Welcome to an exciting new program for your Newton. MoreInfo is an application that allows you to add additional important information to your names directly from the Names application. MoreInfo allows you to save other addresses, company information, family information, account information and travel direction and link it directly to a particular name in your Names File. MoreInfo in addition allows you to make appointments, add To Do reminders and track contacts all within the Names application. Appointments made with MoreInfo can have an alarm attached to them. When the alarm goes off, you can either put the alarm to sleep for a specified amount of time or can jump directly to the scheduled person in the Names File no matter what application is currently being used. MoreInfo even allows you to save To Do reminders to a Notion™ list or to NotePak™.
INSTALLATION
MoreInfo is approximately 210K in size. MoreInfo 1.0 DEMO is recommended to be installed in your internal store if the space is available. Since MoreInfo is always running once activated, it should always be resident. Although MoreInfo is 210K, it takes only about 6K of memory when activated. Installing onto an external card does not pose any problems except that if the card is removed, MoreInfo will request that the card be reinserted so that it may automatically deactivate itself. Once deactivated, the card can then be removed again.
The first and only time MoreInfo is installed, the code needed to add the enhanced alarm feature used by MoreInfo is installed in the internal user store. This permanent installation takes up about 4K. This code is only removed when you do a cold boot.
Once installed, you now only need to activate MoreInfo. Launch MoreInfo and tap the “Activate” button. This in a sense turns MoreInfo “On” and will allow you to demo all of its features. You can now close MoreInfo’s main window because all of MoreInfo’s features are found in Newton’s built in Names and Dates applications.
Once MoreInfo is activated, it will reactivate itself whenever the Newton is rebooted. It is not necessary to activate MoreInfo each time you restart your Newton.
MoreInfo DEMO
The DEMO version of MoreInfo is fully functional. Everything in the real version is available in the DEMO version except for one important difference. The DEMO version only allows you to use MoreInfo with a single name in your Names File.
Once MoreInfo is installed and activated, you can begin to explore its power by going to the Names File. You will notice the addition of a new button in the status bar, “More.” This “More” button is the heart of the MoreInfo application.
The first time you tap on the “More” button, MoreInfo will save the current name you are using and only allow you to use the “More” button only for that name. If by accident you chose to use MoreInfo on a name you do not use very often, simple remove MoreInfo and then reinstall and reactivate it. The next time you tap the “More” button in the Names File, you will be able to use its functions on that name only.
FEATURES
MoreInfo has numerous features integrated into both the built in Names application (Names File) and the built in Dates application (Date Book). MoreInfo adds the following buttons:
1. “More” button in the status bar of the Names File.
2. “More” button in the status bar of the Date Book.
This replaces the “Today” button but includes the “Today” button’s functionality.
3. “More” button in the appointment slip.
The appointment slip is displayed when an appointment is tapped on in the Date Book.
The “More button in the Names File initially has three options,
Make Appointment,
Add To Do, and
Add MoreInfo.
The Make Appointment option allows you to add appointments directly from the Names application. MoreInfo will add a new appointment to your Date Book and mark that appointment with whom the appointment was made. Appointments made using MoreInfo will enable you to jump directly to that name in the Names File when the appointment is being viewed in the Date Book. MoreInfo also allows you to attach an enhanced meeting alarm to a new appointment. When a MoreInfo appointment alarm goes off, you will be presented with the choice to put the alarm to sleep or jump directly to the person with whom you have the appointment.
The Add To Do option allows you to add To Do reminders in an easy manner. To Do reminders can be saved to the built in To Do List, a Notion™ list or to NotePak™. As with the Make Appointment option, the Add To Do option marks the reminder so that when the reminder is being viewed from the Date Book, you can jump directly to the person whom the reminder is with. For your convenience the phone number of the person is attached to the To Do reminder if the type of the reminder is a “Call.”
The last option is the Add MoreInfo option. You can add up to six different screens of information. You can store two additional full addresses, company information, family information, account information and detailed travel directions for a person. This option also includes an integrated contact manager (Contact Log) which allows you to keep notes on calls, visits and even allows you to see the last contact and next scheduled contact for a person.
The “More” button in the Date Book allows you to navigate directly to individual names in your Names File. The names can either be people you have appointments with or people you have To Do reminders for. With MoreInfo, you can quickly navigate directly to whom the appointment is scheduled.
The “More button in the appointment slip allows you to navigate directly to the person the appointment is with or add/edit the day and time the enhanced alarm is to go off.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
MoreInfo is not intended to be used with products like NewtCase. Since MoreInfo is always running even when the main view is closed, a product like NewtCase would close MoreInfo and not allow it to continue to run. You can use NewtCase with your other applications but do not “NewtCase” MoreInfo.
Those who use NotePak™ will find that occasionally the “More” buttons installed in the status bar of the Date Book and Names File disappear. Due to a bug in NotePak 1.X, MoreInfo’s buttons will disappear. The solution is to either be sure NotePak is installed prior to MoreInfo or by deactivating MoreInfo, rebooting your Newton and then activating MoreInfo.
HOW TO ORDER
MoreInfo is available from SilverWARE at the price of $39 plus $3 shipping. The product is available on a Macintosh or a PC disk. Those wishing to order with a credit card can contact SilverWARE at (508) 521-5262. We offer Federal Express standard overnight delivery if necessary. Specific question can be directed to SilverWARE via CompuServe or by phone. Mail or fax orders should specify type of disk and an e-mail address if available. Those ordering by mail or fax and using a credit card should include the credit card number, expiration date, name as it appears on the card and the billing address of the card holder if it is different than the shipping address.
CREDITS
Special thanks to Pat Hale, Allan Marcus, Terry Watson, Russ Wetmore, Peter M. Zavaletta and all of the beta testers.
DISTRIBUTION OF THIS DEMO
This Demo version of MoreInfo can be freely distributed amongst fellow Newton users. It is required that the demo version always be accompanied by this text file, MoreInfo Demo Read Me, in its original, unchanged state. In addition, the demo package cannot be altered in any manner except as to compress it with a convenient compression program. Those parties wishing to distribute it cannot charge the receiver any fee except for the standard fees associated with downloading the package from an online service. All other are required to request the express written permission of SilverWARE.