To achieve this, it uses a freely available database (www.upcdatabase.com) of UPC/EAN barcodes to match the barcode to a title and media type. In cases where a barcode isn't included yet, it can optionally do an internet search to guess at the title which can then be edited by the user.
The UPC Database is user-contributed. That is, lots of people enter a little of the data so that everyone can share the result. Eventually "Where's My Stuff" will allow CD/DVD titles to feed back to this database, but it will NOT share information about your specific collection.
Q. What are the differences betwen online and offline mode?
A. Online mode connects directly to the UPC database to lookup barcodes. If a barcode isn't know, it then
searches the web to try to guess at the correct title. Offline mode doesn't require an internet connection but does mean you need to download and load the full UPC database files.
Where's my stuff never reports anything about your specific collection to anyone.
Q. How do I load the UPC Database?
A. Simply download the latest version of the UPC Database from www.UPCDatabase.com. Copy the items.csv file into the Where's my Stuff directory.
Press the "Load UPC Data" button and select that file.
Please note that loading the full database can take 10 minutes or so and the program will appear unresponsive during this time.
Export now sorts titles like The XXX and A XXX correctly
v1.0.3
Several minor usability issues fixed
v1.0.2
Added ability to locally edit entries in the database for cases where the UPC Database contains errors
v1.0.1
Fixed bug whereby adding an item locally and then reloading the upc database could cause a double listing
Added export function for html and csv
Added checksum for barcode data entry
Updated database to allow for future changes
v1.0.0
First production release
To download the software or for further details please visit the project page.