FIGURE A


With MediaWallet, Cougar not only looks good, he purrs! Roll over picture for a larger image.

Opening the wallet
Using MediaWallet is simple once you've grasped the wallet concept. When you first open MediaWallet, you're presented with the main wallet. This default wallet can be tailored and used as your starting point. You see, in MediaWallet, you create and use multiple wallets. The Main Wallet serves as home base, or a launching point for opening other wallets. Each wallet can provide a single type of media (credit cards, for example), or each item/button in the wallet may contain the same type of data. Figure B presents an image of my Main Wallet, and if you click on the Photo Album button, the photo album wallet opens.

FIGURE B


The Main Wallet serves as the launching point to the other wallets. Roll over picture for a larger image.

The buttons options
To configure and design MediaWallet, you use the buttons. Buttons define the type of data each wallet contains and allow you to move among wallets.

Wallet
Wallet is a special button. It's used to link one wallet to another wallet.

Card
This button is used to create credit cards, library cards, calling cards, etc. There's even a dialing feature, allowing you to create a card with a phone number, like your calling card. When the card is selected, the image appears and pulse tones are created. Using the common skin format, your cards can be designed to reflect the cards you carry, as shown in Figure C. A few sample cards are included to get you started.

FIGURE C


Card buttons allow you to store all of your card type data. Roll over picture for a larger image.

Text
Text buttons allow you to store text-based information. You can enter text directly into a text button field or to access a text file. While not as flexible as the Note button, this button works similarly.

Audio
Media Wallet also allows you to store audio messages, as you can see in Figure D.

FIGURE D


You can record and store voice recording in your wallet! Roll over picture for a larger image.

For those of you out there who'd like an orderly means of storing your Voice Recorder messages, this may do the trick. It even allows you to record the message in MediaWallet rather than having to exit the program and switch to the Voice Recorder. This is the type of feature that turns a cute idea into one that you'll actually use.

Note
While text is the mainstay of most virtual wallet programs, MediaWallet takes the concept a step further by providing a means for accessing the Note Taker application for creating and storing notes, as shown in Figure E. Cleverly, it allows you to link the Note Taker application and use it while you're in MediaWallet. Though I don't know if I'd ever use this feature, it could come in handy if you do a lot of traveling and need to take down directions, complete with maps. All in all, this feature enhances the power and flexibility of this package tremendously.

FIGURE E


You can even access Note Taker while in MediaWallet. Roll over picture for a larger image.

Image
This wallet, as mentioned before, serves as a photo album. Say goodbye to the days when you had to cut your favorite photos to fit them into those little plastic sleeves. MediaWallet allows you to link your favorite photos to individual buttons. Though the documentation cautions that display problems may occur if you use files with more than 256 colors, I was able to display .JPG, .GIF, and .BMP files without a problem. My assumption is that owners of devices that display 65,000 colors will have no problem displaying virtually any file.