Even more EZ Macros Q & A

EZ Macros has proven to be one of the single most useful tools on the web. People use it for spreadsheets, data entry, typing 10,000 wpm, to playing games. They really enjoy pressing 1 key, sitting back and watching the mouse take off, moving around by itself and they keyboard typing what they've told it too. Seriously folks, if you haven't tried EZ Macros, it's time too.

Most people use EZ Macros without a hitch. But once in a while we get a call or email. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions.

1. EZ Macros doesn't come up when I start the computer?
2. When I try to install EZ Macros, a message comes up that says, "Please be sure that EZ Macros(s) are closed before installing." I have not installed EZ Macros. What do I do?
3. How do I keep from seeing the list of sample macros everytime I startup?
4. EZ Macros goes crazy when I edit a macro that I just recorded. Help!
5. How can I make one macro start another macro?
6. How do I record a macro?
7. How do I manually create a macro?

1. EZ Macros doesn't come up when I start the computer?

What you need to do is open the program and click the Options menu, and select Auto Start and Hide. Make sure that you don't have EZ Macros in your startup folder as this will keep Auto Start and Hide from working.

2. When I try to install EZ Macros, a message comes up that says, "Please be sure that EZ Macros(s) are closed before installing." I have not installed EZ Macros. What do I do?

You could have a folder or a window open with the words EZ Macros in the title.Make sure that all folders, windows and programs are closed before installing.

Also look in the bottom right hand corner of the screen next to where the clock is, and see if you see a little green diamond. If you do, that is EZ Macros. Right click on that eye and select EXIT - that will close EZ Macros and let you install.


3. How do I keep from seeing the list of sample macros everytime I startup?

Just click on File: New and create a new macro file.
This will get rid of the sample macros and let you use
EZ Macros without interruption.

4. EZ Macros goes crazy when I edit a macro that I just recorded. Help!

Editing a recorded macro will ruin the embedded time code that is associated with your macro.
If it's possible, try to re-record the macro and don't edit it. If you will need to edit a macro,
please create the macro manually by clicking on Create/Edit and input the macro information
yourself. This will allow you to edit the macro contents at a later date without effecting the
other pieces of the macro.

5. How can I make one macro start another macro?

What you do, is create the two macros that you need, and then you edit the first one by clicking on Create/Edit. Once there, just click on the button that says, "Call Macro." You will then be able to select the second macro in the list and then just click OK.

Now when you run your first macro, it will call the second macro and let you run them together

6. How do I record a macro?

Well what you need to do is first click on ADD to start making a macro.
Then select the type of macro that you want (remember mouse and keyboard events.)
Click Next
Select how to start the macro "Press a hot key to launch a macro"
Click Next
Now select the hotkey.
Click Next
Click "Record"

Now use the keyboard and mouse to do what you need to do, and when you are done,
press the Pause key on the keyboard to stop recording.


Click Next
Type the description of the macro.
Click Finish

7. How do I manually create a macro?

Well what you need to do is first click on ADD to start making a macro.
Then select the type of macro that you want (remember mouse and keyboard events.)
Click Next
Select how to start the macro "Press a hot key to launch a macro"
Click Next
Now select the hotkey.
Click Next
Click "Create Edit"

Type your message here

Now click on OK
Click Next
Type the description of the macro.
Click Finish


Now just click on Activate Hotkeys and Hide, and then run the macro using the hotkey that you defined and the macro should run.

Our Free Online Backup site is gaining momentum, and Bulldogs

ClubBackup is getting some interesting attention this week. Really much sooner than I imagined it would. We've had some very intriguing proposals come through. I've had to put some things on the back burner while entertaining these ideas. They are THAT good. It will be interesting to see what comes of it. I'll let you know.

The really good news is people are "getting" the idea that having an offsite backup of their files. ClubBackup makes it mindless. Set it up once and you never have to think about it. It's really a beautiful. This site was a year in development. So it's neat to see the fruits of your labor.

Changing the subject, people ask from time to time about what our most popular products are. Easily it's Print Screen Deluxe followed by EZ Macros.

We work very hard to make our software so easy to use you almost forget it's there.

• So useful that you can't live without it.
• So simple that you don't have to read any manuals... that you can just look at the screen and see how to use it.
• We gear our products towards the every day user - not just the super-geeks of the computer world.

We believe that the BIGGEST reason why our products are popular and have been so consistently strong over the years is that our customers give us great feedback.

And we have YOU to thank for it!

We really try very hard to incorporate ideas that you come up with. We want to make our products what YOU need them to be. So you can get the most out of your computer time. So send us your comments please!!!!

Finally, I talked with a customer of ours who shares a personal interest of mine. English Bulldogs - small world!!!! We have female who is very sweet. Great with young kids. If you are contemplating a dog, and you have young kids around I recommend the English Bulldog. They are not an active breed by any stretch of the imagination. But they will make you laugh daily. I promise. Check out his web site: http://www.toadhallbulldogs.com/

Backing up Accounting data for a CPA

Today I installed ClubBackup for a CPA's office. This gentleman has a very successful practice going. About 10 computers, several employees. And they were still backing up the old fashioned way. By manually taking a CD and either sticking it in a fire safe, or taking the CD home. They were the first to admit that they forget half the time.

I reminded them that the most frequent cause of a disaster in our area is a lightening strike. I can't tell you how many hard drives I've lost due to lightening. Even with high dollar surge suppressers.

Boy were they thrilled to learn about ClubBackup! They completely understood that if they had a fire, or a flood, that they would be in serious trouble.

