               EYESAFE VERSION 1.01 SHAREWARE


1. OVERVIEW

Whether you are an internet addict,a professional software developer
or you just enjoy playing PC games you should realize that the more
time you spend staring at your computer screen the more likely you
will experience the discomfort of eyestrain. Although most people
acknowledge the UNHEALTHY nature of continuously sitting in front of
a computer for extended periods, there is often a lack of discipline
in taking regular breaks. This is especially true in the case of 
children.

Eyesafe is a utility which serves to relieve eyestrain by forcing
users to limit their computer time.It was developed with the growing
popularity of the INTERNET in mind and provides a means to limit
your surf time or any other activity that you are busy with. Eyesafe
can be programmed to interrupt your computer activity at regular
intervals for a certain time period. This forces you to take a break
and give your eyes a well earned rest. Once the time period has
expired you can continue with your former activity. Its that Simple! 

Furthermore the inclusion of a password facility enables one to 
control children's computer activity as desired.


2. INSTALLATION

To install simply unzip the EYESAFE.ZIP file (extract it into a Temp
directory so that you can delete the files after installation) and 
double click or run the setup.exe file. The install wizard does most
of the hard work and once installation is complete you wil have the 
following files on your system:

          Eyesafe.Exe    411kb (420352 bytes)
          Readme.Txt     5kb   (5022 bytes)
          DelsL1.isu     2kb
          _isreg32.dll   36kb
          _deisreg.isr   1kb

The default directory for these files is C:\Program Files\Eyesafe\

To uninstall simply go to the Windows95 Start | Settings | Control 
Panel and activate the Add/Remove programs application. Proceed with
the removal of Eyesafe.

3. HOW TO USE 

To start Eysafe proceed with the folowing steps:

           1 -  From the explorer double click the file EYESAFE.EXE
                or execute via the windows Start | Programs | menu.
           2 -  Click the properties button and set the following
                parameters as required:
                         - Shutdown time period.
                         - Interval time period
                         - Warning options
                         - Password option
           3 - Click the activate button
           4 - Minimize the Eyesafe utility (this is not essential
               but it's nice to have it out of the way). 

Note the utility runs in the background and allows you to continue 
with your normal activities. Once the time interval has been reached
the Eyesafe utility will take over and will only return control to
you once the shutdown time has expired.You are then able to continue
as normal  until the interval time period is reached again whereupon
the shutdown operation will repeat. Note that several features of 
this version of Eyesafe have not been enabled. These will become 
available upon registration of the software (see section 6).

When surfing the internet its best to activate the Warning options
in the  Eyesafe properties so that you are warned before shutdown
occurs. This will enable you to either terminate your online 
connection OR if you prefer, start a download that will run while
you are on your rest break. Alternatively you can just leave as is
and continue as normal after your break.

4. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Eyesafe will work on most PC's and screen resolutions. The only req-
uirement is that the operating system must be Windows 95. Some 
anamolies can be experienced however if one is running dos based 
applications from within Windows 95. This is especially true for 
certain games that are not fully Windows95 compliant.

5. TIPS

I find the most convenient way to use Eyesafe is to make it part of
the Windows95 StartUp menu configuration. In this way everytime you
switch on your PC, Eyesafe is run automatically and all you have to 
do is click the activate button. For instructions on how to install
an application in the StartUp menu click on the Windows95 START |
HELP utility and search for 'Start menu'. Select the adding programs
item and follow the instructions. (make sure you insert the Eyesafe
program in the "startup" folder).

6. DEVELOPERS DETAILS

Eyesafe is a SHAREWARE application. You can register your version by
mailing US$ 5 (or the equivalent in any currency) to the following 
address.Upon registration you will be sent a registered version with
all of the features enabled.

Developer :          George Vrahimis
                     26 Harry De Stadler Close
                     Fish Hoek
                     7975
                     South Africa

Email : gvr@msi.imt.za

All comments, bug reports and suggestions for future enhancements 
are most welcome.
