Archive for August 2002

An Index Out Of Bounds Error And Duplicate Mixers Are Listed With Multiple Device Support Enabled?

26th August 2002
This is a known problem and is currently being investigated. The current workaround to solve these issues is to disable multiple device support. You may need to uninstall and then reinstall Sound Control if you are unable to display the Options screen. Please note that uninstalling and reinstalling the application will reset your application [...]
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Newsletter And FAQ Is Lauched

25th August 2002
The new newsletter is now active. Old subscribers should receive an e-mail soon asking them to confirm their subscription. The e-mails asking old subscribers have now been sent. If you have not received one either try resubmitting or send an e-mail to the address below detailing your e-mail address you used to subscribe and we will investigate. The support pages now include facilities to change the application currently being [...]
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Launch Of New Site Design

18th August 2002
It has taken several months but welcome to the new Really Effective web site. The site is now database driven which will make it easier to update which will lead to more application releases, pro-active information on the status of BETA's and better support via FAQ's and a new forum. Over the coming months you can now expect updates to Sound Control and TICK together with hopefully some brand new [...]
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Threat To Launch Shareware Applications

18th August 2002
You have probably noticed the addition of a Shareware* category in the menu bar. Currently this is empty but the plan is to release a series of brand new applications building on the success of Sound Control and TICK. *It has not been decided whether these new applications will be released as Shareware or not. Since the release of Sound Control and TICK as freeware e-mails containing feedback have been greatly reduced (not the effect I wanted) but downloads of both applications have increased [...]
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The Software Has Expired Or Requires A Registration Key?

4th August 2002
If your software is about to expire or is requesting a registration key you must download the latest version to remove both of these limitations.  Applications now contain no fixed expiry dates, no requirements for registration keys and are 100% freeware.  Use the TICK or Sound Control links for a list of the most recent [...]
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The CD Player Hot Keys Do Not Work?

4th August 2002
For the CD Player hot keys to function correctly you must ensure you have an Audio CD in your CD-ROM drive and you have selected the correct CD Drive in the CD Player [...]
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I Have Enabled The Intelligent Last Updated Option In Web Notification But It Does Not Seem To Be Doing Anything?

4th August 2002
The Intelligent Last Updated option allows you to take better advantage of sites which return last updated header information. In TICK prior to v0.50 the size of the web page is calculated each time to see if an update has been carried out. With the Intelligent Last Updated option enabled if the site does not contain frames the last updated date header only will be used to calculate if a page has been updated and the page will not be downloaded to check the size. This means checking for updates [...]
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I Have Hidden The Tray / Notification Icon And Now I Cannot Change Any Of My Settings Or Exit Application?

4th August 2002
You can reset this option by uninstalling the appropriate application by using the Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs functions or the Uninstall shortcut added to the start menu. After uninstalling you should reinstall the application using the latest version from the web site. This will install the application with the default settings that include not hiding the applications notification icon. Please note that uninstalling and reinstalling the application will reset your application [...]
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I Have Adjusted The Speaker Balance And The Sound Volume Adjustments Have Now Become Erratic?

4th August 2002
The speaker balance is implemented by adjusting the left and right speaker volumes independently. At present Sound Control does not support the independant adjustment of the left and right [...]
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I Use Large Fonts And The Configuration Screens Are Difficult To Read.

4th August 2002
This is a known problem and a workaround is currently being investigated for a future version. In the meantime if you are unable to read the options you must use the small fonts setting. You may find resizing the configuration screen [...]
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