The next sections describe every xpeers application that is included in the standard distribution.

xpeers applications are writtin in the REBOL scripting language and hence are called Reblets or x-lets. They are tiny applications that run in the context of the xpeers.net framework and do one thing very well. X-lets are extremely agile. Their small size allows them to be easily modified, customized, branded, expanded, or combined with other x-lets. If you don't find exactly the x-let you need, chances are good that it can be created in a few days by our development team.

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Alerts - User Notification

Displays urgent messages on the screen thru a realtime popup mechanism. This application is designed to get a user's attention when critical messages must be seen. For example, it is used to inform users of system actions or announce urgent events.

Private alerts are also supported. When directed at a single user, an Alert can instruct the user to join the conference or other collaborative applications where people are waiting.

The application keeps a history of prior alert messages and all historical alerts can be reviewed while offline.

Conference - Online Group Discussions

An instant, secure, and reliable communication channel that connects you directly to your partners, employees, or members. Totally free from spam, junkmail, and other "noise". All messages use encrypted transfer for security.

Messages are persistent. You don't need to be on-line when they were sent, and you can review them later when offline. Works well for organizations distributed over multiple time zones.

Conference is ideal suited for discussions on different topics because it supports user-defined categories. For example, each bussines line / unit can use on category.

Contacts - Shared Contact Database

The easiest way to share contact information within your organization, or even with yourself while you are at home or on the road. Unlike the web, this x-let works even when you are off-line.

Contacts are automatically shared, and contacts can be tagged with custom identification tags for "customers", "friends", "suppliers", etc. Very easy to use, incremental search, and provides one-click web site linking and email sending.

Messenger - Secure Instant Messaging

Secure instant messaging that is truly useful for businesses and organizations. All communications is fully encrypted for security. Send private or group messages with an easy-to-use conversational style that even a CEO can appreciate. Totally free from distracting junkmail and spam found on email.

Messages are stored, so you don't need to be on-line when they were sent or to send your reply. Perfect for multinational organizations.

Thanks to xpeers' user management, all names are present the first time you run it and they update to show you who is on-line and whether you have new messages. Optional settings allow pop-up on new messages and provide a notification sound, even if the x-let is not running.

Organizer - Shared Calendar

Makes it easy to coordinate time events with others members of your team.

Just click on a day to see its details and add new appointments. Choose from a variety of event types such as meeting, note, holiday, urgent. You can specify repeating events such as "every tuesday at 10AM" and "third day of each month". All-day events stand out in black.

Organizer further has an overview page where you can see 4 months at once, further it offers a shared task list.

Shared Clipboard - Quick Text Clips

A handy way to quickly share text. This application lets you use your normal cut, copy, and paste commands to provide information instantly to other users.

With MS Word for example, if you copy a paragraph, you will see it appear in the left pane of this clipboard. Press the publish button, and other users can now import that text into their MS Word or any other application. It's that simple!

Taskmaster - Collaborative Task Lists

Collaborative entry and tracking of current projects and their related tasks with quick summary display. Includes projects list and tasks per project.

Updates in real-time. Select one or more people or resources responsible for task. Choose task status (pending, waiting, active, or done) and set one of ten task priority levels.

Who - User Presence Monitor

Monitors the status and activity of users. Shows who is currently on-line and for how long. Activity indicator tells you if the user has moved the mouse or typed something recently.

User location is indicated, such as "office", "home", "customer site", "machine room", etc. even if the same user is on multiple machines, and a variety of status buttons include: "here now", "back soon", "at meeting", "at lunch", etc.

Clicking on a name shows full info and provides shortcut to sending messages or email.

Utilities

The following x-lets makes the user's life easier when using the xpeers platform.

Find File - Search Local Files

Search files in the local sandbox for matching filenames or contents.

History - File Update Info

Displays a list of files that have been updated. Files updated today are shown in red. With this x-let it's easy to find out what has changed since the last login in a couple of minutes.

Info - Server Status

Shows the status of the xpeers server, including versions, quantity of files being synchronized, and number of server transactions.

Modified? - Local File Changes

Displays a list of files that have been modified locally but not published to other users. This is very useful when you are working on several files, than take a break or do time intensive changes. You don't have to remember which files you need to publish. Just use this x-let and it will tell you. Fast and simple.

Administration

x-lets are also used for xpeers administration. A sampling of these x-lets are listed below. New x-lets are frequently created, and you can build your own special x-lets too.

Sharing Manager

The xpeers sharing manager allows administrators and power users to view and control what users share private folders and filesets on their system.

The sharing manager gives users an easy way to view a list of who is sharing private folders (filesets) as well as add and remove sharing for users or groups. The sharing manager application is much easier and less error prone than making sharing changes on network drives.

As with most xpeers applications, the sharing manager is very small (5KB) and is easy to operate.

Upfile - Upload File

An administrators tool for upload files to specific filesets (outside the normal realm of the desktop), including system files and hidden files.

User-Admin - User Administration

Provides a simple way to create, modify, and terminate user accounts. Provides control over user access permissions and group association.