Happy  
The Birthday Reminder
version 1.2.3

An application for your Newton(tm) device by S. A. Laing

Happy is a small Newton application that will remind you of upcoming 
birthdays every time you turn on your communication assistant. Happy is 
now compble with the MP110.

Requirements
* any Newton device
* about 14K of Newton memory (either internal or card)
* Newton Connection Kit version 0.9 or higher (Windows or Macintosh)

_Installing Happy
To install Happy, open Newton Connection on your desktop machine.  
Choose the "Install Package" option.  From the file picker, find the 
file named "Happy Package" and click OK.  On your Newton, tap on the 
"Connection" icon, choose the appropriate communications type, and tap 
the Connect button.  In just a few seconds, the Happy party hat icon 
will appear in your Extras Drawer on your Newton.

_Using Happy
Happy is simple.  Tap on Happy and a reminder will appear.  

Happy may look through your Names for upcoming birthdays.  Happy will 
only perform this search once per day, or after a reset.

If someone has a birthday within 14 days of today's date, then Happy 
will show that person's name along with the number days until their 
birthday.  Of course, Happy won't know someone's birthday unless you 
fill in the Names card field for birthdate.

You can close the window by tapping in the close box in the lower right 
corner, or Happy will dismiss itself within a few seconds.  If you wish 
Happy to stay displayed on your Newton, you may simply tap anywhere 
within its borders.

If you don't want Happy to bug you anymore, simple tap the large button 
labeled "Leave Me Alone."  Happy will not show up again until tomorrow.

Once you install Happy, it will automatically remind you of upcoming 
birthdays every time you turn on your Newton device!  ( Well, not 
really every time -- only if one hour has passed since the Happy 
Reminder was last displayed.  Happy doesn't want to bug you if you tend 
to turn your Newton on and off frequently. )  And since it closes 
itself after a few moments, you can easily continue normal operation of 
your Newton without interacting with Happy.  NOTE:  As of release 1.1, 
you no longer must open Happy after a reset.  Happy will automatically 
open and install itself.

_Changing Happy's Behavior
You may change the number of days notice Happy gives you for birthdays 
as well as specify whether you want Happy to make a sound in 
celebration of each upcoming birthday.  You may set these preferences 
by tapping the question (?) button in the upper right side of the 
reminder.  When you do so, the reminder is replaced by the preferences 
and some information about the creator of Happy.

To change the number of days notice Happy gives you for a birthday, 
just write a number on the dotted line marked "Days Notice".  The 
number you write will replace the number already displayed on the line.

You may also check or uncheck the box marked "Play Sound" if you wish 
Happy to announce birthdays audibly or silently.


Any changes you make to your preferences will take effect the next time 
you open Happy or you turn on your Newton.  To return to the reminder, 
just tap the exclamation (!) button in the upper right corner.


_Happy is Safe!
Unlike some shareware out there, Happy will not harm your Newton device 
in any way.  When you remove Happy, Happy is gone for good with no 
unsightly residue!  To the knowledge of its creator, Happy is 100 
percent error-free.  However, if by some odd circumstance Happy 
exhibits strange behavior, you may admonish the creator by sending 
email to the following addresses:

		America Online:	slaing
		AppleLink:		xperts
		NewtonMail:		slaing
		Internet:		slaing@aol.com


_Happy is almost free!
Actually it's "LunchWare".  If you are fond of Happy then by all means, 
take the programmer out to lunch.  You may do so by sending US$5 to the 
address shown below.  This will also place you on the Brand X Software 
mailing list, if you so desire.  For US$10 you may join the 
"Happy-Happy" Club, entitling you to Happy upgrades, new product 
information, source code, and other free stuff.  However, if you don't 
care for free stuff or the programmer's nutrition, you may simply not 
pay anything and enjoy Happy for ever and ever, meaning:  Happy is 100 
percent free!  Consider it a bonus for being one of the first on your 
block to grab digital convergence by the horns.  If you'd like to see 
more handy software like Happy, please send payment to:

Happy
c/o Brand X Software
3228-L West Cary Street
Richmond, VA  23221

Please include your name, address, and email address with your payment. 
 Remember, registered users are entitled to free Happy updates and 
discounts on other Brand X products.

_Distribution
Happy may be distributed freely, as long as all accompanying 
documentation is packaged with it.  Happy may NOT be sold by vendors 
other than Brand X Software.

_There's more where Happy came from!
Happy was created by S. A. Laing of Brand X Software.  If you or your 
company need a custom application for the Newton, Brand Xhas the 
solution.  We see the future of Newton technology not only as a 
personal communication assistant, but as a powerful and flexible data 
collection device.  Brand X writes Newton applications to help you :

* increase productivity
* automate data collection and eliminate paper processing
* speed customer response
* take advantage of wireless field communication

We specialize in cross-platform solutions for Macintosh, Windows, and 
Newton.  Please contact us today for a free technical evaluation of 
your needs.

Brand X Software
3228-L West Cary Street
Richmond, VA  23221

(804) 353-7122
fax: (804) 358-3847

* We are currently hiring Newton, Macintosh, and Windows programmers, 
so please mail or fax your resume if you're interested in an open, 
fast-paced environment in an expanding software company.

 Thank you for using Happy, the Birthday Reminder!


													- dedicated to Russ (sorry I missed your birthday) -


HISTORY:
v1.1	now works in French locale, "leave me alone" feature, auto-install, 
instant feedback
v1.2	the new features in v1.1 actually work now. reminder resizes for 
more bdays.
v1.2.3 fixes a small bug that prevented Happy from functioning on the 
new MP110.

UNDOCUMENTED FEATURES:
- Happy isn't happy in the Deutschland (sp?). There's something messy 
with the German locale. I'll be looking into this very soon.