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- Welcome to Starfish Internet Sidekick
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-
- README File
-
- This document contains information about this release of
- Internet Sidekick. Please read the entire document. You may also
- want to print it for future reference.
-
- Note: This release runs on Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 only.
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- CONTENTS
- ========
-
- 1. Installation
- 2. What's New In Internet Sidekick
- 3. Unimodem V
- 4. Frequently Asked Questions
- 5. The Electronic User's Guide
-
-
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- 1. INSTALLATION
- ===============
-
- Please note the following information about installing:
-
- * To use Internet Sidekick, you must be running Windows 95 or
- Windows NT 4.0.
-
- * Be sure to close Sidekick 95 and its Quick Menu before installing
- Internet Sidekick. To remove the Quick Menu, choose the Remove
- command from its menu.
-
- * CORRECTION to the procedure given on pages 8-9 of the User's Guide.
- Installation should begin automatically when you insert the CD-ROM
- disk in your drive. If it does not, the procedure tells you how
- to start the Setup program. The following is a corrected
- version of Step 5 of that procedure:
-
- 5. At the "Install Program from Floppy Disk or CD-ROM" screen, click Next.
- Use the Browse button to locate the program SETUP.EXE, which is in the
- DISK1 folder on the CD-ROM. Click SETUP.EXE and click Open to begin
- installing.
-
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- 2. WHAT'S NEW IN INTERNET SIDEKICK
- ==================================
-
- For users of earlier versions of Sidekick, here is a summary of
- new features in Internet Sidekick. See the manual and online
- Help for details.
-
- - GENERAL
- * NEW! Internet scheduling of group events.
- * NEW! Eudora Pro Mail (requires 32-bit Eudora Pro).
- * NEW! Netscape Mail.
- * NEW! 256-color Deskpad and icons.
- * NEW! Tools|Preferences|General dialog box.
- * NEW! Setup Wizard that runs when Internet Sidekick is launched for
- the first time. It can also be launched at any time from the menu
- Tools|Setup|Wizard.
- * NEW! Metric Conversions tool accessible from Tools|Conversions.
- * NEW! Synchronize Cardfiles and Calendars. Keep files on two computers
- in sync with each other.
- * NEW! Starfish TrueSync. Synchronize data between Internet Sidekick and
- handheld devices (coming soon as an add-on feature).
-
- - ACTIVITIES
- * NEW! Activities View, replacing the Reminder view. It displays all
- your Internet group events, plus items from your Calendar view.
- * NEW! Internet scheduling. In the Calendar view or Activities view,
- choose Internet|Scheduling Wizard.
- * NEW! Resource Scheduling. Book a reservation for your conference room or
- other meeting resources. The Resource Wizard makes it easy.
-
- - EARTHTIME
- * NEW! Display of Military Time (24-hour format).
- * NEW! GMT/UTC/Zulu clock.
- * NEW! More than 540 cities are now in the database.
- * ENHANCED! Time Synchronizer utility.
-
- - EXPENSE
- * NEW! Expense folders and new file format.
- * NEW! Custom expense categories.
- * NEW! Flexible reporting.
- * NEW! VAT/GST/PST support for Europe and Canada.
- * NEW! Receipt drag & drop across folders.
- * ENHANCED Find capability.
-
- - PHONE DIALER
- * NEW! Caller ID display.
- * NEW! Caller lookup. Automatically looks up the incoming number
- in all open Cardfiles, and displays the card if a match is found.
- There is an Option in Phone Dialer Setup to disable incoming call
- lookup.
- * NEW! Option in Phone Dialer Setup to disable monitoring of calls.
-
- - WRITE
- * NEW! AutoSpell, which checks words as you type.
- * NEW! Spell checking of selected text.
- * NEW! Number of Copies option in Print.
-
- - CARDFILE
- * NEW! Internet|Launch URL. Click on a card and select this command to
- launch your browser and jump to the Web site specified.
- * NEW! Edit|Copy Special Setup. Create a clipboard address format.
- Then use Copy Special to copy the address of the current card to
- the clipboard, and paste it into a Write document.
- * NEW! Netscape, Eudora Pro, and Exchange Address Book. Open your e-mail
- address books in the Cardfile (all Eudora options require the 32-bit
- Eudora Pro).
-
- - CALENDAR
- * NEW! Time Zone display for Calendar events can be changed.
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- 3. UNIMODEM V
- =============
-
- Some telephony features, such as Caller ID, require use of
- Microsoft's Unimodem V driver.
-
- You can download the Unimodem V driver from the Starfish Software
- Web site, at http://www.starfishsoftware.com/cool/cool.html.
- (Note that the manual erroneously states that the Unimodem V
- driver is included with the product.)
-
- The latest version of the Unimodem V driver is available at the
- Microsoft Web site,
- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/software/drivers/unimodem.htm
-
- Note: If you do not have a voice modem compatible with Unimodem V, do
- not install the Unimodem V driver. See your modem documentation, or
- contact the manufacturer, to see if it supports Unimodem V.
-
-
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- 4. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- =============================
-
- Q1: Can Internet Sidekick be installed to a network directory?
- A1: No. Install will give you an error message when you do so. In
- addition, you should not use your data files if they are stored on
- a network directory that does not support long filenames.
-
- Q2: I use Microsoft Exchange Inbox for my e-mail. However, after
- installing other MAPI-compliant software, I could not use
- Exchange for Internet Sidekick's scheduling features. What could
- the problem be?
- A2: This may be due to the fact that some MAPI-compliant
- applications, like Eudora Pro 2.2, replace the original Microsoft
- MAPI DLLs with their own customized versions. See the Eudora Pro
- documentation, or visit the Qualcomm Web site, for configuration
- details.
-
- Q3: Can I import Lotus Organizer 96 address book information?
- A3: No, Organizer 96 and Organizer 97 formats are not supported in this
- release.
-
- Q4: I did not hear the alarm go off for an appointment that had an alarm.
- A4: To hear alarms, you must be sure that Internet Sidekick is running and
- the Calendar has been loaded. The best way to be sure the Calendar is
- available is to set Calendar as your default view. Choose Tools|
- Preferences|General, and select Calendar as the Default Deskpad View.
-
- Q5: The e-mail addresses in my Cardfile are not being recognized for group
- event scheduling. Why not?
- A5: Specific key words must appear in the field names for the fields to be
- recognized correctly. For Internet addresses (such as jsmith@xyz.com),
- the word "Internet" must appear in the field name. Other key words are
- AOL, CompuServe, Fax, Exchange, phone. These terms can appear anywhere
- in the field name. To change field names, use the Cards|Define Fields
- command.
-
- For more answers and tips, be sure to read the Internet Sidekick Tips
- file in the Write view.
-
- For Frequently Asked Questions, please visit our Web Site at:
- http://www.starfishsoftware.com/service/ti.html
-
- For information about contacting Starfish Software, please select
- Help|Search|Contacting Starfish Software from the Internet
- Sidekick main menu.
-
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- 5. The Electronic User's Guide
- ================================
-
- An electronic version of the User's Guide is included on the CD-ROM, in a
- directory called Acrobat. The Adobe(tm) Acrobat(tm) Reader is required to
- use this electronic User's Guide; the Acrobat reader is also in the Acrobat
- directory.
-
- To install the Acrobat reader, double-click the file Acroread.exe in the
- Acrobat directory.
-
- After installing the Acrobat reader, you will be able to double-click the
- SIS-man.pdf file to read it. Instructions on how to use Adobe Acrobat are
- included in the User's Guide, and in the Acrobat reader's online Help system.
-
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- Copyright (c) 1984, 1996 Starfish Software, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved.
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