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VENDINFO standard v1.04, produced by VendEdit v1.30, 11-Apr-1996
===== Product Information ==============================
Product: SkedEzy Intelligent Windows Scheduler
Version: 1.60
Version Date: 16-Mar-1996
Product Type: Software
Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details):
Shareware, subject to distribution restrictions
Product Description: SKEDEZY 1.60 Easy scheduler for Win 95, Win
3.1 and Win for Work Groups which sounds an
alarm and pops up reminders. Specify date,
time, recurrence period any way, including
plain English. Very tolerant of punctuation,
abbreviations etc. Use minutes, hours, days,
weeks, months and years. Useful at work or
home. Great value (US$24.95), many satisfied
users. Author is a member of STAR. TOPline on
the Web: http://www.coredcs.com/~TOPline
Reason for version: minor upgrade, Windows Help added.
Category: Utilities; Desktop utilities; Calendars
Keywords: calendar scheduler planner diary car skedezy
sked-ezy schedezy skedeasy
Required Packages: skede160
This Package: SKEDE151
Registration Fee: 24.95 ($US)
Required Configuration
Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 80386)
Minimum OS: Windows 3.1
Standard RAM: 1000K
Hard Drive Space: 1000K
Required:
Keyboard
Orders:
Address: PsL
PO Box 35705
Houston TX 77235-5705
USA
Toll-Free Phone: 800-2424-PsL
Phone: 713-524-6394
FAX: 713-524-6398
CompuServe: 71355,470
Internet: 71355.470@compuserve.com
Support:
Address: TOPline Software
PO Box 66
Rundle Mall SA 5000
AUSTRALIA
CompuServe: 100351,2443
Internet: 100351.2443@compuserve.com
===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================
SkedEzy - Intelligent Windows Scheduler
---------------------------------------
Ideal for...
1) Routine car maintenance tasks that should be done at regular
intervals e.g. checking oil level. Save money by doing only what
needs to be done, when it needs to be done. Go through your car
manual just once, setting up each task in SkedEzy and specifying
how often it should come to your attention.
2) Routine tasks around the home, that need to be done every few
days, or every few weeks. Really quite a lot when you think about
it! For example, mow the lawn, wash the sheets, dusting,
vaccuuming, check pot plants, pay the rent, even longer term things
like carpet cleaning, repainting etc. Plus single events at any
time, such as parties, sports events etc etc.
3) Routine tasks at work such as meetings, banking, computer backups
etc.
NOTE: SkedEzy may be uninstalled by simply deleting the directory into
which you installed it. Unless you specify otherwise (during
installation), this directory will be C:\skedezy
This unique scheduler program for Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 is most
useful when set up for automatic daily usage. If you are not familiar
with the Startup program group (or folder, in Win 95), instructions are
included in Help.
This type of program is designed to pop up reminder messages either just
once, or at regular intervals. For example, a message to water the
garden might be scheduled to appear at 5pm, every 3 days. Events that
fall due when the PC is turned off will pop up within a minute after you
next turn on the PC, so no messages are missed. The number of messages
you can schedule is only limited by the available memory - for most
PCs these days this would mean hundreds or possibly thousands of
messages!
As examples, several messages relating to car maintenance have been
pre-scheduled with this version of SkedEzy. After you have finished
looking at them, you may delete them or keep them and add some more of
your own.
This is a high quality piece of software - a lot of effort was put into
making it very tolerant of how dates, times and recurrence periods can be
entered, and also into making it simple and flexible.
The basic idea is that you just type in the first thing that comes to
mind, hence dates like "on sept. 8th" or even "3 days time" are accepted.
The 'events' (i.e. messages or program runs) that are scheduled can be
displayed in a list, or printed out if required. Users often comment that
SkedEzy is the best program of its type that they have come across.
---------------------------------------------
Although SkedEzy is a reliable program, you should make a copy of
skedezy.que on a floppy disk at least once a week (preferably once a
day) if you intend storing important information with it. Then your
info is safe no matter what happens.
A small number of users have noticed that the text displayed in the
event list is unreadable. If this happens to you, you need to check
that you are running an up-to-date video display driver. The VGA and
SVGA drivers supplied with Windows (3.1 or 95) are OK, but some others
that are several years old may not be.
This version of SkedEzy was written for Windows 3.1, but will run
perfectly well under Windows 95 and OS/2.
IMPORTANT NOTE for Windows 95 users: Since SkedEzy always runs minimized
(i.e. as an icon), nothing seems to happen when you click its button on
the task bar! All you have to do is use the RIGHT mouse button. This
brings up the SkedEzy main menu.
Latest News
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TOPline Software is now on the World Wide Web! Be sure to take a
look sometime, all products are described and available for download.
Also, a link to the Public Software Library is available, for easy
registration. You can find the page at:
http://www.coredcs.com/~TOPline (note the capitals)
In future, minor upgrades to registered versions of TOPline Software's
products will be available from the home page. Watch the page for
details.
The next major upgrade to SkedEzy will be written as a full Windows 95
application, although this may not be available as shareware.
