===================================== Welcome to Starfish Internet Sidekick ===================================== 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. ======== CONTENTS ======== 1. Installation 2. What's New In Internet Sidekick 3. Unimodem V 4. Frequently Asked Questions 5. The Electronic User's Guide =============== 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. ================================== 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. ============= 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. ============================= 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. ================================ 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. Copyright (c) 1984, 1996 Starfish Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved.