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EZ-Timer Readme
Note from programmer:
Well, it's time for the release of version 4.00. Hope you
like it, I know I will! There are MANY new features, be
sure to read about the below, as I think you'll enjoy
them, especially the fullscreen and small features.
Anyway, have fun!.
Thank You,
Adam Smith
A NOTE ABOUT LEGAL ISSUES
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There have been releases of different methods of tricking
EZ-Timer into thinking that it is registered. I have just
one thing to say about that:
You cant make any program crack proof. The people who are
going to crack it, no matter how hard we make it, they
aren't going to pay for it no matter how hard it is to
crack. AND, time spent crack-proofing it, is time spent
NOT making new features.
Therefore, I say to you, please be honest, and if everyone
is honest, it'll mean better features for everyone since
I don't have to spend more time working on making it
harder to crack! I had to spend a lot of time working on
making 4.00 harder to crack, and I could have spent that
time working on better features, but I knew if I did then
someone would make a crack a lot quicker for it.
New Features
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There are four main new features in EZ-Timer 4.00.
1)If you maximize the main window, the time display will
resize and become a lot bigger. You then can change the
font/size/style for the bigger display. This would be
useful for keeping up with time if you are a considerable
distance from your monitor.
2)If you press the button titled "Small" in the top-left
hand corner, the main window will go away and a very small
window will come up. In this window is a time display
showing whatever time is on the time display. Also in
this window is a check box. If you check the check box,
you can go into another program and work in that program
and the window will always stay "On Top" or visible. In
addition, there is a button that, upon clicking it, it
will take you back to the main window.
3)In the same cataglory as "Timer" and "Stopwatch" is
"Clock". Upon selecting this, the time will be displayed
in the time window. Using the options, you can choose to
either have it display the Data & Time or just the Time.
4)If you go to register now, instead of registering using
the old registration method, there is now a handy wizard.
This wizard will guide you through the registration
process easily and quickly.
Operation
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The operation of EZ-Timer is fairly simple and
self-explanitory. To set the time to count down from,
click the Set Time button and then click Ok. To start the
count down, click the start button.
If you want to count up (the stopwatch feature), choose
the stopwatch option and either press Start or you can
press Start From to start counting up from that point.
You can change the properties of the time display (the
background color, text size/font/color, etc.) by clicking
the Properties button. You can pause/reset the time on
the display by pressing the Pause or Reset buttons.
Also, you will find all of the buttons mentioned on the
menus at the top of the main window.
There are five different things you that can happen when
the time expires (reaches 00:00:00). In version 3.00,
you can have more than one thing happen:
1) Alert me with a sound: Plays a sound. If you don't
want it to be the default sound, you can change the wave
file that is played using the properties button.
2) Display Message Box: Upon selecting this, when the
time runs out, a message box will be displayed. You can
customize this message box by using properties button.
3) Launch A Program: If you select this, when the time
runs out, a program will automatically be launched. You
choose which program you want to be launched using the
Properties button
4) Shutdown: If this option is selected, when the time
runs out, your computer will automatically shutdown
without asking for confirmation. If there is any unsaved
data, you will be prompted to save it. You cannot have
both the shutdown and the restart option selected at the
same time.
5) Restart: This is the same thing as the Shutdown option
above, except that it will restart your computer instead
of shuting it down. You cannot have both the shutdown
and the restart option selected at the same time.
Command-line Arguments
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Version 3.00 of EZ-Timer supports command line arguments.
Here is a list of all of the switches you can use and what
they do:
/m:[t, s, or r] - This will set the mode that the program
is started up in. If you put "t" there, it will start up
in Timer mode. If you put "s", it will start up in
stopwatch mode. If you put "c", it will start up in clock
mode. If you put "r", it will start up in the mode it was
closed in last time (from the "r"egistry)
/t:[time] - This sets the time to put on the clock (either
to count up from using the stopwatch or count down from
using the Timer). You can put the time in just about any
form. Let's say you want 0 hours, 10 minuites, and 35
seconds, you could either put ":10:35" or "0:10:35", but
have to have something holding the hours place. If you
were to put "10:35", it'd be understood as 10 hours and
35 minuites.
/a:[actions] - This switch specifies the actions you wish
to be selected. Even if you're choosing to use the
stopwatch option, these will still be selected (just not
used unless the EZ-Timer is switched to timer mode). The
way you specify the actions are as follows:
a - Alert me with a sound
m - Display a Message Box
l - Launch a program
s - Shutdown
r - Restart
You simply put in all of the options you want in there all
together in any order. For example, let's say that you
wanted to be alerted with a sound, a message box to be
displayed, and your computer to shutdown, you would use
the switch like this: "/a:ams". If you need more help
understanding how to use this switch, you can email our
support at: support@viratech.com
/s:[state] - You can use this optionally to specify the
state in which the application is startup up in (either
Normal or Minimized). If you say "/s:m", then it will
start up minimized. If you say "/s:n", it will start up
in normal mode.
If you need any more help, email us at
support@viratech.com
If you have any suggestions for new features (we love to
hear your ideas!), email us at eztimer@viratech.com
Support
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Free support is only offered to registered customers. If
you are a registered customer and wish to receive support,
please e-mail your question to support@viratech.com
along with your name that you used to register so we can
verify that you have registered.
If you are un-registered, we will offer you limited, basic
free support.
Updates
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We offer free upgrades for all future versions to all
of our registered customers. All other customers must pay
the full registration price before they can get free
upgrades.
Websites
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One of our services is web development. If you want to
get a website for you or your company, give us a hollar.
Email us at webmaster@viratech.com if you want more info!
If you have any questions that this Read-Me does not
answer about this program, please e-mail us at
support@viratech.com
Also, please visit our website at:
http://www.viratech.com