability to æApplyÆ new configuration changes and see results immediately
- without having to click OK and come back in.
- -Forecasts are now completely in English or Metric units
- English = Fahrenheit, mph, inches/Hg
- Metric = Celsius, kph, hPa
- -Current conditions are now available in whole by clicking the main dialog
-
-
- 2. SHAREWARE NOTICE
- -------------------
- This software is shareware and thus is for evaluation purposes only.
- See shareware agreement upon program startup for all details.
- It must be registered for permanent and continual use. This program
- uses the utmost in sophisticated technology to validate whether
- or not your shareware has been registered. If it is not, and you
- accept the agreement, then you are running the application as
- shareware, and should do so for no longer than 30 days. If you are
- registered, this software is no longer shareware and you should not
- get the license agreement when you start up. If this persists, please
- contact someone at FBS as soon as possible. Any attempt to try and
- tamper with this software is illegal and will probably render the
- software useless.
-
-
- 3. MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- ------------------------------
- IBM 486 compatable computer
- Windows 95, NT - with a way to connect to the internet
- 4 Megs of RAM or more
- 3 Megs of HD space (Approx)
-
-
- 4. REVISION HISTORY
- -------------------
- 7/1/98 Ver. 2.2 release
- *CHANGES*
- -Dial up Networking option added to Advanced Settings section
- -Additional Domestic and International cities added
- -Ability to æApplyÆ new configuration changes and see results immediately
- -Forecasts are now completely in English or Metric units
- -Current conditions are now available in whole by clicking the main dialog
-
- 4/1/98 Ver. 2.1 maintenance release
- *CHANGES*
- -Smaller download file footprint
- -Works with new internet site
- 3/1/98 Ver. 2.0 released
- *CHANGES*
- -International cities now supported
- -Extended forecast option added
- -Fahrenheit or Celsius option added
- -More robust proxy support added
- -Favorites added
- 9/03/97 Ver1.2 released
- 8/20/97 Ver1.2 - 1.2 beta 2 released
- *CHANGES*
- -Program modified to operate properly under 'Large Fonts'
- or 'Small Fonts'
- 7/26/97 Ver1.1 released
- 7/21/97 Ver1.1 - 1.1 beta 2 released
- *CHANGES*
- -Support for proxy username and password have been added
- -Program no longer prompts for exit confirmation when unloaded
- by OS or menu.
- -More reliable display of 3 digit temperatures
- -More accurate retrieval of cities with hyphens in them
- -More verbose icon tooltext
- 6/24/97 Ver1.0 - released
-
-
- 5. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- -----------------------------
- TrayTemp General Questions
- Q: Do you accept Credit Cards?
- Q: When I click on the icon, nothing happens?
- Q: Why does the tooltip say "(My City) reached. Currently no forecast."?
- Q: Why does the tooltip say "Internet Error: 'Some error' - Weather server
- unreachable."?
-
- TrayTemp 2.0 specific
- Q: How do I configure TrayTemp to work with a proxy server?
-
- TrayTemp 1.0 specific
- Q: Why does the tooltip say "(My City) weather - Currently Unavailable"?
- Q: Why does the tooltip say 10 degrees when it's really over 100 degrees?
-
- A: Do you accept Credit Cards?
- YES. Currently, we accept Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and Discover.
- You can order online from the TrayTemp homepage and your
- registration number will be emailed to you promptly.
-
- A: When I click on the icon, nothing happens?
- The call that retrieves the weather will block on that thread, so
- if the tooltip says "Retrieving weather..." (or something to that
- effect depending on which version you are running) then that is
- what it is doing and you will have to wait until it is done to
- bring up the properties dialog. This can then be accomplished by
- either right clicking on the icon to get the menu choices or by
- double left clicking to bring up the properties dialog.
-
- If you are clicking on the icon and the tooltip is not as above
- and still nothing is happening, try changing your display settings
- to use small fonts instead of large fonts. This can be done by
- Right Clicking anywhere on your desktop, then Clicking on the
- 'Properties' item in the popup menu. Now, Click on the 'Settings'
- Tab. Then, Click on the font combo inside the 'Font Size' section
- and change it from Large Fonts to Small Fonts. It has not been
- confirmed yet why this works, but it has helped a number of our
- users. Fortunately, the configuration is pretty much a one time
- thing. You put in your city and off you go. The temperature tool
- tip shows up under the large font settings. So basically, you can
- go in and configure your city settings one time under 'Small Fonts'
- and then put your machine back to 'Large Fonts'.
- *Note - This only applies to users of TrayTemp 1.1 and below. *
-
- A: Why does the tooltip say "(My City) reached. Currently no forecast."?
- Sometimes TrayTemp reaches the weather server but there is no
- forecast currently available for that city. So this is what it
- will return. At this point you can check back later to see if a
- forecast is available or you can right click on the TrayTemp icon
- and choose the 'View extended forecast' option. This will launch
- your default browser and take you to the extended forecast page
- for that city at The Weather Channel (www.weather.com). If the
- 'No forecast' message persists, you might want to try another
- city that is nearby.
-
- Sometimes TrayTemp returns this message when you are configured
- to go through a proxy server and it is not working right. The
- way to check this is to try a whole bunch of different cities
- and if they all come back with no forecast, then it is probably
- the proxy server. In that case, refer to the TrayTemp 2.0
- specific Question: How do I configure TrayTemp to work with a
- proxy server.
-
- A: Why does the tooltip say "Internet Error: 'Some error' - Weather server
- unreachable."?
