http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2772 Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: ReadMe Suggestions en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:15:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2772#post-19597 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:42:58 +0000 BuBBy 19597@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <blockquote><p>Fortunately, as long as you get most of them downloaded and installed, you can insert registration numbers later </p></blockquote> <p><em>Most</em> of the time - don't rely on it though. I've seen several times in the past activation is only the first step - some developers want to verify the codes on their own servers, and they switch off new registrations of the code once the giveaway is over.</p> <p>Wherever possible only consider you "are done" once the software is working, registered (check the about box) without prompts for codes etc.</p> <p>As a rule, It's not done, until you have seen it working and registered with your own eyes. Also exit the program and start it from scratch to make sure it "stays registered". </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2772#post-19537 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:57:16 +0000 Face 19537@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>goodgotd<br /> Thanks so much - I got them both in. And you're right " a little organization up front can save lots of pain later" - point taken!</p> <p>Fortunately, as long as you get most of them downloaded and installed, you can insert registration numbers later (saved my butt more than once!) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2772#post-19432 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:28:53 +0000 goodgotd 19432@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>try unzipping them in a named subdirectory, most uzip utilities have the option to 'extract to . then rename the readme to the name of the software. a little organization up front can save lots of pain later.</p> <p>9ah is typing assistant. the other is magic lens max.</p> <p>*right-click* on the magnifying glass, there's a spot on that menu to enter the reg code. and I think it only works on the day of the giveaway. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2772#post-19381 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:17:51 +0000 Face 19381@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Would it be possible to add the name of the software to each readme? I sometimes have 2 or 3 downloads working in succession and do open the readme of each to glance over while the downloads are progressing. As a result, I end up with license and registration information and numbers that I can't figure which software they belong to.</p> <p>Today, for example I have a license key starting with "jmtkrz ..." and another beginning with "9ahc ..." that I am pretty sure belong to either today's or yesterday's software, but I don't know which goes where. I had to download yesterday's software in the last six minutes before the giveaways ended and so I skipped the registration steps in favor of activating and installing, which are time-limited. I have noted previously that registration information can be added after the giveaway period ends, as long as you get the other two processes completed on time.</p> <p>To further complicate matters, I can't seem to get the magnifier from yesterday to open anywhere to put its registration number. When I click on the icon I get the magnifying glass, but no windows to check "About" or little boxes needing numbers.</p> <p>Any help getting these numbers where they belong would be appreciated and perhaps adding the name to the readme would prevent this problem in the future. </p>