Absolutely not!  All upgrades are free at this time and, although I reserve the right to change this policy at a later date, I do not anticipate doing so.  It would only happen in the case of a major reinvention of the application.

To get the latest version upgrade, simply download the current demo file from this site or from your place of purchase, install per instructions below, and re-enter your registration code.

Although not always required, the safest way to upgrade many PalmOS applications is to delete the current app prior to installing the upgrade.  In the case of upgrading from v1.12 to v1.13 of Geo-Matic Complete - as one example - it is essential to delete the earlier version due to some changes in the preferences database which will otherwise result in a "fatal error" soon after starting the app.

To delete a previous version:

1. Ensure that you know your correct registration code prior to beginning.  If not certain, start your Geo-Matic application and tap the "Registered" button on the splash ("About") screen or tap Menu -> Options -> Register.
   
2. Turn on your PalmOS PDA and, if necessary, tap the "Home" ("Applications" on older models) icon to return to the application launcher screen.
   
3. Tap the "Menu" icon or the menu area at the top of the screen and select the "Delete" option.
   
4. Wait a few seconds for the application list to be populated, then find and tap to highlight the application to be removed.  Geo-Matic applications are identified as follows:
   
   

   Application	PalmOS File Name
   Geo-Matic Bolt Circles	GeoMaticB
   Geo-Matic Circles & Rings	GeoMaticC
   Geo-Matic Complete	GeoMatic
   Geo-Matic Fillets & Chamfers	GeoMaticF
   Geo-Matic Polygons	GeoMaticP
   Geo-Matic Triangles	GeoMaticT

   
   
5. Tap the "Delete" button to remove the application.
   
6. Delete any files with names beginning with "GeoMaticBitmaps", if present.
   
7. Tap the "Done" button to return to the application launcher screen.
   
8. Install and HotSync the new version in the usual manner.
   
9. Re-enter your registration code and your custom preferences.

See above.

DMS or Degrees-Minutes-Seconds data entry must conform to the following rules in order to ensure that the application can correctly parse your entries.  An entry which cannot be parsed will be returned as 0deg 00' 00" once you tap anywhere outside the data entry field.  The DMS data entry rules are as follows:

1. Each numeric value must be followed by the applicable data identifier:
   
   1. "d" or (degree symbol) for degrees
   2. "m" or a single quote/apostrophe  (') character for minutes
   3. "s" or a double-quote ( " ) character for seconds
      
2. Only the necessary fields need be entered:
   
   1. 32d15s
   2. 42d
   3. 20' 15"
      
   are all acceptable.
   
3. Seconds may be entered as a whole number, as a decimal number, or as a mixed number (whole number with a decimal  portion), ie: 32s or 32.256s or .256s.
   
4. Spaces between fields are acceptable but not required.
   

According to the dictionary: A unit of angular measure equal to the angle subtended at the center of a circle by an arc equal in length to the radius of the circle, approximately 57deg 17' 44.6".  Put in other words, there are 2*Pi Radians (approximately 6.28319) in a full circle, Pi Radians (3.4159...) in a semi-circle.

Another unit of angular measure, often favored by engineers.  There are 400 Grads in a full circle, each being equal to 9/10 of a standard "degree".

Registration codes are calculated based upon the exact HotSync ID / User Name provided by you at the time of purchase.  For example, the code generating algorithm will produce different codes for "carmine castiglia" vs "Carmine Castiglia" and for "Bob Jones" vs "Bob  Jones" (can you see the second space between Bob and Jones?).

To enter your registration code, start the application and tap the "Unregistered" button at the lower left of the opening splash screen to go to the registration screen.  Tap once in the "Reg. Code" field and enter the code exactly as it was given to you, including any leading zeroes, then tap the "Register" button.  If all is well, the application will respond with a "Thanks for registering!" message.

If you get an "Invalid code" message instead (and have double-checked your entry), it is likely that the HotSync ID / User Name provided at the time of purchase does not match the HotSync ID on your device.

Please download and HotSync MyName.prc to your device.  When you run this tiny application it will generate a report similar to the following:
 

Please contact me and include all of the information generated by the MyName app (letters, hyphens, digits - everything!).  I will provide a replacement code as soon as possible.

At the time of this writing, Geo-Matic Complete consists of five separately published modules (Bolt Circles, Circles & Rings, Fillets & Chamfers, Polygons, and Triangles) plus the unpublished module, Rectangles & Parallelograms.

At US$9.95 per module, that would make for a very expensive package!   But, Geo-Matic Complete is priced at just US$19.95 - about the cost of any two modules.

And so, to be as fair as possible to anyone who has previously purchased one or more modules prior to discovering the benefits of Geo-Matic Complete, I have made allowances for a secondary registration scheme.  After installing the Geo-Matic Complete 5-day demo, go to its registration screen and enter any two module registration codes (separate them with a single 'space' character) into the "Reg. Code" field then tap the "Register" button. Do it correctly and the entire Geo-Matic Complete application will be unlocked.  Cannot get it to work?  Contact me and I'll see that it does.

Currently own only one module?  Simple - just register any one other module (no need to install it, just purchase the registration code), gather up your new code along with the code for your previously purchased module, and follow the instructions above.

Uninstall?  Gosh, why?  :)

Oh, well, if you must.  Turn on your Palm OS device and tap the "Home" icon (on newer devices) or the "Applications" icon (on older ones).  Now, tap the Menu and select the "Delete" option under the "App" column.  Wait a few seconds for the application list to be populated, find the Geo-Matic module which you want to delete and tap it once to highlight it.  Tap the "Delete" button, wait a few seconds, and then tap the "Done" button.

Each Geo-Matic module appears in the list with a slightly different application file name, as follows:


In addition to the primary application files listed above, you should delete any files with names beginning with "GeoMaticBitmaps".

It is very frustrating I know because it has happened to me dozens (hundreds?) of times.  I finally asked the WinZip tech support folks about this and they replied:

"We typically see this behaviour when the temporary internet files folder is full; you might try clearing some files from this location, either manually or via your browser's options."

"There's also a known issue with the internet explorer program; you might check the information available at the URL http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308090."

"Another possible explanation is that an Anti Virus product is involved; if the 'scan' of the archive is not completed when the browser 'passes' the file to WinZip, the result is a 'blank' WinZip window. I'd suggest temporarily disabling or reconfiguring your Anti virus software to avoid the behaviour."

And, I would add, that the easiest short-term solution seems to be to save the file to your disk rather than opening it directly from the download site.  In Internet Explorer, that means right-clicking the download link and choosing the "Save Target As" option from the context-sensitive menu.  In Netscape Navigator it's "Save Link Target As".

Because at some point a guy has just got to take a stand.

The major ESD's (Electronic Sales Distributors) have raised their take on each sale to an unforgivable 40% and more of selling price.   Frankly, I would rather give up the potential sales while making more of an effort to drive buyers directly to my (this) web site.

The application was last tested with StyleTap Platform version 1.1.007 on a Hewlett-Packard iPaq rx 3715 and performed well.

Learn more about the StyleTap^® Platform here.