12. Where can I get one of those nifty meters?
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This article is from the Stop Smoking FAQ, by 70424.57@compuserve.com with numerous contributions by others.
12. Where can I get one of those nifty meters?
Not only are AS3 subscribers intelligent, witty, sympathetic and
well-informed ... they're also creative! Several meter programs designed
for and by AS3'ers are available, free of charge - just remember to credit
the creator if you pass the meter around. You can get any of them as
instructed, or if that fails, by e-mailing the author. At minimum, the
meters calculate data such as the time you've been smober, how many
cigarettes you haven't smoked, and how much money you've saved since you
quit. Several have other features as well.
a. For Windows:
You have a number of choices:
The original meter, written as an Excel spreadsheet by Dennis Harrigan
(dennisj@voicenet.com), can be downloaded from
<http://www.voicenet.com/~dennisj/>
Another meter for Windows 3.x is by Richard Geis (rmgeis@erols.com) and can
be found at <http://www.erols.com/rmgeis/quit.htm>.
David Probert's meter, for Windows 95/NT4 only, can be downloaded from
<http://www.zannalee.demon.co.uk/silkquit.html>. It's a standalone written
in C++, no extra DLL's, small, and fast. It sits on your Task Bar and just
counts...... :)
QuitTime for Windows 95 by Mark Wilden is available at
<http://www.sierratel.com/wilden/>
Quit Meter on the Orlan J. Mirkovich page at
<http://zeus.clearfield.co.nz/oom/> sits on taskbar
b. For the Mac:
Tigger has written a meter that uses ClarisWorks and makes calculations
similar to the Windows versions. It updates on command, and has cute
graphics to cheer you on as you pass milestones. Tigger will send you the
Mac meter by request to Tigger <mrsrickw@prairie.lakes.com>
If you're running System 7 or better and have Apple's HyperCard Player
(usually included in the system software), try Brian Sheafer's Quitometer
stack. It updates each time you enter the program and keeps track of time
quit (down to the second, and/or expressed as a total number of days),
money saved, and cigarettes not smoked. You can have the results pasted to
a clipboard for use in your .signature file, for example. Download the
Quitometer from <http://www.pe.net/~bsheafer/svsoftware.html>
or e-mail Brian at bsheafer@pe.net or brians2320@aol.com.
c. For Dos:
The old-die-hards, who still use DOS, can also get a DOS-version
of Smooky!, called DOSmooky!, written by Steven 'Goofy' de Brouwer
(Goofy@stack.nl). Visit http://come.to/dosmooky/ (*)
(*) or try the alternatives:
http://www,stack.nl/~goofy/Smooky/
http://www.stack.nl/~goofy/DOSmooky/
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