| Genie Reader |
| Your Friendly and Humble E-mail Assistant |
| Table of Contents |
1. What is Genie Reader Program all about
4. How to setup Genie Reader and other components.
5. How to setup an Outlook Express 5 account
6. Checking E-Mails with Genie Reader E-Mail Checker
8. Genie Reader Options Window
10. Frequently Asked Questions
12. Limitations, Errors or bugs and reporting them
15. License, Warranty and Information
| What is Genie Reader Program |
Genie Reader - Reads your E-mail anytime any day using Outlook Express as mail client. Turn on your speaker or plugged on your headphones and listen to your message! Genie Reader works on Windows 98, Windows 98 SE and Windows ME.
Interactive E-mail assistant, some features like HTML disabled, link enable to lessen your time in visiting links in your mail instead of copying and pasting links to your web browser. Also you can Reply, Compose and Delete E -mails just like Outlook Express 5. More options in reading messages like Bypass messy characters like "~ * = < > |". Hotkey features like Ctrl + R to read selected messages, Ctrl + S to Stop Genie from reading messages and more...
Click to download (Save it to your desktop and install them all):
1. Microsoft Agent Core Components version 2.0 (from Microsoft site)
2. Lernout & Hauspie® TruVoice Text-To-Speech Engine. (from Microsoft site)3. Microsoft Agent Character Genie (from Microsoft site)
4. Visual Basic 6 Runtime Modules (from Simtelnet)
8 -10 Megabytes free hardisk space
After downloading those three components from one of the Microsoft site, of course you have to install them. Restart your computer if prompted. After downloading the main program, you need to extract to a folder (example C:\Windows\Desktop\ Genie Reader Setup) then double click Setup.exe. Follow instructions on a blue screen.
Start Outlook Express 5, on the Identity Login window, Click Manage Identities click New. Type your name and check the "Ask me for a password when I start" check box if you want to have a password security. Click OK, when prompted select Yes. With the Internet Connection Wizard window, select the "Create a new Internet mail account" option, click Next. Enter your display name (example John Doe, Juan de la Cruz etc). click Next. Select the "I have already have an e-mail address that I'd like to use" option, then enter your email address (example johndoe@digitelone.com), click Next. In "My incoming mail server is a POP3 server" on the 2 boxes below type your mail server that you use. If you are using Digitelone as an email server, type mail.digitelone.com, click Next. (for more information visit www.digitelone.com or mail.digitelone.com to setup a free Digitelone account) In the account name don't erase the name given, enter your login password. Click Finish. For more help see help system of Outlook Express 5.
Genie can automatically check your email box. (see the options window) However you can manually check your mail box by clicking Check E-Mail in Genie's popup menu. If prompted to select an identity then select your identity. Never click the cancel button that may cause to crash this program! Wait for Outlook Express 5 to download your messages after all select a message then click Read button.
Note: Make sure that Outlook Express 5 is your default mail client. To make it as your default mail client, close any existing mail client (example Eudora, Yahoo, etc.) then open Outlook Express 5 and you will be prompted to make it as a default.
| Genie Speak Window: |
Check the Use Text translator checkbox if you want Genie to translate or bypass messy characters like ~`<> etc just like in reading E-mail messages. You can also save the speak text by clicking the right part of the close button and select Close and Save or Save (C:\Program Files\Genie Reader\Sayit.txt) to save. When you open again the Speak Window, genie will automatically display the Sayit.txt file.
| Genie Reader Options Window: |
Convert Message to translate or bypass messy characters.
UPPERcase to Propercase to convert messages In all uppercase just like this "GOT YOU'RE MAIL" - Genie will pronounce this as G.O.T Y.O.U'R.E M.A.I.L so check this option to convert to "Got You're Mail".
Read msg. w/ Balloon - Check if you want that the word balloon will be display, else uncheck it.
Starts Genie Automatically - Check to auto start Genie Reader upon you activate your computer.
I will check my mail box with myself manually - Select this if you are running in lower system.
Auto check E-Mails every (Interval) - Select this if you want genie to check automatically (5 to 99 minutes interval)
Check mailbox every time I start this program - check mail upon start only.
| Genie Reader E-mail Window: |
You can view message by double clicking the selected item. Or Press CTRL + V key.
Shift + Z to toggle email window size
CTRL + R to let Genie read your messages. CTRL + S to Stop.
If auto email checker is running and the E-Mail window is open, auto checker will fail so close the window.
You can click a link in the message window to go directly to the site.
To display the menu, right click inside the email window.
| Frequently Ask Questions: |
Q: After I installed Genie, it won't run! What's wrong?
A: Make sure that you have downloaded and install all the 4 components described in Prerequisites.
Q: When I check my E-mails, my system prompts me to connect to the Internet, but I choose no, Genie Stops responding why?
A: Because of MAPI action! Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to terminate Genie Reader. Next time try to select Yes and then cancel the dialup connection if you intended.
Q: Why when I cancelled the identity login window genie generates an error message then crash.
A: Currently working on this handy error. Next time don't cancel the identity login.
Q: When I check email, Genie says "I'm sorry (your name) I think we don't have an internet connections yet" but I'm connected to the internet. What's wrong?
