5. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code stored thereon for searching through a group of media items, said computer readable medium comprising: computer program code for presenting a search box capable of receiving a user input; computer program code for determining whether a user input is present in the search box; and computer program code for automatically displaying a search assistant when it is determined that a user input is present in the search box, wherein the search assistant facilitates selection of search criteria for use when searching for the text string within the group of media items, and wherein the searching is confined to the search criteria selected using the search assistant, wherein the search assistant includes a category section having a plurality of predetermined categories, and a fields section having a plurality of predetermined fields, and wherein the plurality of predetermined categories and the plurality of predetermined fields are simultaneously displayed in a horizontal row prior to performing a search in accordance with the text string, wherein the predetermined categories horizontally depicted in the search assistant pertain to at least a music category and a video category, when the music category is selected, the one or more fields being horizontally depicted include at least one of artist, album, composer and song, and when the video category is selected, the one or more fields being horizontally depicted include at least one of artist, album and title.
5. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code stored thereon for searching through a group of media items, said computer readable medium comprising: computer program code for presenting a search box capable of receiving a user input; computer program code for determining whether a user input is present in the search box; and computer program code for automatically displaying a search assistant when it is determined that a user input is present in the search box, wherein the search assistant facilitates selection of search criteria for use when searching for the text string within the group of media items, and wherein the searching is confined to the search criteria selected using the search assistant, wherein the search assistant includes a category section having a plurality of predetermined categories, and a fields section having a plurality of predetermined fields, and wherein the plurality of predetermined categories and the plurality of predetermined fields are simultaneously displayed in a horizontal row prior to performing a search in accordance with the text string, wherein the predetermined categories horizontally depicted in the search assistant pertain to at least a music category and a video category, when the music category is selected, the one or more fields being horizontally depicted include at least one of artist, album, composer and song, and when the video category is selected, the one or more fields being horizontally depicted include at least one of artist, album and title. 6. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 5 , wherein the search assistant is presented as or in a search bar.