BASTA COMPUTING SOFTWARE PRODUCT INFORMATION


TITLE

Buzof v1.7
Copyright (C) 1996-2001 Basta Computing, Inc.
All rights reserved.

License Type: Shareware with a 30 day evaluation period.
Distribution: Limited. See the license agreement for details.


DESCRIPTION

Annoyed by the repeated assaults of spurious messages and 
confirmation prompts on your desktop? Would you like to get rid of 
Internet cookies or pesky "Are you sure you want to do this or that" 
questions? Don't let these or any other windows stress you, 
interfere with your productivity, or freeze your computer while you 
are away. Get rid of them with Buzof.

Buzof enables you to automatically answer, close or minimize 
virtually any recurring window including messages, prompts, and 
dialog boxes. Simply teach Buzof how to click the button that you 
would normally click to get rid of the annoying window. From this 
point on, Buzof will periodically scan the desktop and take care of 
the window whenever it shows up again. Teaching Buzof how to click 
buttons is a snap; it can be done either by dragging an icon from 
the Buzof window to the targeted button, or by positioning the 
cursor over the button and pressing a hot key.

Buzof is designed to handle many different situations that would 
otherwise need to be addressed individually by specialized software. 
In fact, Buzof handles all kinds of messages and dialog boxes so 
well that many users think that it was designed for their specific 
needs. Moreover, Buzof will continue to be useful even after 
upgrading your other software. For example, when browsers started to 
include a feature to disable cookies, specialized cookie elimination 
software became useless. But Buzof continues to help you by handling 
other annoying prompts, including new ones that you may encounter 
when you buy new software or upgrade your existing applications.

Stop wasting time with unsolicited messages that invade your desktop 
out of nowhere. Get Buzof!

Since all of the information is stored in a small data file, it is 
easy to use one machine to define a configuration that will be 
propagated to other computers in a lab or data processing center. 
Corporate users can benefit significantly from this feature in 
situations where it's important to configure many workstations in a 
uniform way.


IMPORTANT NOTE (for first time users)

This application displays a small icon in the taskbar status area, 
which is the portion of the Windows taskbar that includes the clock. 
It is usually located in the lower right hand corner of the desktop. 
You may invoke the application menu by right-clicking on the icon.


REVISION HISTORY

- v1.7  on 2001-10-09: Added hot key support for enabling/disabling 
  Buzof. Added regional settings support. Overhauled the help feature. 
  Released the French version of Buzof.
- v1.6  on 2001-02-21: Added a feature to view previously handled 
  windows, added a "Close" clicking method, and improved the coverage 
  of existing clicking methods.
- v1.5  on 1999-12-28: Added hot key support.
- v1.46 on 1999-06-02: Added new clicking methods.
- v1.45 on 1999-05-05: Added automatic Click method detection, 
  ignored disabled buttons, and improved some user interface elements.
- v1.44 on 1998-05-01: Added a new clicking method to handle 
  (at a minimum) Netscape Navigator's JavaScript error messages.
- v1.43 on 1998-04-08: Added support for decimal scanning frequencies 
  in order to provide more choices between 0 and 1 seconds, and added 
  a default cookie eliminator handler for MS Internet Explorer v4.x.
- v1.42 on 1998-01-29: Added a new clicking method.
- v1.41 on 1997-10-10: Enabled MS Office 97 message box handling.
- v1.4  on 1997-06-22: Updated installation procedure and package 
  information, added support to minimize windows, and move user-
  defined settings from the registry to a dedicated data file.
- v1.2  on 1997-03-23: Fine tuned the message handler to cover 
  CleanSweep and the like, and added an import/export feature.
- v1.1c on 1997-03-13: Fine tuned the message handler to cover 
  Schedule+ and the like, and saved message modifications more often.
- v1.1b on 1997-03-12: Fine tuned the message handler.
- v1.1a on 1997-03-03: Added a dragging option for low resolution and 
  crowded desktops.
- v1.1  on 1997-02-19: Saved settings before rebooting, remembered 
  window visibility, improved message handling, and added predefined 
  handlers.
- v1.0a on 1997-02-06: Fine tuned the message handler.
- v1.0  on 1997-01-26: Initial release. 


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

- Windows 95, 98, Me, NT v4.0, 2000, or later.
- About 1 MB of free disk space to install the software.


PACKAGE CONTENTS

- SetupBuzof.exe: Software product setup file.
- ReadMe.txt: This file.
- File_ID.diz: Product identification summary.


INSTALLATION

Close the application if it is currently running, then run the 
SetupBuzof.exe file and follow the instructions.


UPGRADES

Close the application if it is currently running, then install the 
new version in the same folder where you had installed the old one.


UNINSTALLATION

Close the application if it is currently running, then click the 
Windows "Start" button and select "Settings", then "Control Panel" 
from the Start menu. Open the "Add/Remove Programs" dialog box, 
locate this product in the list of installed programs, and remove 
it by following the instructions provided in the dialog box.

Note that configuration and ordering files, generally with a 
".dat", ".ini", ".txt", or ".bak" extension, may be created in the 
application folder, and will not be deleted for your convenience 
in case you wish to refer to them at a later date. Delete these 
files manually if you do not want them.


HOW TO BUY LICENSES

This product is distributed as shareware. This means that you 
are welcome to evaluate it for thirty (30) days to make sure 
that it meets your needs. You must purchase the appropriate 
number of licenses to continue using it after the evaluation 
period. Otherwise, you must stop using it. Please review the 
End User License Agreement included with the product for the 
complete set of policies governing its legal use. The software 
will remind you about licensing once each day during the 
evaluation period, and each time you run it thereafter. Answer 
"Yes" to the Welcome prompt in order to review purchasing 
information. This information may also be accessed by pressing 
the "Purchasing Information" button in the About window, or by 
visiting our web site at http://www.basta.com


CONTACT

Internet web site: http://www.basta.com

E-mail (let us know if you are a licensed user):

    Sales information: sales@basta.com
    Product registration: registrations@basta.com
    Technical support: support@basta.com
    Bug reports: bugs@basta.com
    Feature requests: suggestions@basta.com
    Guest book entries: guestbook@basta.com
    Marketing information: marketing@basta.com
    Everything else: info@basta.com

Fax: +1 (425) 889 8745

Address:

    Basta Computing
    P.O. Box 485
    Kirkland, WA 98083-0485
    USA


FURTHER INFORMATION

For the latest news about our products and services, 
please visit our web site at http://www.basta.com