A: Maybe you are using LAN internet connection. Right click Genie, select Settings. . . then click My Settings. On the Genie Options Window select Connection tab, select "Using LAN Internet connection" then click OK to save the changes.
Q: I want to Setup Genie Options regarding my emails. Why some of the controls are disabled (Email Setup)?
A: Because the mail window is not yet open. Try to check emails in order to open Genie E-Mails window, to enable the controls.
Q: Why I can't reply or delete a message while Genie is reading?
A: Because Genie is busy! Click Stop button or wait until Genie is done then try again!
Q: My System is too low. I want to start Genie Reader with my self. How?
A: You can disable auto start either by: (1) At the Genie Reader Options window select Miscellaneous tab uncheck "Starts Automatically", then click OK to save the changes. (2) Type Msconfig with d' run window then hit Enter, select "Startup" tab. Uncheck GENIE.exe, click OK. Restart your computer if prompted. (3) Use the Registry Editor (regedit) then under the Run folder, delete Genie.exe.
Q: When I start Genie Reader, Genie will says "Good Morning (your name), how are you!" and currently, its not morning or what else. Is this an error?
A: No! It's not an error. Make sure that the time and date of your system is properly set!
Q: Genie is displaying the word balloon, but I can't hear the spoken word!
A: Make sure that your soundcard driver is up to date, or close any program using soundcard like MP3 players Media Players etc. If the volume icon is visible in the system tray, open it and adjust some settings.
Q: When I register Genie, Genie won't accept the registration code that I've received! Why?
A: Make sure that you didn't share your registration code to others else your registration code will be rejected. Another, observe capitalization in entering your registration code. (Important: Keep your registration code for feature reference.)
| Tips and Tricks: |
* To display popup menu without using mouse in e-mail window press Shift + F10 (make sure that the message list is not empty.)
* To toggle the size of e-mail window press Shift + Z.
* If you enabled auto check with intervals make sure to close E-mail window so that Genie can update your messages.
* You can manually check your mailbox by clicking Check E-Mail in the popup menu.
* You can Check E-mails by holding down CTRL and Click Genie. ALT and Click to display this help document.
| Limitations Errors and Bugs: |
Limitations:
* Please don't try to cancel the Identity Window select an Identity then proceed.
* If you were prompted to connect to the internet, select Yes.
* Make sure that Outlook Express 5 is your default mail client.
for more info see FAQ's
Since this was written in an elementary programming, I try my very best to make it error free. By the way if you've encountered any error(s) PLEASE report it immediately so that they could be debug as soon as possible. Please include the following information: Your Name and Address (postal and email), Company if available, and lastly the error number and description. You can report bugs by clicking this link.
| Credits: |
- Lernout & Hauspie for TTS.
- Microsoft Corporation for their easy to program MSA interface.
- Menandro Ruan for the ICON design.
- Ronnie Adriatico for tuning the right tune for Genie's short song. (silang y'ta ahh!)
- Thanks also to Simtelnet
| About the Author: |
"He that walking with wise person will become wise, but he that having dealings with the stupid ones will fare badly!"
Well I think that's very familiar with everybody. . . I'm Benjie M. Fusilero. I live in the farm area with a peaceful surroundings, - about 3 kms., east of San Fernando City. My hobbies... Seating in front of my computer sometimes until 12 am or past. Another is reading magazines, programming books and the Bible. Sometimes I enjoyed playing PC games like Monster Truck Madness, Motocross Madness, Redline Racing, Superbike World Championship, etc. -- really cool. I also like listening to classic/pop music. Currently, I'm a first year student and taking up Computer Science. I'm still working this program and hope to make every angle not perfect but 99% accurate coz I'm not a professional programmer. By the way hope you like this program and enjoy it. I'm planning to add some cool features like jokes, facts, and story telling in the next version of Genie Reader.. But it depends on YOUR request, so if you like those feature then support it by sending an email to me that you like those. E-mails: goffer@digitelone.com or bfusilero@homestead.com For the latest version or updates just visit http://geniereader.homestead.com/geniereader.html. Watch out for my next program - Internet Manager --> logs all internet usages and more... BTW its free.
By
using this software you are agree to the following:
This is fully functional without expiration and may not
require a registration. You may freely distribute this program, so long as it is distributed
and packaged complete with all files and without alteration.
This must not be sold or
used for commercial gain. If you intended to use this in a profitable, or lets say you're
living in above average of life, its only fair to have a license copy from me to
cover-up my expenses. The registration of this software is only 10$ (US dollar). You will be
receiving a registration CODE and instructions on how to register your Genie
Reader copy. One time registration entitles you to a free 2 years update
and upgrade for the product. Registration
Form can be open by pointing to Start, Programs, Genie Reader, then How to
Register or from the Genie Reader Options window click How to Register button.
This must not decompile or re engineer in any purposes. Genie Reader is Copyright
© 2000 by: Benjie M. Fusilero. Genie Reader is supplied without any warranty, without guarantee and without any support agreement.
Benjie M. Fusilero is not liable for any
damage or loss of data or loss of productivity as a result of using this product or any
of the products mentioned in this document.
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Outlook Express 5 and Internet Explorer 5 are registered trademark of Microsoft
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