Zimmermann T- ("T Minus") Day Counter  Version 1.06
Copyright © Marc Zimmermann, 2003.  All rights reserved.

WELCOME

T- Day Counter is a Today screen applet that will show you the time remaining until a configurable date and time. It will count down the days up to your chosen setting. As soon as you're within the 24 hour range, T- Day Counter will change to hour mode and subsequently start counting down minutes. Once the deadline has passed, T- Day Counter will start counting the elapsed time.

At this point, T- Day Counter is freeware. Future versions may be issued as low-priced commercial software, depending on the amount of time going into the project based on requested features.

You may share T- Day Counter with your friends, as long as you only pass it on in the original ZIP format including this documentation. In order to enjoy the most recent version, you should always get this software from Handango.

SUPPORTED DEVICES

T- Day Counter supports both Pocket PC 2000 (SH3, MIPS and StrongARM processors) as well as Pocket PC 2002 devices (StrongARM and XScale processors).

Novosec's POCKET facelift skinning software is automatically detected and T- Day Counter will switch to Pocket PC 2002 appearance on Pocket PC 2000 devices.

INSTALLATION

IMPORTANT: Before installing T- Day Counter (or any other software), make sure that you have backed up your Pocket PC. A lot of effort has gone into testing the program, but there's always the slight chance of things going wrong. Today screen applets are automatically loaded by the Pocket PC after resetting, so it's almost impossible to fix serious problems without a hard reset. I have successfully tested it on multiple devices, so I don't expect disaster to strike. However, you've been warned...

•	Unpack the ZIP file (as you're reading this, you'll have done it by now...) and copy its contents to a temporary folder on your PC.
•	Run SETUP.EXE to install the application, prefeably while your Pocket PC is already connected.
•	After successful installation, use the Pocket PC's Start/Settings/Today applet to configure T- Day Counter.

HISTORY

T- Day Counter was inspired by my good old friend Jens-Kristian Kiel who's an avid Pocket PC user and has recently entered a long distance relationship between Germany and West Virginia in the USA. Therefore, he's almost constantly looking forward to the next long flight and the result of experiencing his growing anticipation is this little application...

My fellow Microsoft MVPs have also had some ideas which will highly likely make it into future versions. Thanks to Markus Schweiger, Arne Hess, Neil Cowburn and Brad Adrian. Thanks for your initial feedback, guys.

Version 1.00, 2003-01-23: Initial release of freeware version.
Version 1.01, 2003-01-29: Minor redraw logic tweaking; preparations for Plus! version... ☺
Version 1.02, 2003-02-21: The time picker now has Pocket PC style up/down buttons.
Version 1.03, 2003-02-27: Changed the installer, reducing memory requirements.
Version 1.04, 2003-03-12: Fixed the changed installer that caused PPC 2000 uninstall problems.
Version 1.05, 2003-03-15: Fixed a bug that prevented access to the options on rare occasions.
Version 1.06, 2003-07-21: Windows Mobile 2003 compatibility, painting the theme properly.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

I HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

I WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES DUE TO LOSS OF DATA OR ANY OTHER REASON, EVEN IF I HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL MY LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE CLAIM. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.

CONTACT

I'll be happy to hear your thoughts about T- Day Counter. Suggestions and problem reports are very welcome. Please understand that I'm programming Pocket PC software in my spare time and cannot support them like commercial developers. I will read every email, but it may be possible that time doesn't permit aswering personally.

Email:	support@zimac.de
Web:	http://www.zimac.de