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SpeedKey
By Steve Kellock
steve@kellock.net
http://www.kellock.net/speedkey
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THIS PROGRAM IS FREEWARE!  Feel free to distribute it, delete it, decompile it, take it to the
movies with you, whatever you wish!  As a general disclaimer, so I don't get sued, use at your
own risk.  The program works awesome on every computer I've ever installed it on, and there
are many happy users.  If the program causes your computer to fuse all the internal chips of 
your motherboard together, please send the repair bill to Mr. Gates.  ;-)

Have questions or feedback?  Drop me a line!


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 Overview
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9 out of 10 people are happy with the Start menu.  SpeedKey is for that 10th person who wants to 
smack a few keystrokes and load any program on their computer without touching the mouse or that
crazy Start menu.

Keep in mind, that if you are among those 9 people, that's ok.  You're just not as cool as us
Number 10's.  ;-)


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 Installing Speedkey
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Unzip Speedkey and it's other files in a folder of your choice and it's all ready to go.  I 
recommend putting it in the "C:\Program Files\SpeedKey" folder, but that's just my preference.
The first time you load Speedkey, it will create your Program Folder and prompt you to start
creating your shortcuts.  This is a one time thing.  Once your shortcuts are created, there
yours to keep!  :-)


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 Un-installing Speedkey
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If you have selected the option to start the program at boot up, uncheck that option, otherwise, 
you'll get an error.  Exit the program.  Delete the folder in which it lives.  For example, if 
you have installed it in the "c:\program files\speedkey\" folder, delete that folder.


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 Using Speedkey
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  Step 1
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  Drag some shortcuts into SpeedKey's Program folder (C:\Program Files\SpeedKey\Programs   if you
  have installed SpeedKey in that folder). Call the shortcut whatever you like, but the shorter,
  the batter.  For my web browser, I may just call the shortcut "www", cuz that's the kind of 
  guy I am.  
  
  Examples:
     "www" launches my web browser
	 "ftp" launches my FTP program (CuteFTP)
	 "email" launches Eudora
	 "calc" launches Calculator
  
  
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  Step 2
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  Smack WIN-SPACE (or Control-Alt-Space if you don't have a Win-Key), type WWW, smack ENTER, and
  the browser loads up!  Elapsed time:  0.5 seconds if you're fast enough!

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  Miscellaneous
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  You can RIGHT-CLICK on the Speedkey icon in the System Tray for more options, such as to
  have SpeedKey load automatically when you boot up your computer.
  
  Hate that clicking sound?  Delete the speedkey.wav file in the SpeedKey folder.  Or replace it
  with you favourite Wav!

  WIN-ALT-SPACE brings you right to your SpeedKey Programs Folder.

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 History
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1.03 October 20th, 1998
  - Added the readme file in the popup tray menu

1.02 October 20th, 1998
  - Makes a Program folder if you don't already have one
  - Added a settings option to make SpeedKey launch at startup
  - Added an reminder message if there are no shortcuts set up
  
1.01 October 19th, 1998
  - Added the WIN-ALT-SPACE keystroke to open the SpeedKey Program Folder

1.00 October 19th, 1998
  - Initial Release
