Job Pointerª v2 for Windows¨
READ ME

Job Pointer v2 is shareware, which may be downloaded, installed and used under the terms of the license. Users of this software agree to the terms of its license. You can read the license at the beginning of the installation setup or in the Job Pointer directory where you install the application; the file is named "license.txt".

Job Pointer copyright 1998-1999 Michael J. Abernathy and Jeffrey B. Rios. All rights reserved. Job Pointer v2 copyright 1999 Michael J. Abernathy and Jeffrey B. Rios. All rights reserved.


CONTENTS
 1.	Summary
 2.	Shareware
 3.	System Requirements
 4.	Installing Job Pointer
 5.	Uninstalling Job Pointer
 6.	Purchasing Job Pointer
 7.	Saving Your Registration Information
 8.	Help
 9.	Version History
10.	Virus Scanning
11.	Additional Information
12.	Redistribution of Software


1.	SUMMARY
Job Pointer v2 is a job search bookmark companion for your browser. Version 2.0 has more than 35,000 links to job search engines and databases, job hunting sites, online help wanted classifieds, employer and recruiter jobs pages and career web sites. These are extremely well organized in eight databases, each with dozens of categories and hundreds of sub-categories. Job Pointer runs from your computer so you can get to links you want to use almost instantly without waiting for web pages to download. And because Job Pointer bookmarks the actual job search and listings pages instead of home pages, you don't have to navigate through each web site. Job Pointer v2 includes a complete help file.


2.	SHAREWARE
Job Pointer v2 is shareware. You may try Job Pointer at no cost to see if it will be helpful to you in your job hunt. In fact, you may use Job Pointer the "free puppy" for as long as you want as a non-registered user. Certain features, however, are limited in the free puppy. You can only send links from three of Job Pointer's databases (Big Dogs, Career Esources and Treats) to your browser. Of course, you will be able to see all 35,000 bookmarks in all of the databases. This should allow you to decide whether or not you want to purchase Job Pointer. To use the bookmarks in the other databases you must buy and register Job Pointer.


3.	SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND SETTINGS
Job Pointer v2 is a 32-bit Windows application. It will run under Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT 4. Job Pointer will run on any computer that effectively runs these operating systems.

Hardware--
	Memory: 24 MB total RAM minimum, 32 MB total RAM recommended.
	Hard drive: minimum 8 MB free space (18 MB for installation).
Job Pointer has no other special hardware requirements.

Settings--
Job Pointer is best viewed with these Windows display settings:
	Small fonts (96 dpi)
	High color (16-bit) or Millions of colors (24-bit)

You can change your Windows display settings using the Monitors control panel (Display Properties). Please see the Windows help file for more information.

Software--
Job Pointer requires an internet connection and web browser to use it. It will work with any web browser that can be configured as the default web browser for Windows. Job Pointer will also work with the email, news reader and telnet client programs configured as the default applications for those services in Windows.
	 

4.	INSTALLING JOB POINTER
If you haven't done so already, unzip the remaining files in the zip archive where you found this ReadMe file. It is usually a good idea to create a folder (directory) where you can save these files. You can call it "JP Setup" or whatever you wish. After unzipping the files from the jpv2.zip archive, navigate to this folder and double click the setup.exe file. The Job Pointer Setup will start and prompt you with further instructions.

The default installation location for Job Pointer is C://Program Files/Job Pointer. (The installation setup gives you the option to save the program elsewhere.)

After you have successfully installed the Job Pointer software, you may delete the folder you created to save the setup files.

NOTE: Some distribution archive sites require software be distributed without Visual Basic runtime files. If the zip file you downloaded is called job200nr.zip, it does not include the VB 6 runtimes that are required for Job Pointer. You must already have these files installed on your Windows system or you will need to download and install them separately. Please see the archive where you downloaded Job Pointer for more information.

The VB6 runtime files needed for this program can be found at this URL:
	http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/win95/dll.html
The listing is: simvb6-5.zip 1.5M   VB6 Runtime Modules (Simtel). Self-installing 24-Jun-99.


