windows shareware monthly information windows shareware monthly wsm is an on line forum for information about the newest and best windows x and nt shareware freeware software wsm is a compilation of submissions from shareware freeware authors in a single windows hlp help system file all types of software may be submitted for entry in wsm utilities applications games programming tools etc wsm benefits windows shareware freeware authors by allowing them to publicize their software releases inform users of updated versions and to increase their installed base of users those searching for specific windows software will benefit by having a complete list of available software available at their fingertips complete with feature lists current prices and any other relevant information windows software authors may submit entries to windows shareware monthly in the following manner compose a short summary of the function of the software include all special features which are unique to your product and which set it apart from other programs in the genre be sure to include specific details such as the current release version where the software is available how much the registration fee costs how much disk space is required any special requirements e g sound card or vbrun dll etc how the author may be contacted etc because text is highly compressible the summary may be as long as is necessary however it is best to keep it short a good guideline is a single screenful of point text at x resolution order forms and other such addendum may be included if desired all submissions whould be in plain text ascii format formatting will be exactly as it is submitted i will simply cut and paste text files into a help authoring system if you require special formatting conventions such as boldface text or italics or a larger font size indicate so clearly within the text file for best results use windows notepad to create the txt file include up to k of windows format bmp bitmap screen shots which display the workings or special features of each program special cases rendering applications for example which require color bitmaps may submit up to k of bmp files all other should observe the k limit and use color format for maximum compatiblity with the software which will be used to create the wsm hlp file stefan olson s help writer s assistant for windows please save the bitmaps with windows paintbrush or wingif include a color bmp of the program s icon ico file many programs are available to convert ico to bmp format or windows paintbrush may be used the bmp will be embedded in the summary text double check for spelling errors formatting corrections etc compress the txt file the bmp of the program icon and any additional bmps into a single file using pkzip any version submit the entry by uuencoding the zipfile and e mailing it to daa tamuts tamu edu if submitting via the internet or compuserve if submitting via america online send a brief message indicating submission and append the zip file then e mail to diegoaa if any changes are required or a new version is released complete the above procedures again send all submissions to the tamuts address and any comments suggestions criticisms to daa rigel tamu edu all entries received before the deadline will be included in the subsequent edition of wsm the editor will not be held responsible for any errors and we reserve the right to make changes to the entries wsm is not limited to shareware freeware software a special area will be devoted to commercially available windows x and nt software commercial software authors should follow the same steps above with the exception of the limitations on size the txt file and bmps may be as large as required and as large as is practical for transmission over phone lines there is no charge for the publishing of either shareware freeware or commercial product entries advertisements for computer hardware software bulletin boards etc may be submitted as well again the same procedures apply with the exception of the size limitations there is no charge for advertising space the first ten advertisements submitted each month will be included subsequent submissions will not be included due to size constraints wsm is currently looking for persons willing to devote the time to author columns within wsm a c c programing section a visual basic section and two windows specific opinion advice columns are envisioned all work will be on a voluntary basis if you wish to aid wsm and author a monthly column on one of the above topics please send us mail at daa tamuts tamu edu or diegoaa on america online the first edition of wsm will be distributed may st via america online compuserve and the internet the deadline for submissions is april th the first edition filename will be wsm zip with each subsequent monthly release continuing in the series naming convention wsm zip etc each edition will be released on the first of each month and the deadline for submission will be at least three days before release
