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- Product: Plug-In for Windows
-
- Description:
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- Plug-In Fills the Holes in Windows!
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- Plannet Crafters, Inc., an innovative, multi-award winning producer of
- Windows utilities, has released Plug-In for Windows, Version 2.6, a
- desktop enhancement utility that seamlessly integrates with the Windows
- environment. Plug-In for Windows, operating under Windows 95 or
- Windows 3.1, creates a user-friendly desktop environment by adding
- features and options not available in the current operating system. Unlike
- many other utilities that attempt to provide additional functionality by
- replacing the existing desktop shell, Plug-In for Windows cooperates fully
- with Windows, and literally lives up to its name by "plugging-in" the
- missing functions and features to create the most complete and user-
- friendly Windows environment today.
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- Earlier versions of Plug-In for Windows received the Windows Magazine's
- Win 100 Award (1993, 1994, 1995) and Byte Magazine's (Jerry
- Pournelle) User's Choice Award (1992, 1993).
-
- Plug-In for Windows has no icon and is always accessible from any
- Windows application. Ideal for both network and desktop environments,
- features include Nested Groups in Program Manager, Title Bar Clock,
- Reminder Alarms, Full Sound Support (events, chimes, talking clock),
- Power Button access to a fully configurable multi-level QuickRun menu,
- Custom Cursors, Resource Alerts, Desktop Restriction Settings, Program
- Scheduling, Screen Saver enhancements, separate Data Directory, Shell
- Support, and International Settings! Great effort is taken to ensure
- that Plug-In for Windows is of the highest quality. It is robust, takes
- very little memory, uses the processor sparingly, and takes little hard
- disk space. The wide variety of options for each feature enables you to
- tailor Plug-In to suit your needs.
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- "...my all time favorite shareware application..." - Fred Langa, WINDOWS
- Magazine, Winter 1995
- "...download Plug-In...and see why I'm so excitied !" - Steve Bass, PC
- World, October 1994
- "...my favorite small Windows utility..." - Jerry Pournelle, BYTE
- Magazine, Spring 1993
- "...a $20 shareware gem." - Barry Simon, PC Magazine, 1/26/93
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- Plug-In for Windows is currently available for $20.00. Quantity
- discounts and site licenses are also available. Plug-In for Windows
- Version 2.6 works with any system running Windows 95, Windows 3.1
- (including Version 3.11 & Windows for Workgroups). A sound card is
- required for full usage of the Talking Clock.
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- Plug-In for Windows Version
- 2.60
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- File Names
- PLUG260.ZIP
- PITALK26.ZIP
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- Feature Summary:
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- Program Manager Enhancements
- Get the absolute most out of Program Manager!
- * Nested Groups (using Drag-and-Drop) and Group Management.
- * Customizable Group Icons.
- * Customizable Program Manager Title.
- * Instant menus of all items in a group.
- * Save Settings Now.
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- Custom Cursors
- Make Windows cursors bolder and easier to see. Add fun to your
- environment!
- * Change the Standard and Wait cursors to a wide variety of shapes and
- sizes.
- * Enhance other cursors (easy-to-see I-Beam; larger, bolder sizing
- cursors).
- * Cursor Wrap at screen edges.
- * Reverse cursor colors.
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- Resource Alerts
- Gives you advance notice of impending disaster!
- * Plug-In automatically tracks memory, system resources, and disk
- utilization.
- * User-defined thresholds and actions.
- * Display a message box, play a sound, and/or launch a program when a
- resource drops below its threshold.
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- QuickRun Menu
- Run programs and perform system tasks without having to switch to
- another program!
- * Instant access from any application under Windows 3.1 using Plug-In's
- Power Button or by right-clicking on the desktop.
- Instant access from any application under Windows 95 using the
- Power Button or by right-clicking on the Taskbar Notification Area
- Icon.
- * Very easy to configure.
- * Supports nested menus, multiple columns, and separators.
- * Includes ability to display a task list, run an internal Plug-In command,
- insert Program Manager groups, and much more.
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- Title Bar Displays
- The current date and time are now always visible on your screen!
- * Display your choice of date, time, resources, stopwatch on the active
- title bar.
- * Full selection of configuration options, including text color,
- background color, and fonts.
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- Alarms and Scheduler
- Helps you remember meetings, birthdays, lunches, schedule backups,
- etc!
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- * Powerful alarms remind you of important events.
- * Schedule programs to run while you are away from your system.
- * Display message boxes and play sounds.