5.	UNINSTALLING JOB POINTER
To uninstall Job Pointer, open the Add/Remove Programs control panel. You can access the Control Panel from the Start Menu under Settings or find it in My Computer on your desktop. After opening Add/Remove Programs, scroll down the list of program files until you find Job Pointer. Click once on it to select it, then click the Remove button.


6.	PURCHASING JOB POINTER
At this time, Job Pointer can only be purchased using Mastercard or Visa credit cards.

Buying the fully enabled Job Pointer is easy. Job Pointer uses J. River Inc.'s Buy Button technology for its purchase process.

After installing Job Pointer, go to the Help menu and select "Register Your Pointer." Select and click on the Buy Job Pointer item. A purchase information form will appear. Complete the form and follow the steps. Your credit card information is encrypted and securely transmitted to J River Inc.'s secure authorization server. Upon approval of your credit card, Job Pointer is fully enabled.


7.	SAVING YOUR REGISTRATION INFORMATION
You should save your registration information when prompted by the Buy Button. You should back this file up to a secure medium such as a floppy diskette. You should NOT store this file in a publicly accessible space such as a shared computer, network drive or an internet server. (If you are purchasing Job Pointer when using a publicly accessible computer, copy the file onto a floppy diskette and then delete it from the hard drive.) This file contains your credit card information and although it is encrypted, making it public is not wise.


8.	HELP
Complete help documentation is installed with Job Pointer v2. This help "file" is a set of html documents that can be viewed with your web browser. You can access them from the Help menu by selecting "Help Topics." More help is available online at http://jobpointer.com/help/ .


9.	VERSION HISTORY
	2.00	02/28/00	Major upgrade. Application completely reprogrammed. New proprietary database design with new structure increases speed and allows for larger bookmark databases. Bookmark hierarchy reorganized into eight databases. Design incorporates new graphical interface. Shareware.

	1.02	11/04/98	Maintenance release. Fixed problem with setup not installing the search.dat file, which caused a fatal error when Bloodhound was launched.

	1.01	10/27/98	First release of Job Pointer for Windows. Ad supported freeware.


10.	VIRUS SCANNING
Before uploading to any distribution site, Dog-ear Development Company scanned the Job Pointer v2 distribution file (named jpv2.zip, jobpoint.zip or jobptr20.zip) and all of its component files as well as all installed files after setup using McAfee VirusScan version 4.0.0 (Scan Engine 3.2.0) with virus definitions 3.0.3212 created on 12/15/99 and Norton AntiVirus version 5.01.01a with virus definitions dated 02/24/00.


11.	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Job Pointer v2 is published by Dog-ear Development Company, 1260 West Turkeyfoot Lake Road, Barberton, Ohio 44203, US.

Email questions or comments to jobpointer@dog-ear.com

For more information about Job Pointer please visit the web site at http://jobpointer.com/

For information about Dog-ear Development Company, visit the web site at http://dog-ear.com/

For information on J. River Inc. and the Buy Button, please visit J. River's web site at http://www.jriver.com/


12.	REDISTRIBUTION OF SOFTWARE
Dog-ear makes the Software available at publicly accessible internet sites owned and operated by third parties for the purpose of distribution. Those organizations to which Dog-ear provides the Software for the purposes of distribution are granted permission under this License Agreement to make the Software available to the public either as a copy of the original archive or by re-formatting the archive, provided the new distribution archive includes all the programs and files duplicated exactly from the original distribution as provided by Dog-ear, and so that when the Software is installed from the new distribution archive the Application is a non-registered copy.

Licensee may give copies of the Software to other individuals provided those copies are exact duplicates of the complete distribution archive of all files and programs as originally obtained from Dog-ear or its authorized download sites. You may not redistribute, sell, publish or otherwise make available any individual programs or files from the Application or Documentation. You may not redistribute, sell, publish or otherwise make available the original distribution archive in a mass medium or on a publicly accessible computer or network server without permission from Dog-ear.



Job Pointer and Job Pointer v2 are trademarks of Dog-ear Development Company. Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Copyright 2000 Dog-ear Development Company. All rights reserved.