- This means that TrayTemp experienced an error while trying to
- reach the weather server. An example of a possible error is:
- Request Timed out - This means it took the weather server longer
- than the configured timeout period to return the weather info to
- TrayTemp. This could mean that the server is really busy or it
- might mean the connection between you and the server is temporarily
- down. If you try a few times and you get the same thing, the
- internet is probably temporarily down. Simply wait a little and
- try again later. Either way, hopefully by providing you the actual
- error, you/we can solve any problems more efficiently.
-
-
- A: How do I configure TrayTemp to work with a proxy server?
- Simply bring up the properties dialog and click on the
- 'Advanced' button. Now, type the IP address of your proxy
- server into the proxy box. The easiest way to find this out
- is to ask your LAN administrator or check in the proxy section of
- your web browser and see if there is anything in there. Also,
- type in the port number into the port box if your proxy requires
- a specific port to be used. Then Click 'OK' and you're all set.
- You must close TrayTemp and restart it before the changes will take
- effect. If this seems over your head or you did it and it isn't
- working, don't hesitate to give us a call.
-
- A: Why does the tooltip say "(My City) weather - Currently Unavailable"?
- TrayTemp uses the internet to get its weather info and we all
- know how reliable the internet is, so if for any reason TrayTemp
- cannot reach the weather server at a particular time of day, it
- will return with "weather unavailable". You should just leave your
- retrieval interval alone and it will keep trying that often (every
- say 5 or 10 minutes). And when it can finally get through, you will
- see your weather.
-
- However, your particular office might require you to go through
- a proxy server in order to get to the internet. The easiest way
- to find this out is to ask your LAN administrator or check in the
- proxy section of your web browser and see if there is anything in
- there. To configure TrayTemp to use a proxy server, refer to the
- TrayTemp 2.0 specific Question: How do I configure TrayTemp to
- work with a proxy server.
-
- A: Why does the tooltip say 10 degrees when it's really over 100 degrees?
- TrayTemp was not parsing temperatures over 100 degrees properly.
- This was fixed in Version 1.1 .
-
-
- 6. TIPS AND TRICKS
- ------------------
- A) How to discover the mysteriously amazing easter egg inside of TrayTemp
-
- Bring up the properties dialog and click on the 'About' button. This will
- bring up the About screen. If you click on the About screen, it will go
- away. However, if you click on the 'Start' button, it will reveal a
- secret start menu. Then double left click on the 'Run' item in the start
- menu.
-
- B) How to run multiple instances of TrayTemp to check more than one city
- at a time
-
- It is relatively simple to be able to monitor multiple cities at one time.
- Once you have registered the software, create another directory on your
- hard drive. For examples sake, let's call it c:\Program Files\TrayTemp2 .
- Next, copy all of the files that are in your current TrayTemp directory
- and paste them into this new TrayTemp2 directory. Now, you can run the new
- TrayTemp by double left clicking on the TrayTemp.exe in this new TrayTemp2
- directory. To set up a shortcut to this file, left click once on the
- TrayTemp.exe in the TrayTemp2 directory so that it is highlighted. Next,
- right click on it once and choose copy. Now, right click once on your
- 'Start Menu' button. This should bring up a few options. We are looking
- for 'Explore'. Left click on that once. This should launch windows
- explorer and put you in the 'Start Menu' folder. Now, you should see your
- 'Programs' folder in the left hand pane of explorer. Expand that folder
- by left clicking once on the + sign before the name 'Programs' in the
- left pane. You should then be able to see the 'Startup' folder. Left click
- once on the 'Startup' folder in the left pane. You should be able to see
- any programs that are in your 'Startup' folder in the right hand pane. Now,
- right click once on any of the white space in the right hand pane
- (not on a file) and choose the 'Paste Shortcut' option. This should paste
- the shortcut to the TrayTemp.exe that we copied earlier. And now you are
- all set. This will launch your second TrayTemp also when you start
- windows. If you do not want it in your 'Startup' folder, simply follow
- the same directions but choose a different folder to paste the shortcut
- into instead of the 'Startup' folder.
-
-
- 7. NOTE TO USERS
- ----------------
- FBS would like to thank all of the loyal users of TrayTemp and any of
- our potential new users for supporting the shareware concept. We have
- gotten a lot of good feedback from customers and hopefully some of that
- will be reflected in this version. If not, don't worry. There will be many
- versions to come. In just a short time, TrayTemp has become the number one
- weather program. It has been recognized by such places as Windows95.com,
- TUCOWS Software, and WUGNET. We have also recently teamed with The Weather
- Channel, the worlds premier weather provider, to bring the most accurate
- and latest weather info down to the pc desktop. Hopefully, as long as
- users keep the need and desire for shareware alive, vendors will continue
- to deliver solid and promising works of software. We are just proud to be
- a part of it, and you should be too.
-
-
- 8. HOW TO PURCHASE TRAYTEMP
- ---------------------------
- TrayTemp can be purchased online with Visa, Mastercard, Amex or Discover at:
- http://www.futuresolution.com/TrayTemp/TrayTemp.htm.
- Just click on the credit cards.
- Or just print out the order.txt and send it in along with
- a check for $9.95 US.
-
-
- 9. HOW TO REACH FBS
- -------------------
- If you have any bugs to report, need support or just have general
- comments, you can contact us at:
-
- Phone: (703) 560 - 1445
- Email: fbs@futuresolution.com
- Web: http://www.futuresolution.com
-
- * Our tech specialists are online the majority of the time, so you will
- probably get the best response time via email
-