Application (Bookdog) Installation and Reinstallation

Downloads and reinstallation of Bookdog are free.
  1. Go to Bookdog's web page, click the "Bookdog Disk Image" link in the right sidebar, and wait "a minute" for the download to complete.  You can see the download progress in Safari by selecting from the main menu Window > Download.
  2. If you are running a recent version of Mac OS X, you will be asked to confirm that you would like to download the application.  Click "Continue".
  3. If you downloaded the .dmg and see instructions in a new window, follow the instructions.  Otherwise, doubleclick and read the "Important Instructions" file.

Bookdog's License Protection

How It Works

Bookdog must have License Information or it will not save your bookmarks after sorting or other activities.  This is a simple method of license  protection which is accessible to you and relies on your honesty.  The standard Bookdog license allows installation on two computers simultaneously.  If you have purchased a standard license and wish to install Bookdog simultaneously on more than two computers, you can legally do so immediately after purchasing an add-on volume license.


Why One License is Usually Enough for One Person

If you use more than one computer, you probably synchronize your home folders between the computers on a regular basis.  Since your home folder includes your bookmarks files (unless you put a Firefox profile elsewhere), your sorted bookmarks will be regularly synchronized among your different computers. Therefore, you will see sorted bookmarks on all your computers even if Bookdog is not installed on all of them.

Your basic license does allow installation on two computers, so that you may use Bookdog's advanced bookmarks management features on both computers, or in case you will be travelling away from your primary computer for an extended time.

Bookdog's License Information

Bookdog's License Information consists of two items:

     Licensee name
     Serial number;  a long number which is intentionally difficult to remember!

Bookdog stores these two pieces of information in the Home folder of the account where it was licensed.  If you click "Yes" or check the box during installation, the information will also be installed at a higher level where it will be available to other users' accounts on the computer.  You should obtain and store your license information in your personal back-up database, in case you ever lose the data in your home folder.  (Assuming you back up your home folder regularly, which you should, this would be a backup backup.)

License Installation and Reinstallation

If you downloaded Bookdog and purchased it using the built-in purchasing subsystem, Bookdog installed the license information into your home folder automatically.  But if you want to use Bookdog on the second computer for which you are licensed, or if you purchased a volume license or purchased your license via some other method, you must install the information manually.  You must also do this if you move to a new computer and do not copy your home folder to your new account.  Note: This procedure works only for purchased licenses.  Free demo (trial) licenses will not work if they are transferred to another Mac.  Instead, simply request another demo (trial) on the other Mac.

Obtaining Your License Information

You may obtain your license information from any of
  • your purchase receipt.  The its "Serial Number Name" (which we call "Licensee Name") and "Serial Number" are in the email you received from eSellerate when you purchased your license.
  • your other computer on which Bookdog is licensed and working.  Launch Bookdog and from the Bookdog menu choose Licensing > License Info.  You will see the Licensee Name and Serial Number.
  • eSellerate's automated responder.  Prior to 2006 April 26, serial numbers were produced by our former distributor, eSellerate.  If you lost your License Information but still have access to the same email account you used during your purchase, and you are certain that your purchase was prior to 2006 April 26, you can get it emailed to you instantly.
  • us.  If none of the above work for you, send us an email.  Tell us whatever you can remember and we'll find it.
When you copy your License Information, note that both fields must be copied exactly.  The Licensee Name field is not case-sensitive, but any punctuation and all spaces must be correctly reproduced.   You may use copy and paste with the Macintosh clipboard to help avoid errors.

Installing License Information Manually

Once you have obtained your license information, you can transfer it to another computer by email, or in a text file passed over your network, or by using pencil-and-paper if you are very careful.  Note: This procedure works only for purchased licenses.  Free demo (trial) licenses will not work if they are transferred to another Mac.  Instead, simply request another demo (trial) on the other Mac.

To install your License Information into a computer which needs it, launch Bookdog, from the Bookdog menu select Licensing > License Info, then type or paste the Licensee Name and Serial Number respectively into the two fields.  When they are correct, the letters will turn from red to black.