It took literally 2 minutes to install ClubBackup, check off the folders that they wanted to protect, and we were done. And now they never ever have to worry about backups again. It's done. It's automatic.

Their exact words to me were "Since ClubBackup is so inexpensive, that EVERYONE should be using it. It's like insurance!" They plan on telling all their clients about it.

It sure is neat to be able to help people and see their reactions on their faces when the light bulb turns on over their head. It's a real pleasure to help people.

I hope all of you are having a good week. Take care!

Sincerely,
Matt Porter
American Systems & ClubBackup.com
Blog: http://clubbackup.blogspot.com/
http://www.americansys.com/
http://www.clubbackup.com/

More EZ Macros Q & A

Hi folks!

I had some more answers for your EZ Macros questions today. So lets get right to it.

1) How do I transfer (copy) all 60 macros from my office desktop to my traveling laptop with 38 macros?
2) EZ Macros acts strange in IE 7. What do I do?

1) How do I transfer (copy) all 60 macros from my office desktop to my traveling laptop with 38 macros?

On both computers you have a file that you have saved your macros too. They have a .ezm extension.

Copy the 60 macros file to your laptop.

In EZ Macros click File..Import. Then point to your macro file that you just copied. Then click .

This should add your 60 macros to your 38.


2) EZ Macros acts strange in IE 7. What do I do?

Add a space to the beginning of your macro. So a macro for typing your email address look like " mickey.mouse@disney.com". I just tried what you described and adding this space solved it.

This is a temporary "workaround". We will be fixing this in the next version of EZ Macros.


Finally - ClubBackup.com is really catching on folks. ClubBackup.com offers you Free Online Backup space. You will never again have to worry about your data, swapping out tapes or DVDs. You take 2 minutes to set it up and never ever again have to do anything. It's simply brainless. You'll love it. It's like having insurance for your data.

EZ Macros Q&A

Here's some commonly asked questions about EZ Macros.

1) What do people use EZ Macros for?
2) What is the craziest macro somebody wanted to run?
3) I'm having trouble using EZ Macros in Vista. What do I do?

1) What do people use EZ Macros for?

EZ Macros is one of those programs that you really don't realize how useful it is until you really think about it. Many people use it for simple stuff like typing their email signature, or manipulating spreadsheets.

Large organizations use it for data entry. Many times they have large data entry screens with data they type over and over again. So the simply setup a macro to type all this junk, and have the F11 key do all the work. And 100 times faster than a human ever could. Large companies, governenments, Universities all love EZ Macros.

Believe it or not, some use EZ Macros for playing games. The online roll playing games for example. A normal person who needs to earn a living (in the game) may be a lumberjack, or a fisherman. Using EZ Macros they can catch 10,000 times as many fish in a day, or harvest an entire mountanside of lumber in a day, versus doing it by hand. And in the game become super rich and powerful almost overnight. (This one really blew my mind).

2) What is the craziest macro somebody wanted to run?

Probably the prize winner would have to go to one guy who wanted to write a macro that would

A) Install a program from CD,
B) Reboot the computer
C) Continue running the macro and run the installed software
D) Do some stuff in the software, then,
E) Uninstall the software.

The idea of a macro rebooting the computer and continuing to run really made me laugh. We had to modify the program, but it's in there now for everyone to use. I doubt it's used very much though.

If you think one of your macros is even better than this let me know! I'd like to hear about it. If we like it, I'll post yours here too! Email Me


3) I'm having trouble using EZ Macros in Vista. What do I do?

We have a temporary workaround for those of you using Vista. Turn off the UAC (User Account Control). (See instructions below.)

Microsoft views macro programs as a potiential risk because it takes control of your keyboard and mouse. I sincerely hope none of you would use EZ Macros for evil.

Most companies disable the UAC when the get a installation of Vista. It simply generates too many help desk calls and it's just not worth the time it takes to support it.

Here's how you do it.

A) Click Start...Control Panel
B) Click "Change your Windows Password"
C) Click "Turn User Account Control On or Off"
D) Clear the check box called "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer."
E) Reboot your computer.

After you do this, EZ Macros will work perfectly.

This is a temporary "workaround". We will be fixing this in the next version of EZ Macros.

Thank you for your time folks. Feel free to send me your complicated macros that you've created. I'd love to hear from you. Email Me

ClubBackup saves the day!

As many of you know we've rececently released a new online service at http://www.clubbackup.com/. And as you know we've been in business since 1994. If you have had any conversations with me at all you know that I am an honest man... sometimes to a fault. So believe me when I share this with you.



The morning before we were supposed to release ClubBackup.com my hard drive crashed. I lost everything. 15 years of Source code, web sites, databases, photos. It was the most sickening feeling. I've invested a lot into ClubBackup and American Systems. And too lose it all like that is just devestating. Makes you sick at your stomach. You wouldn't believe the terrifying things that flashed through my mind.



After I picked my head up off the desk I remembered that I had ClubBackup running on my PC. So I quickly launched my web browser to go see what I had on the site. And THANK GOD everything was backed up. I only lost 1 day's work.



I bought a new hard drive, reinstalled Vista and right away installed ClubBackup too. Then began the massive download from the site.



ClubBackup really saved my fanny. I can tell you folks, ClubBackup works.



Now most of you won't have that much to lose if your hard drive crashes. But if you do lose it, it would truly upset you.



ClubBackup is a free program. The first 1GB of space is free. That's plenty for most people. So do give it a try. It's like having insurance. It could save you a lot of grief. You can download the software here: http://www.clubbackup.com/downloads/ClubBackupSetup.exe

Have a good one!