Start off by going to the login page. This page will show you some statistics in the middle of the page, but at the top there are two text fields, one for username and one for password. Fill in your correct info and click Login (see "Ordering a Soda") or Express Checkout (see the Express Options page).

Assuming you have a sufficient account balance to do so, you can order a soda from the first page you get to after a successful login.
The top half of this page is devoted to telling the machine how to assist you in quenching your thirst. Select what drink you would like (from the drop-down list), note that your #1 preference is pre-selected, and tell the machine what time you would like it to dispense. Any time <= now will cause the drink to be dispensed immediately (and the time which the page was called is pre-filled in). After filling in all the crucial information (or accepting the defaults) click Drink Me and enjoy your beverage.

If you are on the main page (the one where you can order drinks) you will notice thet the bottom half is devoted to showing you a little info about your account (who you are, your remaining balance, pending orders, etc), and under that there is a very tempting "Edit Account" button.

On the account editing page you will find that you can't edit your username, or your balance (nice try). If you need these changed, go see Mike Wollowski in his office. You can, however, change your email information, drink preferences, and password.

Password Changing info: If you do not put in anything for current password then the entire password section is ignored (and saving changes leaves your password alone). If you put in anything for the current password it had better be your correct current password, and the new password fields be non-empty and matching, otherwise no preference changes will be saved.

Once you're done editing hit the "Update Me!" button to save changes, or hit "Forget It" (or back on your browser) to abort changes.

To cancel a pending order go to the edit account page and click the cancel image next to the order information (product and dispense time). Your balance will not change at all because you are not charged for ordering, only for dispensing.

To help prevent your account from being violated, log out when done. Any page you view after logging in (including the login page) will have a door icon in the header. Click on this door to log out. Another method of logging out is to close your browser, as our session expires as soon as the browser is closed.