Registered users will be able to upgrade for the difference in price
between the 2 versions. In effect, they will be 2 separate products, and
the shareware version for Windows 3.1 will continue to have minor
upgrades plus full support from the author.
If you found this program on CompuServe, and you really like it, do the
author a favour and suggest it for a mention in CompuServe Magazine. You
can do this by sending the online description and location, along with
an explanation of why you like it, to CompuServe address 71154,74.
Update History
--------------
Version 1.15 Feb 1994
First distributed version.
Version 1.2 Aug 1994}
Made all fields editable. 'Once only' messages are not deleted after
they have been triggered. They stay on the list but may be deleted
manually at any time, or re-activated by changing the date.
Version 1.21 Sep 1994
Added error recovery to reduce risk of data loss.
Version 1.22 Nov 1994
Fixed a bug which affected the updating of recurrence period. This
sometimes resulted in an incorrect value being displayed in the event
list, after the user had updated the recurrence period. This fix seems
to have cured the General Protection Fault at 000A:0026 encountered by
some users using version 1.2 or 1.21.
Version 1.5 Aug 1995
Major upgrade. Total visual facelift, extra options, subjected to a 6
week Beta Test program by 7 CompuServe beta testers. Incorporated
dozens of user-suggested improvements, both minor and major.
Improvements included:
Ability to edit or delete an event just after it pops up.
'Early warning' and 'Reserved time' features added.
Options - 'Always on top', 'Save events after every change' and
'Expiry days'
Printing of events
Short and long formats for the event list.
Colour scheme compatible with selected system colours.
Current date/time displayed in event list and schedule message
dialogs.
Version 1.51 Nov 1995
Bug fix - data loss was possible if a large number was entered for
'Expiry Days' under Options. Usage limiting introduced to the
unregistered version, in the form of text reversal after a set number
of uses.
Version 1.6 Feb 1996
Minor upgrade, incorporating more suggestions from users. Usage
limiting changed to disable entry of new events after the set number
of uses.
'The day after tomorrow' is now recognised as a date.
Small number of date/time recognition bugs fixed.
Lines in message text may now be terminated with the <Enter> key.
Windows Help file now available.
Double booking of events now allowed, although a warning is given.
===== Packing List =====================================
As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the
following files in addition to this VENDINFO.DIZ:
Filename Size Date Time CRC32
READ_ME.1ST 171 16-Mar-1996 03:26p F9D97F00
FILE_ID.DIZ 457 16-Mar-1996 03:26p 3908DFDC
BWCC.DLL 157472 20-Apr-1994 08:48a BC080AC4
CATALOG.EXE 17672 11-Apr-1996 05:26p DC9DA4AF
INSTALL.EXE 90880 14-Aug-1994 04:33p 7A55C83B
SKEDEZY.EXE 197120 16-Mar-1996 12:27p 84EA7660
SKEDEZY.HLP 29842 16-Mar-1996 02:19p 63281D51
INSTALL.INF 1563 16-Mar-1996 02:36p 905F5E63
SKEDEZY.QUE 917 4-Mar-1996 03:22p 74908A30
REGISTER.TXT 5747 14-Mar-1996 08:34a 1A8698B4
VENDOR.TXT 216 16-Mar-1996 03:19p 13796CEE
OTH_PROD.WRI 3712 15-Mar-1996 05:52p BE30E1D0
TUTE.WRI 8064 23-Feb-1996 05:13p 4CF3BC9F
TUTE95.WRI 8320 23-Feb-1996 05:21p 439BB189
===== Installation =====================================
WINDOWS 95:
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The following is a step-by-step guide to installing SkedEzy for instant
access.
1. Place the SkedEzy disk in the 3.5" floppy drive. (This will probably
be drive A)
2. Double click on the 'My Computer' icon on the Windows desktop. (If
there is no such icon, run My Computer some other way, getting help
from someone else if necessary.)
3. Double click on the 3.5" floppy drive icon.
4. Double click on 'Install' (this has a blue icon), and follow the
instructions given by the installation program.
5. When the installation program has finished, there will be an open
folder on the screen, titled 'SkedEzy'. It contains some icons.
6. Position the cursor over the red and yellow SkedEzy icon, hold down
the RIGHT mouse button, then drag the icon into a corner of the Windows
desktop. Release the button.
7. When you release the button, a menu will pop up. Select 'Create
shortcut here', and click the left mouse button.
At this point, you can start SkedEzy by double clicking on this icon.
When SkedEzy appears on the task bar at the bottom of the screen, you
access SkedEzy's commands by clicking the RIGHT mouse button. For
example, to close SkedEzy down, you would position the cursor over
'SkedEzy' on the task bar, click the right mouse button, select
'Close', and then click the left mouse button. NOTE: SkedEzy never
appears as a window.
It is HIGHLY recommended that you set SkedEzy up for automatic daily
running. This way, you do not have to remember to start SkedEzy up or
close it down - it will always be there on the task bar while you use
your computer.
