TIMEWAVE Ver 1.2 Copyright 1995 Jason Tolbert, TCS Software Release Note: The main purpose of this release was to allow the user to install TimeWave no matter where windows was installed. Previously, Timewave assumed windows was installed on the C drive. Also, bugs were fixed in the method of saving settings. A new interface is coming soon! Thank you for trying TimeWave! A long time ago I started to download .wav files from the internet and attach them to windows events using one of the many programs that allow you to do that. However, I wanted to play my sounds at random time intervals. I wanted to be surprised by the "responses"of my computer while I was working. I have found that motivational quotes spoken randomly using TimeWave keeps me going through those frustrating debugging sessions. By using my TimeWave program, I now am able to give my computer a bit more spontaneity. TimeWave livens up your boring windows sessions by playing sounds from specified directory at random time intervals or a time interval that you set. It is not a very complicated program ( I call it SimpleWare), but I believe windows users will enjoy this program. Give it a try for 30 days and then decide if want to pay the modest registration fee of $5.00. If you want to keep it but use it only sparingly, you may pay the discount registration fee of $3.00. Oh yea, this program is fully functional. No banner screens or crippleware tactics. However, registering entitles you to free upgrades of the product. Of course, this unregistered product may be distributed freely as long as all accompanying files are distributed along with the files. INSTALLING TIMEWAVE Installation is easy. Once you download and unzip all of the files into an arbitrary directory, execute the program called setup.exe. IMPORTANT: The program will not work if not installed in c:\twave. The setup.exe program will default to this for you. TIMEWAVE INITIALIZATION Start TimeWave by either double-clicking the TimeWave icon or by choosing File;Run;c:\twave\twave.exe in windows Program Manager. USING TIMEWAVE Selecting a Directory The first thing you should do when using is TimeWave is to select the directory where your .wav files are located. TimeWave will randomly select files to play from this directory. You may specify a directoy by using the mouse or by typing the full directory path in the box called Specify Directory For Sounds. Use the Test button to see what a particular sound file sounds like. Specifying a Time Interval Specify a time interval in seconds by typing a number in the Time Between Sounds box. You can then either press Confirm Time or put the cursor on the next item on the screen you want to change. You should immediately see the Countdown window change to the appropriate value. Hint: If you are not allowed to type anything in the Time Between Sounds box, it is because the Randomize Time feature is active (see Randomizing the Time Between Sounds). Randomizing the Time Between Sounds You can let TimeWave select the Time Between Sounds played for you. Just give TimeWave a maximum and a minimum value from which to choose from (the value is in seconds). Make sure that the Randomize Time box is checked. Enabling/Disabling TimeWave Quite intuitively, you can enable or disable TimeWave by checking the box marked Enable Sounds. Save Settings You can save your settings by clicking on Save Settings. Registration Please try this product for 30 days. After 30 days, in order to keep this program, you must send $5.00 to the address below. If you want to keep the program but use it only sparingly, then you may pay the $3.00 limited use license. By paying three dollars, you agree to only use the program five times a month. Registration will entitle you any upgrades for free. Please send payment to: Tolbert Computing Services 12933 Ox Bow Ln St Louis Mo 63138 Support If you need any help with anything, please contact me via one of the following ways: email: jtolbert@crl.com snail: Jason Tolbert Tolbert Computer Services 12933 Ox Bow Ln St Louis Mo 63138