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SpediaBar features the MacromediaŽ FlashTM Player technology. For further information on Macromedia Flash Player, visit http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about

Welcome

Welcome to Spedia, a free service for users of the World Wide Web that offers you to generate additional income by viewing ad banners. Spedia Bar works with you as you surf. We hope, the time you spend with Spedia Bar provide you with advertising information which is both profitable and useful. With Spedia Bar, the time you roam throughout the Web will be real money and fun.

Overview

Spedia Bar is a Web service that works with your Web browser (Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer). You get paid for each minute you have Spedia Bar active. In most cases, Spedia Bar will display advertising information that will be of interest to you. You will be just a click away from checking out what the competition has to offer.

System Requirements

In order to use Spedia, you need to be running Microsoft WindowsTM 95, 98 or WindowsTM NT.

Browser Requirements:

  • Netscape Navigator 3.0+
  • Netscape Communicator 4.0+
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0+

Hardware Requirements:

  • 486 or Pentium family processor.
  • 256-color mode or higher color depth.
  • 800 x 600 display resolution or higher.
  • 8MB RAM or more.

Installation

  1. To use Spedia Bar, you first must register with www.spedia.com. Once you complete the registration process you can download Spedia Bar and start generating cash. Please, remember your login name and password, as you will need them to log into all Spedia services.
  2. Download Spedia Bar software.

    If you use Netscape Navigator, Netscape Communicator, or Microsoft Internet Explorer you must download spedia.exe file in a separate Windows directory such as C:\spedia. Click here to download Spedia bar for Netscape 4.03 and above.

  3. Start using Spedia Bar by running the spedia.exe file in your Windows environment.

    If you get an error message that
    "The dynamic link library MFC42.DLL could not be found"
    or
    "THE ORDINAL 6880 COULD NOT BE LOCATED IN THE DYNAMIC LINK LIBRARY MFC42.DLL"
    or
    "The file is linked to missing export MFC42.DLL:6880"
    you must download MFC42.DLL into the Windows system directory.

    For Windows 95/98: c:\windows\system
    For Windows NT/2000: c:\winnt\system32

    To download the file MFC42.DLL click here.

    If you receive the following message: "Can not connect to Spedia Server. Check your Internet Connection options and try to login again.", you will need to delete the Spedia.dat file from the directory where you have stored the Spedia.exe file. This procedure will ensure that your Spedia.dat file is properly initialized.

Getting Started

For Spedia Bar to work you must be connected to the Internet.

Start your Spedia Bar by double clicking on spedia.exe file or on the automatically created shortcut.

Upon starting Spedia Bar you will be prompted to enter your login name and password. You must provide your correct login name and password every time you start Spedia Bar in order to get credit for the time you spend using the Bar.

If you encounter login error "Spedia Server is unavailable. Spedia terminates!" you probably have experienced one of the following error conditions:

  • Spedia server is offline due to network or service problems
  • Your Spedia Bar Proxy server configuration is invalid. To fix this problem you have to make sure that the proxy configuration of your Spedia Bar is exactly the same as the proxy configuration of your Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer browser.

Spedia Bar - Quick Guide

Spedia Bar looks like this:

Spedia Bar consists of the following components:

1. Ad Sections

Two sections for placement of advertising materials. Clicking with the left mouse button on the banners will open your default Web browser and will load the appropriate web pages.

2. Spedia Bar Control Panel

The control panel allows you to access different functionality of Spedia Bar. The Control Panel can be in three modes - Status, Menu and Search mode. The Control Panel can be also docked or undocked from the main Spedia Bar body.

2.1. Status Mode

When in Status mode, the Control Panel allows you to:

1. See when Spedia Bar downloads banners - Download Status Indicator is activated.
2. See when Spedia Bar Radio is playing - Radio Indicator is activated.
3. Easily take advantage of the Fast Points program which allows you to daily earn points - click on the Fast Points Indicator.
4. Easily browse through the Spedia offerings to earn even more points.

2.2. Menu Mode

Menu items and
their meaning
Home Menu The Home Menu allows you to quickly access various Spedia Site services and money making offers.
Account Menu The Account Menu provides quick access shortcuts to your account with Spedia.
Help The Help Menu provides quick access to some help pages.
Options A shortcut to the Spedia Options dialog where you can tune up the work of Spedia Bar.
Deals The Spedia Deals menu displays a list of various Spedia offerings. You can participate in each offering by clicking on the respective menu item.
Games The Spedia Games menu displays a list of various Spedia games. You can play a game and yearn cash for this.
Shop Clicking on the Spedia Shop menu you will have a page with a list of e-commerce sites where you can buy things from and get Spedia points for this.
Music Spedia Bar offers an exciting new feature - listening to an online RADIO. Click on the Music button to invoke the Radio menu from which you can select up to 30 online Music Radio stations.

