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STARFISH INTERNET UTILITIES LITE VERSION
README FILE
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This document contains information about Starfish Internet
Utilities Lite. Please read through this document
carefully. We recommend that you also print a copy of this
document and save it for future reference.
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CONTENTS
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1. About Starfish Internet Utilities Lite
2. Installation
3. Starting Starfish Internet Utilities Lite
4. Limitations
5. Running Starfish Internet Utilities Lite under Windows NT
6. Removing Starfish Internet Utilities Lite
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1. ABOUT STARFISH INTERNET UTILITIES LITE
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Welcome to Starfish Internet Utilities Lite. With this versatile
collection of utilities, you can connect quickly to your favorite
Internet sites, unzip compressed files, track your online
communications, and more.
HereÆs what you get in Starfish Internet Utilities Lite:
-- QuickMarks (Lite) travels the Internet for you, performing
your commands and getting information. It helps you organize
links to your favorite sites, and lets you quickly and
easily save valuable data from the World Wide Web.
-- You can use the unique QuickMark It! button to create
Internet QuickMark buttons with a single click. No more
worry about bookmarking your favorite sites, or taking the
time to follow your browserÆs procedures for creating a
shortcut.
-- InternetMeter (Lite) helps you to keep track of your
communications using applications such as Netscape Navigator
and Microsoft Internet Explorer. It monitors the status of
your call, the time you spend online, and your modem data. In
addition, if a call fails, InternetMeter will show the
reason, such as "Line busy."
-- QuickZip compresses and extracts files easily and efficiently.
Special features include the ability to quickly create
self-extracting files (.exe) and drag-and-drop functionality.
HereÆs what you can get by upgrading to the full version of
Starfish Internet Utilities:
-- QuickMarks provides a unique Notification feature, which
instantly lets you know which of your favorite sites have
changed! You can then launch those sites with a single mouse
click from the WhatÆs New window!
-- InternetMeter includes an expanded view of your connection
and data flow rate. In addition, you can customize the
InternetMeter to match your own communication style and
even monitor your free time with online service providers!
-- QuickZip can be added and removed, along with several
other plug-ins, allowing you to customize Internet Utilities
to meet your personal needs.
-- InternetClock features the Internet Time Synchronizer,
which precisely synchronizes your computerÆs system clock
with Internet time servers, ensuring that your system time
is accurate and reliable. You can also use InternetClock to
schedule alarms, reminders, and tasks, and display up to
four clocks, each showing the time in a different time zone.
Upgrade to get all those features!
-- The Virtual Screens plug-in is like connecting your computer to
several side-by-side monitors. You can open programs on the
Virtual Screens, and then switch back and forth among them
to work with the different programs. In addition, you can
launch multiple instances of your browser. Then you can view
one site while the browser in another Virtual Screen is
connecting to another site.
-- The Resources plug-in contains information about your memory, disk
drive space, Windows system resources, and your system
environment. Use the Resources utility to examine resource
usage and to set alarm levels for low resources.
-- Printer Manager lists all the currently installed
printers, fax drivers, plotters, and other output devices.
You can print or fax a file by dragging it to the desired
printer icon, change the default printer, and more.
-- WinTools offers single-click access to the most
frequently used Windows 95 tools, such as Find and the
Explorer. You can select how many and which tools you
display on the Control Panel, such as Explorer, representing
the Windows Explorer tool; Find, representing the Windows
Find tool; and Internet Browser, representing your default
Internet browser.
Note: The online help describes all the features available
in the full version of Starfish Internet Utilities. You can
view the Help Table of Contents by clicking the
question mark button on the Starfish Internet Utilities Lite
Control Center and clicking Contents.
Topics that describe features available only in the full version
are followed by a parenthetical note: "Full Version Only."
For information on upgrading to the full version of Starfish
Internet Utilities, you can:
-- Call 1-888-STARFISH.
-- Call the Corporate Sales Department, if you are a corporate
user, at 1-888-961-9696.
-- Visit the Starfish Software Web site:
http: //www.starfishsoftware.com
-- Visit your favorite reseller.
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2. INSTALLATION
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Install Starfish Internet Utilities Lite in a separate
directory; do not attempt to install it over another program.
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3. STARTING STARFISH INTERNET UTILITIES LITE
============================================
Click Starfish Internet Utilities in the Windows 95 Start
Menu.
The first time you run Starfish Internet Utilities Lite,
your system is examined and the following features are
automatically set up:
-- The AppOrganizer scans your hard disk for common applications
and creates QuickMarks groups and QuickMarks buttons for them,
such as a Utilities group.
-- Starfish Internet Utilities Lite creates QuickMarks buttons
representing Internet sites, grouped into convenient categories
such as Search.
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4. LIMITATIONS
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Limitations include:
- When you view the Modem Setup dialog for the InternetMeter, you
get the modem properties for the first modem installed. You
cannot change to other modems. As a workaround, use the Windows
Control Panel.
- If you have large Bookmarks and/or Favorites groups that
are not organized in folders, you may experience Resources
problems. As a workaround, organize your Bookmarks and/or
Favorites in folders, creating a hierarchical directory
structure.
- If you uninstall your default browser, your QuickMarks
Internet buttons may not launch correctly. As a workaround,
click Customize, double-click QuickMarks, and select
Settings. Click the Advanced button, and select a
browser for launching your QuickMarks on the Browser
page.
Note: Online and Internet service providers vary in their policies
concerning their billing practices, such as in their methods for
rounding up the hours spent or billing in minimum time increments.
They also may change their policies. InternetMeter does not account
for all such variables. Although InternetMeter will reflect the
actual time spent online, that time may not reflect your final bill
from your service provider.
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5. RUNNING STARFISH INTERNET UTILITIES LITE UNDER WINDOWS NT
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Starfish Internet Utilities Lite has been tested with Windows
NT 4.0, and the information provided in the documentation
applies only to NT 4.0. It has not been tested with
older versions of NT.
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6. REMOVING STARFISH INTERNET UTILITIES LITE
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To remove Starfish Internet Utilities Lite:
1. Close Starfish Internet Utilities Lite and the InternetMeter
background monitoring component. (Close the component by
right-clicking the InternetMeter system tray icon and clicking
Close InternetMeter on the shortcut menu.)
2. Ope