Share Menu 1.5
1.5 for Macintosh OS X 10.2 (or greater) and 10.4 Universal Binary
© 2006 Pa-software

1. Welcome to Share Menu

Share Menu is a system that connects to a Windows network (machine, or any Samba network) to list the available shares.
This way of connecting to a Windows machine differs from the standard way the Macintosh computer shows shares. Instead of displaying only the shares with 14 characters or less, Share Menu shows all the shares, regardless of the length of the share name.
Share Menu is provided as a simple system menu that you can select shares by just choosing a menu item, and as the user name and password are stored in your keychain, you are not constantly asked for your details.

2. Limitations

The demo version has the following limitations:
1. The application will expire after 30 days or 15 uses (whichever comes first).
2. A notification is displayed when a share is mounted.

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3. How do I use Share Menu?

Share Menu requires only the host name or IP address of the computer that you want to connect to. The host name/IP address can be checked when you run the Setup Assistant. Once the system is configured, apart from changing the password when it expires or changes, there is little need to change any of the default settings.
It is recommended that you confirm the settings with the network administrator.

3.1 Running the Setup Assistant

After installation the Setup Assistant is run so that you can configure the system. The information required to configure Share Menu is a host name or IP address for the computer you are connecting to e.g. a Windows PC with an IP address of 10.0.0.5.
The last step allows you to select the users that will use Share Menu.

3.2 Running Share Menu

By default Share Menu is run each time you log-in, but if you chose not to run Share Menu after the set-up had finished, you can run it by either directly clicking on the helper (located in 'Library/Application Support/Pa-software/Share Menu/Share menu helper.app') or logging out and logging back in.
This can be changed in the system preferences under 'Run when logging in'.
If this is the first time you have run Share Menu you will be required to enter the user name and password for the computer you are connecting to, this will create a password key in your default keychain.

3.3 Possible connection problems

By default the network firewall is turned off on a Macintosh running OS X 10.3 or higher. If the firewall has been turned on, then it must be set to allow Windows sharing.
For 10.4 or higher, if the connection still fails, try unchecking the 'Enable stealth mode' option under the advanced firewall settings.
The firewall can be found in the sharing section of the system preferences.

4. How do I remove Share Menu?

To remove Share Menu, just put the folder 'Library/Application Support/Pa-software/Share Menu' in the trash and delete the file 'Share menu.prefPane' in the folder 'Library/PreferencePanes/'. You also need to remove the 'Share Menu Setup Assistant.app' from '/Applications/Utilities/'.
If you have chosen to run Share Menu at login, you should also remove Share Menu from your login items in the accounts system preference.

5. How to contact us

E-mail: comments@pa-software.com
Web: http://www.pa-software.com/
Support: http://www.pa-software.com/support.html

License

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

Share Menu is Copyright © 2004 - 2006 Pa-software

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Update October 2006