The cloud service in BeerSmith 2.1 and higher is hosted on the web site BeerSmithRecipes.com. Using this feature, you can copy recipes to your cloud folder and they will appear on your BeerSmithRecipes.com account.
The cloud folder gives you a shared set of recipes that can be accessed via your account from any computer running BeerSmith. It also lets you publish recipes as shared so anyone can access it.
Voir aussi : Le Cloud BeerSmith
Pour Bien Commencer with BeerSmithRecipes.com
| o | Use the Register button on the web site to register for a new account. You will need an active email address. |
| o | After registering a confirmation code and link will be sent to your email address. You will need to use this code and link to activate your account. |
| o | Once you have activated your account you can log into your account at any time using your user name and password |
Adding Recipes to Your Account
| o | Open BeerSmith 2 and click on the Cloud icon on the View menu or ribbon |
| o | When prompted, use the user name and password you established above to log into your cloud folder |
| o | Once you are logged in you can Copy/Paste recipes between the cloud folder and your My Recipes folders. |
| o | You can also right click on any normal recipe and use the Copy to Cloud Folder command to copy recipes to your cloud folder |
| o | Recipes added to your cloud folder will instantly appear in your Recipes folder online if you log into BeerSmithRecipes.com from any web browser. |
Sharing Recipes
| o | Newly added recipes in your cloud folder are private by default. To share them with others you can use the Shared/Private icon on the ribbon from within BeerSmith. A shared recipe is public and can be found and downloaded by anyone. |
| o | You can also log into your online BeerSmithRecipes.com account and share recipes from there using the Mark as Private/Mark as Shared links |
Upgrading your Cloud Storage
| o | The default basic account only allows space for 10 recipes in the cloud folder. |
| o | You can upgrade your account to a higher level of membership at any time by logging into your account on BeerSmithRecipes.com and using the Upgrade button on the main menu. |
| o | Due to the costs of maintaining the server, bandwidth, etc, the service is subscription based with most subscriptions lasting a year. |
Finding Recipes Online
| o | You can search the extensive database of shared recipes by visiting BeerSmithRecipes.com and using the search feature |
| o | When you find recipes of interest, you can Bookmark them using the Bookmark link. |
| o | Later you can Download or create private copies of the recipe in your cloud folder for use in BeerSmith. |
Reviewing Recipes
| o | If you are logged in to the BeerSmithRecipes.com web site you can review recipes and add your comments to each review. |
Managing Your Profile
| o | Use the Profile menu item to edit your user profile. Here you can enter your real name (if desired), tagline, location, club, and website. By default your profile is PUBLIC information, except for your email which is not shared. |
| o | You can also manage Notifications here. By default you will receive emails when someone posts a comment on your recipe, sends a message to you, or follows you. |
| o | You can set up a gravitar by clicking on the Add Gravitar button. The site uses the gravitar system for storing avatar images, In order for your gravatar to show up on the web site it is important that you use the same email address when registering your gravitar that you used when registering for BeerSmithRecipes.com |
| o | You can also set the Unités (Metric or English) used to display recipes from your profile page. |
Following Other Brewers
| o | You can search for fellow brewers by email address, name or user name using the Find Friends button on the main page just below the main search box. |
| o | If you have friends on the site, you can follow them using the Follow User button. This lets you see when they add new comments or post new recipes to the site. |
| o | You can see a list of all of the latest events related to your friends from the Friends main menu item. |
Posting to Your Wall
| o | Each user has a Wall for comments and links available from the Wall menu item online. |
| o | You can leave comments on your own wall or post to another's wall. |
Private Messaging
| o | BeerSmithRecipes.com also has a simple private messaging system. You can go to your inbox and send messages to other friends from there. |
| o | You can decide not to receive private messages using the Notifications section of your Profile. |
