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- Kagi Shareware
-
- Shareware registrations for MiniCalendar are handled by Kagi Shareware. Kagi is a small company run by
- Kee Nethery that processes shareware registrations for shareware authors. Kagi is NOT a software
- publisher, and they do not provide technical support for MiniCalendar or any of the other programs they
- handle. For technical support, contact the authors of the individual programs.
-
-
- The “Register” Applcation
-
- Your copy of MiniCalendar should come with a small application called “Register”, which you use to create
- a customized registration form to send to Kagi Shareware. If you do not have the “Register” application,
- you should download a fresh copy of the whole MiniCalendar package. The “Register” application is also
- available on its own from my web site <http://www.idir.net/~catara>. It is vital that you use the
- registration form since payments sent without the appropriate form can be delayed or lost.
-
- When you launch the “Register” application, it puts up a window asking for all the necessary information.
- Type your name, postal address, and e-mail address in the corresponding boxes at the top of the window.
- So that we can contact you, you must provide either a postal or e-mail address (please note that we do not
- reply by FAX). If you do not have an e-mail address, you must check the “Postcard Receipt” box (which
- automatically adds $1 to your charge) at the bottom right of the window. Otherwise, you will not receive any
- reply to your registration. Then, fill in the payment details at the bottom left of the window. Choose your
- method of payment from the popup and complete the relevant information (credit card number, type of
- currency, etc.) below.
-
- Next, indicate the programs you want to register in the middle of the window. Type the number of copies
- you want to register into the “Single User” box. In most cases you should just type “1”. Do not type the
- shareware fee into this box since the “Register” application computes the fee for you. The “Site” and
- “World-Wide” check boxes are intended for companies or organizations that want a license to use the
- shareware on all their machines. If you feel that the shareware program is worth more than the
- registration fee, you can add an optional bonus in the “Bonus US$” box. Please note that the “Register”
- application may list more than three programs, and you can use the scroll bar at the right of the window to
- see the others.
-
- Once you have filled in all this required information, the “Register” application displays the total amount at
- the bottom right of the window. You then need to create a registration form by clicking one of the following
- three buttons:
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- • Print... prints a hard copy of the registration form, which you can then mail to Kagi Shareware.
-
- • Copy... puts a copy of the registration form on your clipboard for you to paste into an e-mail
- message to send to Kagi Shareware. This method works only with credit cards since it is not yet possible to
- e-mail cash or checks.
-
- • Save... saves a copy of the registration for to your hard disk as a SimpleText document for you
- to print out or e-mail later.
-
- The Kagi Shareware e-mail and snail-mail addresses are given on the registration form.
-
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- Common Mistakes
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- • If you do not provide an e-mail address, you must give a snail-mail address and check the “Postcard
- Receipt” box (this automatically adds $1 to the charge). If you do not, you will not receive any
- confirmation from Kagi.
-
- • You must send the the registration form to Kagi Shareware and not to the shareware author. Kagi's
- e-mail and snail-mail addresses are given on the registration form itself, under the words “Send this form
- to:”. In particular, do not send the form to the author's snail-mail addresses. (There is a reason why I do
- not include these snail-mail addresses in the MiniCalendar documentation, and it is not to force you to
- search through my older versions and other shareware programs...)
-
- • Make sure you type your e-mail address correctly. If your e-mail address is wrong, you will not
- receive Kagi's confirmation message.
-
- • Make sure you are registering the right program. If you register the wrong program, the payment will not
- be processed correctly. The program you are registering is given on the “Program:” line of the resulting
- registration form, so you should double check that this line indicates the correct program.
-
- • Do not e-mail Kagi the “Register” application or send a screen shot of the “Register” window. You
- use the “Register” application to create a registration form (which consists of some text and possibly bar
- codes if you are using the printed version), and you then send that form to Kagi Shareware.
-
- • Do not type the shareware fee into the “Single User” box. This box is for the number of copies you
- want to register, and in most cases you should just type “1”. The “Register” application automatically
- computes the total cost for you. Also, do not try to put an “x” in the “Single User” box; it only takes
- numbers.
-
- • Do not check the “Site” or “World-Wide” boxes if you only want to register a single copy. These
- boxes are for companies or organizations that want a license to use the shareware on all their machines. If
- you mistakenly check one of these boxes, you will be charged significantly more than for a single copy.
-
- • Do not give a FAX number as the only means of contacting you. We do not reply by FAX, so we need
- either an e-mail or snail-mail address. In particular, if you have a FAX number but no e-mail address, you
- still need to check the “Postcard Receipt” box.
-
- • The “Register” program is not an order form. All of the programs listed there are shareware, and it
- is assumed that you already have a copy of the programs you register. Neither Kagi Shareware nor the
- shareware authors will send you copies of these programs. You can download these programs yourself from
- any of the online services or internet Mac shareware archives. You can also get them from my web site
- <http://www.idir.net/~catara>.
-