- * Flexible repeat options allow scheduling of recurring events
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- Sound Support
- Finally! Software that maximizes the investment you made in your
- sound card.
-
- * Event sounds ... play specific sounds when you open, close, minimize,
- move applications.
- * Talking Clock with multiple voices (both male and female).
- * Chimes (say the time, repeating chimes).
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- Install Application
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- Allows for effortless application installation from floppy and CD-
- ROM drives.
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- One step application installation. No need to do ôFile | Run |
- A:\SETUP.EXEö or something similar.
- Lets you view any README documents before you start the
- installation procedure.
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- Shell Support under Windows 3.1
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- Gives the power-user an extra measure of system control!
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- Plug-In can be configured to be your Windows shell. This provides an
- extremely lean operating environment.
- Shell Options include: Running the commands in Program Manager's
- StartUp group; Running your old shell as an application when
- Windows starts, and a new RunMax line in your WIN.INI file.
-
- International Settings
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- Lets international users customize Plug-In for better integration with
- their native language version of Windows.
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- In addition to changing important text strings, Plug-In has full support
- for international date/time formats.
- Users in English-speaking countries can use the International Settings
- as a further means of customizing Plug-In to their tastes.
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- Miscellaneous
- * Screen saver enhancements include instant-on and instant-off
- hotspots, as well as an instant-on shortcut key.
- * Control Center provides a graphical front end for accessing all of
- Plug-In's features.
- * Restrictions settings allow system administrators to control the
- degree of customization allowed.
- Exclude dialogs allow you to easily exclude certain apps from Plug-
- In's title bar displays and/or sound events.
- * Run with History List under Windows 3.1.
- * "Jump To" lists enhance Browse dialogs.
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- New Features
-
- The following information outlines the major changes in the
- most recent versions of Plug-In for Windows and is intended
- for those who are already familiar with the feature set of
- Plug-In V2.
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- Operational under Windows 95 as well as Windows 3.1.
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- A Restrictions section was added for corporate users.
- System Administrators can prevent users from modifying the
- QuickRun menu, Resource Alerts, and Sounds Settings, etc.
-
- Exclude dialogs allow you to easily exclude the title bar
- displays and/or Plug-In sounds from any specified
- applications.
-
- An International Settings Dialog gives control over some
- of the more visible text strings used by Plug-In. In addition
- to being of value to our international users, this dialog can
- be used to further customize Plug-In to individual tastes. For
- example, one might wish to change the default 3-character
- month strings to their full names.
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- Constant availability of Plug-InÆs Control Center and
- QuickRun menu from a Taskbar Notification Area Icon.
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- Plug-In now has the ability to function as the Windows
- Shell under Windows 3.1 (i.e., replace Program Manager or
- other third-party shells). This feature will appeal to those
- who desire the ultimate in uncluttered desktops. It also is
- great when using large desktops (i.e., memory and resource
- hogs), because you can easily unload the desktop if you
- temporarily need the extra memory and/or resources.
-
- In conjunction with allowing Plug-In to function as a shell,
- we now allow Program Manager to be run at any time and
- still have all the added Plug-In functionality. So, if you use
- Plug-In as your shell, you can run Program Manager as you
- need it, and shut it down when you don't.
-
- Plug-In now supports a separate data directory, instead of
- forcing its data files to be located in the Windows directory.
- In addition to making it easier to manage these files, this also
- allows you to easily backup your valuable Plug-In data.
- Note: The default location for this directory is
- PLUGDATA in your Plug-In home directory (it will be in
- the Windows directory if you are running Plug-In from a
- network drive).
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- Plug-InÆs Install Application feature now allows for
- browsing and redoing the drive search when it fails to find
- any install programs.
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- New Talking Clock voice for the default (female) voice.
- We've also released an additional collection of Talking
- Clock voices for your enjoyment and it is available for
- download on the Plannet Crafters BBS and FTP site.
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- Author: Plannet Crafters, Inc., 404-740-9821
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- Needs: IBM AT (80286), Windows 3.0 or better.
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- Registration fee: $20.00
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- Registration benefits: Master disks, phone/CompuServe/GEnie
- support, bonus icons & cursors.
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- Look for: PLUGIN10.ZIP on BBSs; PLUGIN.ZIP on CompuServe in
- CIS:WINADV forum LIBrary 15 (or contact userID 73040,334 for
- assistance); PLUGIN10.ZIP on GEnie in WINDOWS forum LIBrary 9
- (or contact userID D.MANDELL1 for assistance).
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- Download size: 169k (about 13 minutes with a 2400 baud modem)
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