Alert Maker ------ Create your own alert sounds. What is Alert Maker? ----------------- Have you ever wanted to make your own alerts? Alert Maker is a tool that allows you to create your own alert sounds. Alert Maker converts sound recordings from the Notes application to alert sounds. Features ------------ Create your own alert and alarm sounds. Convert Notes sound recordings to alerts. Sounds can be used with other applications. NewtonID aware but not required. Easy to use. Requirements ------------ Alert Maker is available Newton devices with sound recording capability. It has been tested on a MessagePad 2000. No testing on an eMate 300 has been done, but no foreseeable problems exist at this time. Installation ------------ Install AlertMaker.pkg as you would with other Newton software, by downloading it to your device using the Newton Connection Utilities, Newton Backup Utility, Newton Package Installer, or other package installation utility. Alert Maker will install an icon into the Extras Drawer. Alert Maker must be present for the alert sounds to sound. Sound Length ------------ This version only uses the first RchunkS of sound of each of the Notes recordings. Depending on the recording quality chosen when recorded, the chunk may be up to 30 seconds. Memory Use ---------- Alert MakerUs storage memory use is intensive. Alert Maker uses the internal store for sound storage. Your Newton device must have enough memory on the internal store in order to add alert sounds. Scan Notes ---------- Each time you start Alert Maker, the list of recordings will be empty. Tap Scan to begin scanning Notes for sound recordings. This may take a while, depending on how many notes you have. Playback Notes Recordings ------------------------- Select a sound recording to play by tapping the diamond and tapping a selection from the popup list. Once you have chosen a recording, you may play it by tapping Play. You may adjust the volume by adjusting the volume slider. Add to Alerts ------------- Each alert must have a name. Write in a name that you would like for the alert. Tap on Add to add the sound recording to the list of alerts. Playback Alerts --------------- You may playback any of the alerts in the list. Tap on the name of the alert you would like to play. Tap on Play. Rename Alerts ------------- You may change the name of the alert by altering the text of the name as it appears in the line below the list. Delete Alerts ------------- You may delete any of the alerts in the list. Tap on the name of the alert you would like to delete. Tap on Delete. If you accidentally delete an alert, you may immediately tap on the system Undo to undo the delete. If you perform other actions before tapping Undo, the undo will not work. Shareware --------- Alert Maker is shareware. When unregistered, Alert Maker will work with no restrictions for 30 days. After that, you may still use it, but alert sounds will not be registered with the system. Registration cost is US$15. You may register using Kagi through: A) World Wide Web at: B) WWW Secure (SSL) Connection: C) Using Flash Sheridan's Register for the Newton. For more information visit Kagi at . Registration ------------ Once your payment is cleared, we will send you a validation code by email (or postal mail). Tap on the Info button and tap on Register. Make sure the name is correct and enter the validation code (all lowercase letters). Tap Validate. About Owner Card-based Registration ----------------------------------- Alert Maker uses Owner Card registration. This requires that your registered name appears on the active Owner Card. If you do temporarily switch to another Owner Card, Alert Maker will give you a peaceful grace period to return to the registered Owner Card. If you do not switch to the original Owner Card within the grace period, Alert Maker will then give you warnings on each use. However, once you do return to the original Owner Card and use Alert Maker, the grace period will be reset. NewtonID -------- Alert Maker is NewtonID aware, and will use it if it is present on your Newton device. If you later remove the NewtonID user name, Alert Maker will use the Owner Card. NewtonID is an initiative proposed by Foundation Systems that provides a single stable user name to a Newton device. It requires that you install it in order to set your NewtonID user name. Once it is set, however, the software is not required and may be removed. Version History --------------- 97.09.03 Initial public release of version 1.0 Please send any problems, questions, suggestions, or comments. deep focus designs Alert Maker may be distributed as long as this Read Me file is included unmodified. Newton, MessagePad, Connection Utilities, Backup Utility, Package Installer, and Apple are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. and/or Newton, Inc. In using this software, you understand and agree that this software is provided Ras isS without warranty of any kind. The authors do not make any warranties, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to this software. In no event shall the author be liable for any consequential, incidental, or special damages whatsoever (including without limitation, damages for loss of critical data, loss of profits, interruption of business and the like) arising out of the use or inability to use this software. In registering this software, you are granted a nonexclusive license to use the software. Registration does not grant you any intellectual property rights in the software. The software is owned by yischon liaw and deep focus designs and is protected by United States Copyright Law and International Treaty provisions. Copyright )1997 yischon liaw and deep focus designs. All Rights Reserved.