As reported at cnet:

The company [McAfee] announced Thursday the availability of its McAfee Online Backup, an online backup service that automatically uploads data from your computer's hard drive to a remote server via the Internet.

While online backup services are nothing new and have been available for a long time from many providers, such as Carbonite, Memeo, or Cuku, the main difference with the new McAfee Online Backup service is that it's one of a few that offer unlimited storage space.

For a fixed annual fee of $60, you can back up as much data as you want. This could possibly the best deal around for online backup, especially for anyone with a lot of important data and a high-speed Internet connection.

Other than the generous amount of storage, according to McAfee, its new service, which is powered by Mozy, is secure and comes with easy-to-use software.

http://news.cnet.com..._109-10365852-2.html

Anyone tried this yet?

Looks like MS has released a free non-subscription antivirus!
Has anyone tried it?

http://www.microsoft...px?mkt=en-us#mainNav

Circle Dock v0.9.2.6 is an unofficial updated version of Eric Wong's 0.9.2 Alpha 8 version available on the Circle Dock website. As Eric has been missing from this board for many months and has not released any new versions in nearly a year, this release corrects many of the issues raised in the interim and also introduces some new features. For further details of what's in this version, please read this message and this message.

The download link is at the foot of this post.

The Zip file contains a full setup program which will install Circle Dock onto your PC.

If you are an existing user, simply install into your current Circle Dock folder, making sure that Circle Dock is NOT running when you install the new version or the installation process will fail.

If you are a new user, just install the program in the normal way. However, this release does not contain any program or folder icons - with the exception of its default folder icon. There are many icon collection on the Internet including those for RocketDock which work admirably with Circle Dock.

Enjoy this release!


Markham and DrWicked.


Download Link: CircleDock 0.9.2.6.zip (courtesy of DonationCoder)

DC Member Veign writes:

This is a personal project of mine that I wanted to share with the DC community.  Before I tell about, I'll share why I created it.  I was on a weekend getaway in a new city that I had never been to before.  Walking around the city I knew that friends had visited but didn't know where they had gone or restaurants they liked and would recommend.  It would have been nice to know what my friends would recommend (what I consider a trusted source recommendation).  This is why I created Plarker.  Basically I would have a single map made up of my places and the places of the users that I am following.


What is Plarker?
Plarker™ is a way discover new places to visit. You add places to your map. Your friends add places to theirs. Then share your maps. The places on your map and your friends map are overlayed onto a single map.

Thing you can do
# Create a map of places you've been
# Discover new places using your friends' maps
# Combine maps for a personalized map
# Embed maps on your website

Some usage ideas on Plarker
# Create a personal map and share your places with friends
# Setup a corporate account to let people add your business locations to their map
# Create an account for your town and tell others what's cool
# Like to hike? Show the trails where you've been
# Create an antiquing map and share the hotspots

Very interesting essay and relevant to donationware ideas..

i was writing a press release and in it disclosed how much money i made from the recent london webcast (about 10k). i gave a copy of the text to jason to proofread over a cup of tea (that’s what rock stars do for each other nowadays instead of leaving lines of blow on the backs of bathroom toilets). he suggested taking the money part out. he gently advised; he’s heard people gossiping about me and my shameless revelations about my webcast/twitter income etc.

right around the same time i got an email from beth, regarding the future of my webcasting.. she suggested we do something totally free and not ask people for any money.. she’s been picking up on heat from people that the ask-the-fans-for-money thing has gotten out of control.

artists used to rely on middlemen to collect their money on their behalf, thereby rendering themselves innocent of cash-handling in the public eye. artists will now be coming straight to you (yes YOU, you who want their music, their films, their books) for their paychecks. please welcome them. please help them. please do not make them feel badly about asking you directly for money. dead serious: this is the way shit is going to work from now on and it will work best if we all embrace it and don’t fight it.

http://blog.amandapa...your-money-by-amanda

Here's a fun, well animated, tricky tower defense game, with the ability to impede enemy movement.  Definitely worth a try.

http://www.freeworld...penguinsattacktd.htm