For automatic daily running, complete steps 1 to 7 above, then do the
following:
8. Press the Start button, select Programs, then click on Windows
Explorer. (If you cannot do this, your start menu has been customized.
Getting help from someone else if necessary, find Windows Explorer and
run it.)
9. In Windows Explorer, click the plus signs next to the Windows folder,
the Start Menu folder, and then the Programs folder.
10. Holding down the RIGHT mouse button, drag the SkedEzy icon from the
Windows desktop to the StartUp folder, then release the button.
11. After releasing the button, a menu pops up. Select 'Create shortcut
here' and click the left mouse button.
WINDOWS 3.1:
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To install this program, have Windows running then perform the
following steps:
1. Insert the SkedEzy disk in a floppy drive.
2. Double click on the File Manager icon in the Program
Manager.
3. Click on the icon representing the floppy drive in which you
put the disk. For a 3.5" disk, this will normally be drive A.
4. When you can see the list of files on the floppy disk, double
click on install.exe. The installation program will guide you
from here.
At this point, you can run SkedEzy from the Windows File
Manager just by double clicking on the file name skedezy.exe in
the directory that you specified for the install. For everyday
use, it is recommended that you place SkedEzy in your StartUp
program group:
5. Open the Startup program group, and drag it across to the right hand
side of the screen.
6. Double click on the File Manager icon (this will probably be in the
Main program group), and drag it across to the left side of the screen.
7. Find skedezy.exe in the directory where you installed it, and drag it
out of the File Manager and into the Startup program group. The SkedEzy
icon will appear in the Startup group.
Now, when you next start your computer, SkedEzy will start automatically
and appear as an icon on the Windows desktop.
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Volume Discounts
----------------
For sites wishing to register multiple copies, and individuals
registering copies for themselves and others, the following discounts are
available:
3 - 9 copies: 20% off
10 - 19 copies: 30% off
20 or more copies: 40% off
A flat fee of $4 for postage and packing applies for any order.
Commments from Registered Users
------------------------------
The following comments are not neccessarily complete, but that which is
quoted is unedited.
'.... Congratulations on a very good product.'
'.... Great ease of learning and usability are the main selling points
and distinguishing points of SKEDEZY (sic) within its class of
software. ....'
'.... I have tried your software with loads of success. I remembered my
mothers (sic) birthday, and that has to be worth the registration fee.'
'I have a registered version of your programme and am trying to make it
crash, and not having any success. ..... works well,'
'The best skeduler (sic) I've seen in a long time.'
'Your program is great! I tried several similar programs, but yours is
by far the best. ....'
'Great Program, had it for 1 day and would like to register!'
'Best scheduling programme I've used, put me on your mailing list for
upgrades.'
'.... I love SKedEzy (sic) ....'
'.... Thanks for a very useful program.'
'.... P.S. You have a Great Program and Country!'
'I recently downloaded SkedEzy and love it. I especially like its
intuitiveness--it's hard NOT to type in an entry correctly! .... Great
program!'
'.... I really like the program!'
'.... I think your idea and its simplification are terrific! '
'P.S. The program is a terrific tool which I am now using daily to
remind me of events which I would otherwise probably forget. Thank you
for this wonderful tool.'
' ... its a really FINE piece of software!'
'SkedEzy is a wonderfully versatile program - congratulations, it beats
all other schedule programs hands down.'
'It's a GREAT little program!'
'I really like the program, it has proven to be a very useful and
timesaving tool.'
'Thanks for writing a marvelous program.'
'The best scheduler on the market!'
'Very nice little gem and three days of trying it is enough for me.'
'Very, Very user friendly'
'This is the easiest reminder program I have ever tried.'
'Matey..This is one great program...well done !'
'Superb'
===== Warranty =========================================
TOPline Software warrants the physical disks and related printed
documentation to be free of significant defects in materials and
workmanship, and that the program works largely in accordance with its
documentation. This warranty is effective for three months from date of
registration, and is not transferrable.
No liability is accepted for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused by
the use of this product. No warranty is made that it is suitable for any
particular person or purpose. If this product is useful to you then
please register it, otherwise don't use it and don't pay for it.
In any event, the liability of TOPline Software is restricted to either a
refund of the registration paid, a replacement of the physical disks
and/or printed matter, or the provision of an upgrade to the latest
version.
===== License for Use and Distribution =================
SkedEzy is shareware, not freeware, and payment is required if the user
intends using it on a regular basis.
Unregistered users are granted a license to use SkedEzy until such time
as they are thoroughly familiar with it, or 60 days have elapsed,
whichever is the sooner.
The unregistered version of SkedEzy, and its associated files, may be
freely copied and distributed on 3 conditions:
1) No file is deleted, added to or altered in any way.
2) A maximum of $4US is charged for a copy, to cover postage & packing.
3) Any CDROM publisher wishing to distribute SkedEzy must first contact
the author.
The attached VENDINFO data record is incorporated by reference. Any
distribution satisfying all the distribution requirements expressed in
that data record is authorized.
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This "human-readable" section is followed by a compressed data record
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