 

2.3. Search Mode

The search mode allows you to easily search through different Web Search engines or within the Search Categories of a Search engine. To use the search function of SpediaBar:

  1. You specify a keyword to search in the keyword field.
  2. From the Search Engine/Category field you specify the Search engine to search in.
  3. Press the Go button to start the search process. The search results are displayed in a separate browser window.

2.4. Docking and Undocking the Control Panel

Click on the Control Panel Docking button to dock the Control Panel or to undock it. When the Control Panel is undocked, the Spedia Bar is in compact mode allowing you have Spedia Bar take less desktop space. The undocked Control Panel can be moved to any place on your desktop to optimize your workspace. To dock the Control Panel, click once again on the Control Panel Docking button.

3. Spedia TaskBar

The TaskBar allows you to modify the functionality of Spedia Bar. Spedia Bar icon is located in the Windows system tray at the rightmost part of the Windows TaskBar Systray (next to the time indicator). Double clicking with your left mouse button will place Spedia Bar on top of all opened windows.

Arranging Spedia Bar On Your Desktop


1. Moving the Bar
You can move Spedia Bar to a location of your choice on your desktop. To do this, click on Spedia Bar "gripper" located at the left of the Bar, hold down your mouse button, and drag the Bar to the desired location.

2. Docking the Bar
You "dock" Spedia Bar at the top or bottom of your desktop. You can do this by moving the Bar to one of the four sides of your screen. Your Bar is automatically "docked" at the upper or lower part of your screen. To "undock" your Bar, simply grab the Toolbar "gripper" and drag the Bar away from the edge of the screen.

3. Closing the Bar
To close the Bar, you have to right-click on the Bar or on the TaskBar icon and from the popped-up menu select the Exit menu option. This will close both Spedia Bar and Spedia TaskBar icon.

Spedia Bar - Command Menu

Spedia Bar Command menu is invoked by right-clicking on Spedia Bar or on Spedia TaskBar icon.

SpediaBar Control Menu items and
their meaning
About Displays information about Spedia Bar version and current user login name.

Logon as a different user

 Selecting this menu item invokes the Login dialog and allows another individual to login and use Spedia Bar. From this moment on, Spedia Bar will generate ad points to the new user.
Dock Spedia on top/bottom of screen Allows your Spedia Bar to stay on top of all active windows applications. This feature will dock Spedia Bar according to your preferences.
Show Navigation Bar Shows and hides the Spedia Navigation Bar. The check mark next to the menu item indicates whether the Navigation Bar is visible or not.
Hide Spedia Hides Spedia Bar from your computer desktop.
Spedia Home Page Provides access to many offerings and services provided either by the Spedia site or other third parties.
Spedia Account Page Provides access to your personal Spedia statistics.
Help Page Provides access to Spedia help documents on the Spedia Web site.
Open URL in new browser window If checked this option will make the Spedia Bar open a new browser window when you click on any of the Spedia Bar links. If the option is not selected, Spedia Bar will reuse the currently active browser window to display system and advertising content.
Spedia Options... Invokes the Spedia Options configuration dialog. Using this dialog you can adjust different settings of the Spedia Bar.
Internet Connection

You can use this option to setup your Proxy connections. If you do not use proxy services to connect to the Internet, then you do not need to use this option. The proxy server network address and port number must be exactly the same as the proxy server setup of your Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer browser.

* The above example does not represent the actual setup of your Spedia Bar. You must use exactly the same proxy settings (network address and port number ) as the proxy settings of your browser.
Reset Cookie Manual cookie reset may be required if you experience problems accessing sponsors' sites. Spedia Bar supports proprietary cookie protocol that is NOT connected with your browser in any way.
Shut Down Spedia Terminates Spedia Bar application.
Uninstall Spedia Uninstalls Spedia Bar application from your computer system.


When does Spedia Bar generate Ad Points for me?

Spedia Bar is a Windows application that displays advertising content. You will be paid according to the number of Ad Points you generate. Every minute that you have Spedia Bar active you will generate one Ad Point.

How do you know when Spedia bar is generating Ad Points for you ?

Spedia Bar has three states for accumulating points.

1. Green Light

Active Mode.
The green color of the Alert Light indicates that you accumulate points for the time of watching ad banners. Spedia Bar accumulates points for you upon the following conditions:

  • You have you web browser open and active.
  • You change URL addresses every 1 minute.

2. Yellow Light

Passive Mode.
The yellow color of the Alert Light indicates that you DO NOT accumulate points. The Alert Light is yellow upon one of the following conditions:

  • You have your browser open and active but you have not changed the URL of the browser for 1 minute or more.
  • The Spedia system is not operating properly due to some technical or network difficulties. Please check your connection to Internet and/or restart you Spedia Bar.

3. Red Light

Inactive Browser.
The red color of the Alert Light indicates that you DO NOT accumulate points. The Alert Light is red because you do not have an open and active web browser.

 
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