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| License Agreement
SunViz is offered "as is" without warrantee of any kind, including fitness for a particular purpose, data integrity, timely support, and upgrades. Although it has passed extensive stability testing, SunViz 1.0 is, like any application, still vulnerable to resets or other memory-loss events caused by other apps. By installing and using SunViz, you agree that you are solely responsible for competently backing up your data in a timely fashion and for knowing how to perform both a soft and a hard reset of your device. SunViz is designed to be informative and easy to use and interpret. However, it models a complex physical process. The model is approximate and cannot account for some conditions that may or may not be visible to you. For example, your skin may become much more sensitive when taking certain antibiotics. Also, the weather could change gradually, or sunscreen may come off without your being aware of it, or clothing may even lose its protective properties when wet. All these are discussed in the built-in tips files (tap "i" in About and Preferences), but clearly there could be other factors, too. Staying safe in the sun isn't always easy. Ultimately, it's up to you. With the foregoing in mind, BY INSTALLING AND/OR USING SunViz, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING OR MISUSING SunViz. All versions and copies of SunViz are copyrighted property of Zerpec, Inc. You may transmit SunViz to others as a .prc file, but only if you agree NOT to disassemble, modify, or sell copies of this app, or reveal the unlock code assigned to you upon registration. SunViz is fully functional trialware. Visit sunviz.com to register and receive an unlock code HotSync Manager 3.0+ (Windows) or 2.0+ (Macintosh) Install SunViz as you would any Palm app. Consult your manual for guidance. If you encounter repeated trouble installing, it is possible that SunViz.prc got corrupted during download or that you are using an obsolete decompression program. Note: You may also need to install mathlib.prc, a shared library that came bundled with SunViz. MathLib is a free shared library that may already be installed on your handheld (for example, Handspring Visor™). With MathLib installed, other programs, such as 2sky, can use the same library, cutting down on memory requirements. An unmodified copy is included with SunViz free of charge per the GNU Free Software Library Distribution License. Further information may be found in the MathLib information page: http://www.probe.net/~rhuebner/mathlib.html Look for the SunViz icon in Launcher -- it should be prominent! Tap it and wait about three seconds for the locations database to install (this only happens once). Now select a location. If it's not in the list, pick somewhere reasonably close by. You can edit or change this after SunViz launches. Next, choose your skin type. In case you were wondering, yes, it usually correlates with skin tone. Type I skin can be very light, while Type IV includes very deep brown to black skin. When SunViz launches, you'll see a curve that plots UV Index against time. The first time tic is sunrise, the last one is sunset (both accurate to 5 minutes, depending on local topography and weather). The tic in between is the meridian crossing, when the sun is highest in the sky. Notice that, in general, the meridian happens near but not exactly at 12:00 noon. If the sun is up, you'll see one or more vertical lines inside the curve. The first time is the start of your sun exposure; the second, the time at which you may start to burn. The times are also printed out in the upper right corner of the screen. Now comes the fun: when you drag the start time back and forth, your safe time moves with it, narrowing your safe interval in the middle of the day, and widening it in the morning and afternoon. SunViz always launches with the curent time and date (unless you're just powering it back on -- then it remembers how you set it). What if it's night and there are no lines? No problem -- just tap and drag anywhere inside the curve to plan your day. To change the date, tap the date selector in the upper right hand corner. Or use the hardware scroll buttons to change it in two week increments. To change the location, tap the location selector at the top of the screen. This brings up the Locations Dialog with over 140 built-in cities. Notice that one of the locations is designated "Home." This is where SunViz will go when you tap the "Return Home" menu item, saving you the trouble of looking it up. You can set any location as home by selecting it, then tapping the "• Home" button. You may also look for locations using the silkscreen "search" button on your handheld. You may even save a few steps if you're looking at an Address Book record. Just highlight the name of the place, and tap "Search." If it's in SunViz, tapping on its name in the list opens SunViz with the correct settings for that location. To add a new location record, select the closest location to it from the places list, then bring up the menu. Tap "New Record", and an edit dialog will pop up. There is no limit to the number of locations you may add. You can get geographic coordinates online: visit the Getty Thesaurus for latitude and longitude, and timeanddate.com for the time zone and daylight saving time information. To change skin type, weather conditions, etc., tap the Sun icon in the upper left of the screen. This brings up the Preferences Dialog.Tap "i" at the upper right of the Preferences Dialog for important tips on how to set these parameters.
Copyright © 2001 Zerpec, Inc. All rights Reserved. SunViz is a trademark of Zerpec, Inc. Palm OS, Palm Computing and HotSync are registered trademarks of Palm, Inc. Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc. Handspring and Visor are trademarks of Handspring, Inc. All other brands and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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