HomeBase98 Release 2.5 Release Notes

HomeBase98 is created by New Dimensions Consulting, LLC.
Copyright ©1997-1998.
All rights Reserved.


CONTENTS
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I	FEATURES
II	DEFAULT PASSWORD
III	INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
IV	REGISTRATION
V	SPECIAL ISSUES FOR DBASE, QUATTRO PRO, AND PARADOX USERS
VI	REVISION HISTORY
VII	CONTACTING NEW DIMENSIONS


I	FEATURES
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HomeBase 98 is a multimoduled PIM designed to help you be the best you can be 
in your everyday life. Use it to keep track of information about people and 
things to do. The Contact Manager enables you to maintain important personal 
and business information on contacts, including name, numbers, company, 
appearance, cash flow, picture, and your meeting/date history with them. Use 
the Activity Manager to view, sort, and print thousands of activities grouped 
as Restaurants, Parks, Plays, Movies, Sporting Events and more.  The Recipe 
Manager helps you to prepare the perfect meal for that special person, 
complete with cuisine type, ingredients, preparation type, and directions. 
The Criteria Manager links all the data together and answers "What do I want 
to do and with whom?" questions by combining your data into a clear, 
concise result. Other features include QuickBase (access HomeBase data from
the Windows SystemTray), daily reminders, context-sensitive help, password 
protection, backup and restore, and several reports (including mailing labels). 



Contact Manager 

  ·	Manage - your Personal and Business Contact's important information, 
        including Name, Contact Numbers - both domestic & international, 
        Company, Appearance, Cash Flow, Picture even your History with them!! 
  ·	Communicate  - send email, connect to any contact’s website or call 
        any contact on the telephone even print mailing lists.
  ·	Quickly -  and easily share information with other email and contact 
        manager program by importing or exporting contact data from Act!, 
        Microsoft Outlook, even Microsoft Access. 

Activity Manager 

  ·	Use your Activity Manager to view, sort and print thousands of 
        activities grouped as Restaurants, Parks, Plays, Movies, Sporting 
        Events, etc.  We have included several activities from across the 
        country as examples, lime Hard Rock Café, the Museum of Science and 
        Industry and more!
  ·	Detailed information on every activity, such as, any Additional 
        Locations, Address, High and Low Cost, Methods of Payment accepted, 
        is Alcohol is served, whether they Deliver, accept Reservations, 
        or offer Carry Out service, and much, much more!!! 
  ·	Update your existing Activity Manager with things to do from any 
        major metropolitan city in the Country, as well as, Canada, such as, 
        Atlanta, Chicago, San Diego, Washington, DC; and others by 
        downloading the Activity Manager update city of your choice. 


Recipe Manager 

·	Efficiently prepare the perfect meal for that special person - 
        complete with Cuisine Type, ingredients, preparation type and 
        directions - using the Recipe Manager. 
·	10 recipes are included with HomeBase ranging from Soul Food, Chinese
        to Vegetarian as Breakfast through Dinner, Baked to Stir Fry and so 
        on -- the possibilities are endless!! 
·	Print out your Grocery List to take to the supermarket to assist 
        with your grocery shopping. 

Criteria Manager 

·	Links all of your HomeBase data together & effortlessly answers all 
        of those "what do I want to do" and "who do I want to go out with" 
        questions by combining your HomeBase data into a clear, concise result. 
·	Displays your answer in the Results Manager.

Additional Features 

·	Fully functional, context sensitive Help system and the ‘Tip of the 
        Day’ system keep you informed, as well as, entertained!! 
·	Secure your important information with HomeBase’s Password protection
·	Full featured Backup & Restore utility protects your data from loss 
        and corruption, even reminding you at regular intervals.
·	Several reports designed to effectively manage your life, including 
        Mailing Labels!
·	Easy single file installation program 


II	DEFAULT PASSWORD
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The default password is 'default' (all lowercase).  Your HomeBase password IS
case sensitive, therefore 'PASSWORD' and 'password' are NOT the same.   Once
you register, be sure to change the password to something less obvious to 
fully secure your personal information.  See the Help file for further 
information of Registering HomeBase98.



III	INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
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The minimum system requirements necessary to run HomeBase98 are;

IBM Compatible PC with 486 processor or higher
Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.51 or Higher
4 MB RAM (8 or more recommended)
3.5 Floppy Drive (If installing from disk)
VGA or higher capable monitor
Mouse or compatible pointing device
3.5 MB Free Space

Optional Requirements

E-Mail Package - This is necessary if you want to send e-mail to your 
  Contacts directly from HomeBase.
Internet Browser - This is necessary if you want to connect to one of your 
  Contacts websites.
Modem - For calling your contacts and/or connecting to an Internet website.
Microphone - Speak to your contacts from within HomeBase without picking up
  the phone.

