DeskNotes 2.0
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DeskNotes is an application for quickly recording and organizing 
information you need to remember - without cluttering up your desk
with scraps of paper. With it you can create realistic looking notes
right on your desktop. Use it to quickly jot down ideas before they
are lost.

Its Note Manager can be used to organize your notes into notebooks for
ease of retrieval. Search functions are provided for quickly locating
information.

With the Attribute Browser you can extend your notes by defining
priorities and alarms, or to even schedule notes to open and
programs to run automatically.

Need to do some math? Just type an expression on a note, and
DeskNotes will compute the result.

Included is a built in Note Server. Use it to send and receive
notes from other DeskNotes users.

DeskNotes was also designed to be fun! Each DeskNote has over 100
properties that can be adjusted to change the appearance of a note.
Sounds can be assigned to Note Events, to further customize
DeskNotes.

To get you started, DeskNotes includes a starter kit of predefined
note templates and a collection of over 200 image files that make great
looking note backgrounds.

DeskNotes runs on Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0. With a P90 or better, it
can display hundreds of notes at once. Try it. I'll bet you never opened
200 windows at once.

DeskNotes was a Ziff-Davis (www.zdnet.com) 1997 Shareware of the Year
Finalist.

July 12 1998
By Ted Mastrandonas

tmastran@mindspring.com
http://www.mindspring.com/~tmastran/

WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED
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DESKNT20.ZIP - a pkzip/winzip compatible file archive

This zip file contains the following:

README.TXT   - the file you are reading.
DESKNT20.EXE - a standard Windows style installer that contains
               DeskNotes 2.0 and an un-installer.
VENDINFO.DIZ - a product information file.

INSTALLATION
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1) Un-zip DESKNT20.ZIP to a temporary directory.
2) Run DESKNT20.EXE, answering the questions.

   (If you are using winzip you can just double click on
    desknt20.exe inside of winzip to run the installer,
    without first extracting it.)

DeskNotes DOES NOT install ANY files (see notes) in any directory, 
other than the one YOU tell it to. It DOES NOT replace any of your
system files, or otherwise add to the clutter in your Windows
directory.

I can't stand this and I know you can't either!


UN-INSTALL
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You can un-install DeskNotes using "Add/Remove" programs in the
Windows control panel.


NOTE
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DeskNotes uses long filenames! If you are installing to a network
drive, please make sure that it supports long filenames.

The installer will copy the files "unvise.exe" and "unvise32.dll"
to your Windows directory. They are about 100k total. This is the
un-installer program, and is the recommended location for these
files. You may already have these files if you installed a program
that uses the same installer as DeskNotes.


SHAREWARE REGISTRATION
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This is shareware, and must be licensed after 30 days.
The enclosed help file includes an order form and instructions
for registering your copy of DeskNotes. The file "license.txt"
contains the complete license agreement.

You can register on-line or by mail.

To register on-line, visit our web site at
http://www.mindspring.com/~tmastran and follow the instructions.
On-line registrations are usually sent within 24 hours.

To register by mail, send us a note telling us who you are,
and how you want to recieve your registration (e-mail or postal mail),
along with a check for $24.95, drawn on a US bank, payable to
Ted Mastrandonas, to:

	Ted Mastrandonas
	P.O. Box 1626
	Pelham, AL 35124

If you include an e-mail with your mail-in registration, most locations
in North America should receive a registration by e-mail in less than
a week.


ARTWORK LICENSE
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Included with DeskNotes are over 200 bitmap files that you can
use as backgrounds for your DeskNotes.

If you have not registered DeskNotes, you can only use these
files in DeskNotes. You can drag and drop them onto notes, or 
use the Properties Paper Dialog to select one as a background
for a note.

Registered users will be provided with information needed to
make these files useable in any application. They are also
free to use them for Web pages or whatever, as long as they
are not publicly re-distributed or re-sold.

Most of the images are best viewed at color depths HIGHER than 256
colors. To change your color depth, right click on your desktop
and select Properties Settings. If your video card supports it,
select at least 16 bit (high color mode) color. This will improve
the appearance of all applications you run. Not just DeskNotes.

If you are registered, feel free to use them as a starting
point for your own custom backgrounds. If you make something
cool, send it to us at tmastran@mindspring.com, and we might
feature it on our Web page.


WHERE TO REACH US
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Our web site is http://www.mindspring.com/~tmastran
Send e-mail to tmastran@mindspring.com


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