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- Genius 2 for Windows 95, 98 and Windows NT 4.0
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- * Welcome to Genius 2!
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- Thank you for trying out Genius 2. Please send comments and
- bug reports to messiah@jps.net.
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- * What is Genius?
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- Genius is a collection of easy-to-use GUI-based
- tools for just about every purpose.
- The current list of tools include the following:
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- - Copy your local IP, hostname, or an ASCII character to the Windows clipboard
- - Clipboard viewer
- - Finger client
- - FTP client
- - Raw HTTP Browser
- - Ping
- - Trace Route
- - SMTP client
- - Telnet client with VT100 emulation
- - NTP (Network Time Protocol) client
- - Whois client
- - Current Connections: lists all connections to and from your computer
- - Download Manager: download a list of HTTP files
- - Name Scanner: resolve a block of IPs
- - NSLookup: convert IPs to Hostnames or visa versa
- - Patience: clean the spam out of your email account
- - Port Info: look up a port number in a database
- - Service Scanner: check the daemon name/version on different ports of an IP block
- - Site Checker: check to see if your favorite sites have been updated
- - Address Book: maintain a detailed list of contact
- - Notes: keep multiple notes handy (good for book/music/movie lists)
- - Passwords: keep all of your passwords in one secure place
- - To Do List: keep track of all the things you need to do
- - Clear the Start Menu | Documents list
- - Clean out the Windows temporary directory
- - Conversions: convert one unit to another
- - Grep: search the files on your hard drive
- - Password Generator: create strong, random passwords
- - UUEncode: encodes/decodes .uue files
- - Check Mail: tell you how many messages are in your mailbox
- - Finger Server
- - IdentD Server
- - Portscan Detection: alerts you if someone is portscanning you
- - Port Watcher: keeps track of all connections for up to 5 different ports
- - Stay Alive: keeps your ISP from dropping your connection
- - User-defined global hot keys: hit Ctrl+Shift+M to check your mail!
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- IMPORTANT! Genius Licensed Use/Distribution
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- Disclaimer of Warranty. The use of the Software is at
- Licensee's sole risk.The SOFTWARE and
- documentation are provided "AS IS" without warranty
- of any kind. The author (TM) disclaims all implied
- warranties, expressed or implied, including, without
- limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of
- fitness for any purpose. Further more, the author
- (TM) does not warrant or guarantee that the operation
- of the software will be free of errors. In no event shall
- the Author (TM) be liable for any loss of information,
- damage to computer or monitor, any incidental, special
- or consequential damages (including damages for loss
- of business profits, business interruption, loss of
- business information and the like) arising out of the
- use of or inability to use the software or its
- documentation, or for commercial losses of any
- cause, even if the Author (TM) has been advised
- and warned of the possibility of such damages. This
- program may not be sold commercially or privately
- without the permission of the Author :
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- ⌐ TM 1998 (messiah@jps.net)
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- * Installation/Uninstallation:
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- Genius 2 features an easy setup program that will create all
- needed folders and extract the files into them.
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- If you used Genius 1 and would like to copy over your preferences,
- you can download a Preferences Converter from the Genius 2 Homepage:
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- http://www.sinnerz.com/genius/
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- To remove Genius 2, open the æAdd/Remove ProgramsÆ Control Panel,
- select Genius 2 and click the æAdd/RemoveÆ button. All files
- and registry entries created during the installation will be removed.
- However, you may need to manually delete the Genius 2 folder to
- remove files created after installation.
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- * System Requirements/Setup Issues:
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- - Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0
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- - Internet Connection
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- - If using the Dialup version, NetBIOS, RAS, and DUN
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- * Known Issues:
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- - The TAPI dialing in the Address Book doesn't work
- under Win98, and sometimes under Win95.
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- - Some people can't get the Whois Client to work properly.
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- - Some people can't get the FTP Client to work properly.
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- - Some people have had system hangs when Genius 2 was running.
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- * Future features:
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- - Lots of stuff! More than can fit here!
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- * About TM & Independent Software:
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- Independent Software is a small software company
- dedicated to making good, affordable, neccessary
- software.
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- * Independent Software contact details:
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- Independent Software
- http://www.sinnerz.com/independent/
- messiah@jps.net
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- Copyright ⌐ 1997-1998. Independent Software
- All rights reserved.