Kirby Alarm > Version History
Version History
Kirby Alarm
This shows you how often Kirby Alarm was updated with us over the past few months. Whenever available, we also include additional information for each update (new features, changes etc.).
version 4.44 - posted on Oct 16, 2007
- - New option in preferences to set hot keys making Kirby Alarm even easier to use.
Create alarms, to do items, contacts, display calendar, quickly and easily
by pressing a key combination (eg Ctrl Alt A) that you assign to various tasks.
- New option in contacts screen to copy the name and address to the clipboard.
- New option in preferences to set `stay on top` behaviour of pop up notes.
- New option in the Pop Up Note tab in the preferences screen on where to set the focus.
- Fix bug. Displaying warning message about posting an alarm using an advanced option
even though the user has registered the pro version.
- New option in ToDo list to attach a document (or web address, file, etc) that relates
to the item to be done.
- New button on To Do List browse to open the related file.
- Fix bug in creating snoozed item. It was not copying all of the fields (eg skip missed alarm)
- New option in FTP action on what to do with the source file.
This means you will have the following options after the transfer..
to Do nothing
or Delete the source file
or Append YYMMDDhhmm to the file extension of the source file
or Append a user defined string (eg DONE) to the file extension of the source file
or Move the source file to another folder.
- New action to open a web page. This could have been done previously using
the `Open File` action, but it was not very obvious, and it oly allowed url s of 255
characters. This new option allows url s to be up to 1000 characters long!
- New spell checker function (requires Microsoft Word). Just press F7 to spell check the current textbox.
- Fix bug when copying an alarm. It was sometimes showing the simple screen, when it should be
showing the advanced screen depending upon the alarm action.
- New option in preferences to set the font size colour, type, colour etc in the entire application.
- Fix bug. If an ampersand (&) or eft bracket
version 4.42 - posted on May 26, 2007
- No longer freeware.
Can run a windows service
Play more sound formats (MP3 s, WMA etc)
Backup function
FTP function
Use pictures as backgrounds for your pop up notes
Improved watch file/folder option
Say time
Say message
Easier running of programs with the new open associated file action
Schedule the shutdown, restart or logoff from your computer.
To do list. Very handy for jotting down things!
Report facilities (reports can be printed, or saved in pdf, html, or xml format.)
Export data to csv files
Plus loads more!!!
version 2.1 - posted on Mar 20, 2004
- No further details available
version 2.1 - posted on Jan 18, 2004
- Removed default sound file (attachment field) when the email action is selected
Automatically switch to the advanced screen when the email or run program actions are selected
Disabled file look on subject line
Fixed tooltip on web icon on main screen
Changed exit icon on main screen
Do not force subject line to be entered if sending email. It will now warn you and ask for confirmation.
Fixed default colour of pop up note preferences screen
Ensure only one email address, or one attachment is entered when adding or modifying an email alarm.
Post two events to minimise on startup. In some circumstances this was not working properly.
Resolved looping problem with alarms set to not be skipped.
New column on main screen to show the recurrence type
New option to send emails using your email client (eg outlook express)
New option to set default Skipped Missed Alarms
Fixed bug in pop up note. It was
not playing sound if you used the remind again function.
New columns in alarm log. Now shows the alarm type, program / email subject, and working directory / email address
Added shortcuts to web site and email in the help section of the main menu.
Changed layout of the Display Log screen.
Changed font and layout of pop up note screen.
New option to set the maximum number of days allowed in the log file.
Enhanced error message relating to inputting a future date and time when adding or modifying an alarm.
New simple / advanced method for entering alarms.
New watch file option. (ie only execute the alarm if the specified file has changed, size, or date,or time, or does not exist etc). In a way this allows Kirby Alarm to interact with other programs.
New default sound file preference.
New buttons on main screen.
New option to run programs minimised.
New option in preferences section to use 24 hour clock
Increased note size from 200 to 1000 characters
Allow use of selected days when using recurrence types for minutes or hours.
Changed timer from every second to every 30 seconds.
Removed Browse Alarms message from main screen.
New option in preferences section to default to advanced mode when creating alarms.
Changed format for time to use the windows default for short times.
Check email subject and address have been entered when setting up an email alarm.