** Note addition fees and/or equipment (i.e., modem) may be necessary to use 
the optional components.  Check the minimum requirements of your email and/or
Internet Browser program for more information.
	
IV	REGISTRATION
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This particular Shareware program requires you to register the program for 
continued use.  You may use HomeBase98 and add an unlimited amount of 
information - for a period of 30 DAYS or up to 60 uses after you install the 
software. After 30 days or 60 uses - whichever comes first, you will not be 
able to use ANY of the HomeBase features until it is registered.  You may 
register HomeBase by obtaining a registration 'Unlock' code from New 
Dimensions and entering it in the Main Menu.  See the Help file for more 
information regarding registering the HomeBase software and any fees.



V	SPECIAL ISSUES FOR DBASE, QUATTRO PRO AND PARADOX USERS
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If you are NOT currently using any of these programs, this section has no 
effect on your installation or un-installation of HomeBase.  
The HomeBase tables are actually a special form of Paradox for Windows tables
and use the some of the same functions/procedures the programs above use with 
the IDAPI/BDE files.  If these programs are currently installed, be sure NOT
to use the IDAPI/BDE location these programs use, as you will not have access
to the HomeBase tables from these applications.  Also, should you need to 
remove HomeBase from your system, the Windows 95/NT uninstallation program 
will ask you if you want to remove some shared files, such as the IDAPI32.CFG
file.  If you use any of the above applications, DO NOT remove these files. 
Doing so my make your other Borland applications un-usable.


VI	REVISION HISTORY 
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6/1/98  2.5 98 Version Upgrade 
      * Integrated QuickBase - quick access to your HomeBase information right
        from your desktop - each time you start your computer.  Call contacts,
        print your grocery list, even use the Criteria Manager - all without
        starting HomeBase.
      * Reminders - Each time you start your computer, a unique sound along 
        with a message is display reminding your of a special event, things
        to do for the day, someone's birthday and so on.
      * Specific feature registration.  Version 2.5 now allows you to register
        specific managers for a reduced cost.  For example, if you are not a
        good cook and don't plan to use the Recipe Manager, you may choose to
        register the Contact and Activity Managers only at significant savings.
        See the Help file for more information.
      * All feature limitations have been removed from the evaluation version.
        Previous versions did not allow you to print or change your password.
        The only current limitation is the 30 Day/60 Use policy.
      * Usability and bug fixes.

4/6/98  2.0 Version Upgrade (HomeBase 98)
      *  New Importing and Exporting capabilities, including ASCII, dBase,
         Paradox and Access.
      *  New Mailing Labels report can be customized to almost any size paper
         or label type, including Avery, MACO, Hewlett Packard and more.
      *  Increased data security with the new Backup and Restore features.
      *  Switch between Form and Table View in the Contact Manager.
      *  Communicate with any Contact by calling them using your 'existing'
         modem, send emails to several contacts at a time or connect to their
         Internet website
      *  Improved Installation Programs deletes all files and Registry keys. 
      *  Graphical User Interface redesigned and other bug fixes.

1/1/98  1.0.1 Maintenance Release
      *  Improved Criteria Manager now allows searches on an unlimited # of
         ingredients and your History with your contacts.
      *  Re-designed Grocery List form allows easier selection of items.
      *  Sample Activities have been included from across the US and Canada
      *  Improved navigation in all Managers.
      *  Security Mechanism Improved and Corrected
      *  Adding State Abbreviation lookup table in Help File.
      *  Reduced size and increased speed of application executable.
      *  Several minor bug fixes/enhancements, as well as, updated Help file.  

12/1/97	1.0 Initial Release


VI	CONTACTING NEW DIMENSIONS
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Should you have a problem with HomeBase98, which you cannot find the answer in
the on-line help file or our Internet website FAQ (Frequently Asked
Questions) section, please e-mail us at support@new-dimensions.net.  If you
do not have Internet access, you may retrieve the HomeBase Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) documents or contact us using the information below.

New Dimensions Consulting
PO Box 731
Atlanta, GA 30086-0731 USA
Email - sales@new-dimesnions.net
Internet - http://www.new-dimensions.net
Sales/Support - 770 498-2731
Fax - 770 498-2762