Download MediaStore for free

Download from github here

Media Store is a Java application that was created during my final year Computing project in 2011. It will organise your video files and provides an intuitive interface for users to play them. To be able to support this project, it will ask for twitter permissions (more on this later). You'll need to go to java.com and install Java Run time environment for your browser.

Setting Java Permissions (If using Java Web Start)

I recommend using Chrome browser, but if you can not see a launch button above, follow this link to Oracle and follow the instructions depending on your browser. https://www.java.com/en/download/help/enable_browser.xml

Before you run the application, you need to setup Java security to accept this website by doing the following in windows:

• Open Windows control panel by typing "control panel" in Windows 10 search box and click on Java. If you have another Windows version, you access the control panel via the start menu.
• Click on security tab
• Under Exception Site List, Click on "Edit site list"
• Click on "Add" and type "http://joselinares.me" onto the field made available.
• Click on "Add" and type "https://joselinares.me" onto the field made available. The difference is that this is a secure version of http protocol.
• Click "Ok"

Mediastore will not download properly if the above procedure is not done. When you download the JNLP file, chrome will state a warning about keeping this file. Click "Keep". If using another browser, accept the file and click it.

A Java splash screen should appear and then it will download all the components from the server.

After downloading Media Store, you will get some notices that there are security risks involved. Click accept.

Twitter Permissions

When you start Mediastore, you will get a browser popping up asking permissions to use your twitter account. Please accept this to support this project. It will only write new posts of what you've watched and when, with a link to this website so that others can enjoy it.

In order to help my project further, it is given as a download for free. The only caveat is you need to have an online connection as JNLP will automatically check if there are any updates and update the app as necessary. Also in supporting this project, it will automatically create tweets using OAuth which is a safe method for Mediastore to post on your behalf.

• When you open Media Store, it will prompt you to input a PIN. Leave it alone for the next step.
• A browser will open and redrect you to twitter for you to accept permissions. Click on "Authorize app".
• After authorizing the app, a PIN number will appear. Copy this number by selecting it with you mouse - right click mouse and click on "copy"
• Go to the window that originally popped up, click on the field to highlight a cursor and press "ctrl" key and "v" key together to paste the PIN
• Click "Ok"
• If done correctly, Media store will post tweets on your behalf when you play a video

The way that the tweet will look like is as follows: Watching [Video name] on [Full date and time], get Media store for free [link]. Tweets such as these will hopefully cause conversations and retweets of what you have watched and make for interesting debate.

Happy viewing and tweeting!