| Requirement |
Use |
Notes |
Operating Systems supporting HomeStuff (1)(2)
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Professional
Windows 2000
Windows ME
Windows 98
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HomeStuff does not support 8DOT3 MSDOS file naming conventions. This is a serious consideration if you upgraded your operating system from Windows 95 to Windows 98 or Windows ME without converting your disk to a large FAT partition. |
| .NET Framework v1.1 |
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The .NET framework is available from Stuffco or from the Microsoft Windows Update web site.
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| PC with at least 128MB of Memory. A Pentium class processor is preferred but not necessary. |
As of version 1.0, HomeStuff has a nominal memory requirement of 12MB. Memory requirements will improve as future maintenance releases are become available.
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HomeStuff will require as much as 75MB of swapable memory (this is a disk requirement) |
| Page Scanner (optional) |
Capture digital copies of your receipts and/or photos |
HomeStuff supports .BMP, .JPG and .PNG graphic format files. Due to product dependencies, HomeStuff does not support .GIF formatted files. |
| Digital Camera (optional) |
Capture digital copies of your photos. |
HomeStuff supports .BMP, .JPG and .PNG graphic format files. Due to product dependencies, HomeStuff does not support .GIF formatted files.
Please Note: It is possible to digitally capture receipts with a digital camera if it has a macro lens feature. Use a white background, such as a sheet of white paper for best results when capturing receipts with a digital camera.
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Disk space (rough estimate) (2)
Product installation: 2MB
1,000 rows compressed: 0.5MB
15% graphic population(.JPG): 272MB
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Disk storage will be required. |
The HomeStuff directory structure allows you to backup your files with little or not thought given to questions like: Where are all the receipts located on disk? Where is my data file? HomeStuff will let you configure where you want to locate your repository of graphic files however, think about your backups before you decide to change the defaults. |
CD Burner (optional)
Tape Backup (optional)
External disk drive (optional)
Filing Cabinet (optional) |
Backups |
We strongly recommend that you backup your files on a regular basis. Every computer user has to contend with the fact that computers will eventually break down. The information you record in HomeStuff is important information! We recommend that copies of your backups be kept off site, in a media rated fire safe or in a safe deposit box along with all of your other valuable documents.
Always keep your receipts. Originals are always better than copies. HomeStuff is not an alternative for saving your receipts. It is an alternative to having to file and index hundreds if not thousands of accumulated receipts.
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