Supercharge call charge calculator. Version 2.4 Written By Chris Tranter (cat1@spuddy.mew.co.uk) Shareware notice This product is supplied as shareware. You can use it for a trial period of 30 days, and If you like it, register it (see registration section). Even if you don't wish to register, please let me know what you think of this program / bugs etc via E-Mail. (even if you think it's crap!!!!) User Instructions What is Supercharge?? Supercharge call charge calculator is a simple way of keeping track of telephone usage costs. Before you go on line, start supercharge and you will be constantly aware of the cost of your call. When finished, stop the timer and add the call cost to your log. Installation Procedure To install Supercharge, create a directory of your choice, and copy the self-extracting zip archive into it. Double click the archive from program manager. After the files have been extracted, delete the zip file to save on disk space. Add supercharge to your desktop in the usual way. (for further instructions, see your Microsoft Windows manuals). Please Note If you do not have a copy of THREED.vbx in your windows/system directory, you may need to copy the file THREED.vbx from the Supercharge Directory into your windows/system directory. Starting Supercharge To start Supercharge, double click on the icon from the desktop. Timing your call Before you go on line, start Supercharge and leave it running in the background. Now, startup your connection in your usual way. Once you are on line, return to Supercharge with the ALT & TAB keys and select the call time and type from the selection panels (see below for call times & types). Start the timer with the START button in the timer panel. Now, minimize Supercharge with the MINIMIZE button in the timer panel. A small window will be displayed on your screen, this gives you the time you have been on line, and a running total of the cost of the call. The bar on the right of the window is for the spends monitor (see below). You can now use your other applications (Netscape, Mosaic, etc). The timer window will remain hovering over the top of your current application, if you do not want this to happen, uncheck the hover option on the window. Once you have completed your session, press the RETURN button on the timer window to return to the main program and press STOP in the timer panel. When you have pressed STOP, your call will be recalculated. Manual call calculation If you wish to find out the cost of a call without timing it, you can move the duration scroll bar to the required number of minutes and set the call time/type. The cost of the call will be displayed on the screen. (Please note, manual call quotes cannot be logged). Logging calls When you have completed timing your call, the LOG CALL button will be highlighted, if you press this, the call details will be stored to the current log. Once you have logged your call, you can display the log by pressing the DISPLAY LOG button. If you don't want to log the call, press the RESET button in the timer panel. Spends monitor If you wish, you can tell supercharge to inform you when you have reached a specified charge threshold. To activate the spends monitor, select the PREFERENCES button and activate the spends monitor by checking the check box. Specify the amount you wish to spend by using the spin button, then return to the main screen. Now, when you start your timer and minimize the window, the gauge at the right will gradually move up as the call time progresses. Once you have reached your specified threshold, a warning will be displayed on the screen. This message will continue to be displayed until you stop the counter. (Please Note, this facility is only intended to provide a guide to call cost. It is not intended to provide a safety mechanism and will not disconnect the call when the target cost has been reached.) Types of call Supercharge has been written to accomodate the British Telecom call charge system. Therefore, you may have difficulty using this program in countries outside the UK. If you like the product, and still want to use it, please contact me with details of your charge rates and I will see what I can do. Altering rates It is not possible to alter the charge rates stored in this version of Supercharge as it is a shareware version. If you require the full version, please see the registration section. Adding Credits (Payments) to the call log From the call log screen, you can add a payment into your log. Therefore, if you pay cash towards your telephone bill, you can adjust your log accordingly. To add details of a payment, press the ADD CREDIT button on the call log screen and enter the amount, (using the format ####.## ) your log will be adjusted accordingly. Registration To register Supercharge costs 5 pounds sterling. For this you will recieve the complete version of Supercharge which includes the following:- Addition features- Additional features including spends monitor and manual call calculator User Definable Rates- Change your rates as BT change theirs. Free lifetime support- Free software support via E-Mail Notice of other products- Notice will be given by E-Mail about any other products that may interest you. If you wish to register, please notify me by E-Mail at cat1@spuddy.mew.co.uk Disclaimer This software is supplied "as is", any damage which may occur to your computer or software setup cannot be attributed to this package and/or it's contents REMEMBER - The shareware concept only works when you register!!!!