The Mediabee application, pictured above, consists of:
- A button bar on the top with buttons for Home, Calendar, Share, Address, Settings, Weather, Shopping, and Help.
- A left-hand-side (LHS) panel consisting of three mini
panels, called the Buzz-It Pad,
Mini-Calendar panel,
and Events panel.
- The main application panel, where you will see the news, monthly calendar, day planner, list planner, settings, weather, and shopping applications when they are chosen on the top button bar.
Making Entries on the
Monthly Planner
To make an entry on the monthly planner, click on a date and a little
window will appear. Start typing. Any of the following are valid
entries:Soccer
Soccer, 3p
Soccer, 3p-5p, Terry
Soccer @ Rogers Field, 3-5p, Terry
When you're done typing in the entry, hit enter and your entry will be added. You can continue typing in more entries or hit enter again to close the winow and the monthly planner will update with a screen refresh.
 The
comma (",") is a
special character that separates what,
when, and who. |
Related links:
- Audiovisual tutorial on making entries
- Step-by-step tutorial
- Using the Memo Pad
Button bar Main Menu
The button bar at the top allows you to quickly
access the main applications:
The main applications are Home, Calendar, Lists, Addresses, Settings, Weather, Shopping, and Help. Calendar has monthly, daily, activity, and yearly planners.
By clicking on the star icon -
- the entire side
panel can be replaced by another set of mini panels containing
up-to-date weather information, rotating event reminders for each
member, and rotating photo panel that automatically picks up photos
from your "My Pictures" folder.List Planner is a unique add-on to Calendar that allows you to make to-do lists that automatically feed calendar entries. It also allows groups and communities to easily and freely exchange calendaring information with each other.
To change settings, use Preferences. If you wish to add or delete users, use Registration.
Photo Player can randomly play photos from your My Pictures folder.
Web Player can "play" web pages and local documents such as photos, recipes, and other memorabilia according to a playlist. The ability to edit and customize this playlist will be available in a future version.
Mini Panels
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The Buzz-It Pad is a versatile "virtual sticky" note that allows you to make entries directly and quickly from one place to the application and device of your choice. For help on using the Buzz-It Pad, click on the red question mark in the application. |
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The mini-calendar panel allows you to:
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Selecting a date on the mini-calendar brings up that day's events on the Events panel. |
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Click on Year in the mini-calendar panel to see the selected year's calendar. If you go to the Year view, you can easily go to a specific month or day in the year by clicking on the month or day.  |
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Clicking on the icon in the side
panel will allow you to switch
between the available side panels. Shown here is the side panel
containing the weather mini-panel,
the reminders mini-panel, and
the photos mini-panel. |
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Address Book
The Mediabee Address Book application offers the following useful features:- Rapidly find addresses
- Get and send directions in 1-click
- Automatically add addresses to your phone book
- Manage groups easily
List Planner
Many people make to-do lists when they want to get things done.
With the Mediabee application, you can make to-do lists in one of two
ways:- Using the Memo Pad to create an ad-hoc (spur-of-the-moment)
to-do list, which goes on your Day Planner. This is a great short-term
planning tool - use it to get things done today or in the next few days.
- If you're looking to create a more long-term list, use the
List Planner to create a set of related to-do entries.
- Make a todo-list for yourself and others; automatically delegate entries to others' calendars.
- Create a list of related calendar entries - like a school lunch menu, for example.
- Keep track of project-related items by project
- Subscribe to an available calendar
- Publish your own calendars
- Make our todo-lists your own - for example, building a deck, planning your garden, etc.
Settings
Use this button to customize the application to your needs:- To add or delete a user, change your primary email address or password, visit the Registration screen.
- Set up birthdays and anniversaries
- Subscribe to holiday and other common calendars
- Enter regular at-home and out-of-home activities
- Import addresses
- Set fonts, colors, and image preferences
- Set up email and cell phone reminders
- Select photos to play in the Photo Player
Weather
The weather button is automatically set up during registration to bring up the weather for your locality. Once there, you can select from hundreds of weather stations around the world.Web Access
Once you've correctly setup the application and registered, you can
access your data from anywhere on the web with just a browser, on any
kind of system. Here's the Mediabee Web Access login page.Photo Player
The photos mini-panel and the Photo Player main panel will play photos randomly pulled from the subfolders of your "My Pictures" folder. A future release will provide for quick annotation, rotation, sharing, and other features to help organize your photos and other digital memorabilia in small steps over time.
Web
Player
Be inspired, educated, informed, and surprised by automatically playing
your photos and web pages relating to your interests in random or in
sequence through the web player! The web player can be set to
automatically fire up after the application is inactive for a few
minutes.
Use the web player in the following ways:
- At home, organize your digital memorabilia, like your digital photos, scans of your old photos, kids' artwork, heirloom recipes, etc., under the "My Pictures" folder and enjoy them everyday.
- At work, create notices, communicate HR-related
information, organize company and group photos, etc., to improve team
spirit and morale.