Overview - TubeMaestro is a PC application
which runs on Microsoft Windows 2000, XP and Vista 32bit. Using TubeMaestro you can quickly and simply
claim refunds for delayed journeys; update your Twitter account by Tweeting to your heart's
content; display the London Underground Tube line status with any associated delay messages; view
platform Departure Boards to see how often the Tube trains are actually running "down below";
view a tube map for planning your journey and much more.....
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Tube Refunds - By clicking the
"Click4Refund" button at the top of the main window you can quickly, with just a few
mouse clicks, claim back a refund for a delayed Tube journey. This feature works with the
Transport For London refunds website and the profiles you have set up for yourself within
TubeMaestro. To help decide if your delayed journey qualifies for a refund please see the TFL
Customer Charter which can be found on their website. As of 9th June 2009, if you are delayed by
15 minutes or more on a Tube journey you can claim a refund under the above mentioned Customer
Charter.
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Tweet Your Twitter updates - By clicking the
"Tweet" button at the top of the main window you can quickly, type a new Tweet and send
it to your Twitter account which will update your status on Twitter. This is particularly useful
in the event of Tube delays as you can update anyone following you warning them that you could be
arriving later than expected. Of course, you can also Tweet about anything else too!!
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Line Status - If the tube line has a good
service then the label adjacent to the line will say "Good service". In all other cases
the message will reflect the severity of the problem on the tube line. If the tube in london has
a problem, then a more detailed explanation can be displayed by simply moving the mouse pointer
over the icon next to the tube line which has the problem.
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Departure Boards - By clicking the small Train
icon to the left of any line on the main window, the Departure Boards for that line will be
displayed. By using the drop down box at the top of the Departure Boards you can choose the
station who's Boards you wish to view. You can make the Boards refresh automatically by
ticking the "Auto refresh" tickbox at the top of the Departure boards.
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Tube Map - By clicking the "Map Pin"
button at the top left hand corner of the main window a map of the London Underground
"Tube" is displayed within a new window. This map is loaded directly from the Internet
so it is always up to date and shows the most recent map available. If you move the mouse pointer
onto the map, you can click the left mouse button and move the map around inside the window for
ease of navigating around the map.
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Useful Links - By clicking the "Useful
Links" button at the top of the main window a new window opens offering you links to other
information on the Internet which you may find useful.
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Help - Having this level of undergound information
really helps travellers as they can get up to the second tube line status information which includes
tube line closures information too. Very often when there are tube problems travellers only find out
when they have gone downstairs to find huge queues of people due to the tube chaos. It is much better
to use some tube status software such as TubeMaestro to be informed of problems before leaving to
travel and thus put the traveller in a better position to re-plan their journey.
Preferences - There are a range of preferences which
can be set to allow TubeMaestro to work in the way you want as shown by the following screen shot of
the preferences window: 
These options are explained below:
 Lines displayed |
This is where the tube lines can be chosen for display from a list. Only those
lines chosen are displayed on the main window. |
| Refresh interval |
This is the setting which controls how often the information is updated. The
values set is in minutes and can range from 10 to 59 inclusive. |
| Start with Windows |
If this option is chosen then TubeMaestro will start when a user logs into the
PC. |
| Minimize to tray |
Choosing this option will minimize the main window to the icon tray typically
found in the lower right corner of the Windows desktop. |
| Show button on taskbar |
The button shown on the taskbar on the bottom of the screen can be hidden or
shown using this option. |
| Always on top |
By using this option the main window can be made to stay on top of all other
open windows on the desktop. This allows the current status to be viewed even when working within
other applications. |
| Confirm exit |
It is possible to prevent accidentally exiting the application using this
option. |
| Proxy server settings |
Often a PC will be connected to a network which is behind a corporate firewall
or proxy server. TubeMaestro allows the inclusion of the appropriate credentials to connect to the
internet through the firewall or proxy server. |
| Automatic update checks |
New versions of TubeMaestro will be made available from time to time. Using
this setting, TubeMaestro is told whether to check for new versions automatically or not. If the
non-automatic option is chosen, then it is possible to manually check for a new version
at-will. |
| Click4Refund Settings |
Use this button to open the window displaying the Click4Refund profile
information. Using this window you can set up your name, address, ticket and journey details which
will be used when you need to claim a refund for a delayed journey. |
| Twitter Settings |
Use this button to open the window displaying the Twitter authentication
information. Using this window you can set up your login and password for your Twitter account.
This allows you to Tweet simply by opening the Tweet window and typing your Tweet update
message. |
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