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- Frequently asked questions (and answers) about UZPower
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- Q: I'm running Windows 3.11 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11, and my
- system hangs when I run UZPower.
-
- A: There are problems with the 3.11 version of both Windows
- products as it relates to Advanced Power Management. See the
- LIMITATIONS section of UZPOWER.TXT for details.
-
-
-
-
- Q: Why does UZPower pop up an error message with "No Advanced Power
- Management!"?
-
- A: Your computer does not have APM. See the LIMITATIONS section
- in UZPOWER.TXT.
-
-
-
-
- Q: When UZPower runs, it does not switch from the initial icon to any
- other. Also, it does not pop up any warning when the battery
- goes low.
-
- A: This is because the APM does not correctly indicate that it
- has enabled APM (test #2 in APMEXAM fails). Version 1.20
- fixes this by ignoring this condition.
-
-
-
-
- Q: After displaying a "LOW battery" warning, why is the needle still on
- high?
-
- A: UZPower only does what the APM BIOS of your computer tells it
- to. In this case, the BIOS says that battery charge is still
- high after indicating that it went low. Please verify this by
- running APMEXAM immediately after the LOW battery warning, or
- display the "Control Panel" Power settings. If they do say
- that the battery status is "High", it is a problem with your
- laptop, and you should report this to the vendor. In either
- case, please report the behaviour to us.
-
-
-
-
- Q: Why does UZPower not give any guesses of remaining battery time?
-
- A: If the APM BIOS on your laptop does not provide this info
- (test #6 and 7 in APMEXAM), then UZPower has to guess. It
- can only guess, when it knows for sure that the battery is
- full (otherwise the guess would not be too good). The only
- way it knows the battery is full is if the computer has
- been charging for 2 consecutive hours, or if you tell it
- so with the "Full Now" menu item. Then, when the battery
- LOW indication comes on, UZPower will remember how long
- it took to get there, and display it the next time it knows
- the battery is full. Anytime that UZPower guesses, it will
- display the word "approximate" (or "approx.").
-
-
-
- Q: UZPower does not give accurate guesses at remaining time.
-
- A: If your APM does not provide it, UZPower has to guess, and
- puts the word "approximate" in all displays. The only way
- to guess is to extrapolate from past performance, and this
- is exactly what it does: it remembers the past 5 durations
- to get from a Full battery indication to the LOW battery
- level, and takes an average of the 5 for the next guess.
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-
-
- Q: Why do you have a licensing scheme and enforce your licenses?
-
- A: Because this is the only hope of making a living by selling
- inexpensive, useful software. With this type of software, it
- is easy for potential customers to "forget" to register. The
- licensing mechanism encourages a choice, after a reasonable
- trial period, on whether you want to continue using the
- software or not. Still, the shareware approach is much better
- than the traditional retail approach, where you cannot even
- try out the software before paying.
-
-
-
-
- Q: It is cumbersome to fill out the registration form, and to plug in
- the license. Isn't there an easier way?
-
- A: Sorry, it is the only way for authors to continue developing
- low-cost software for a living. We expect that the 5-10
- minutes you take to fill out the registration form, write out
- a check, and mail the registration, and upon receipt of the
- new license, to replace the evaluation license, will pale
- against the amount of time saved and grief spared when using
- our tools.
-
-
-
- Thank you for your support.
-
- UZful Software, Inc.
- PO Box 2089
- Merrimack, NH 03054-2089
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