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Following the release of the Internet Channel on the Nintendo Wii I have updated MyDiskServer to work better with the Wii. Now you can access all your files on your PC from the Nintendo Wii in the living room.

A Flash mp3 player is now embedded into MyDiskServer so that you can listen to your music collection on your Wii. Viewing photos has also been enhanced.

The main upgrade in this release was to the private networking code. This update means that MyDiskServer will work fully with devices on your local network even if netbios name service is not implemented. This was an issue with Macs and some Linux distributions including the Nintendo Wii.

There is also a Dutch translation thanks to Melroy van den Berg.

To ensure you have the latest version click here.

Firstly I would like to appologise for the recent lack of updates.

I've been very busy moving house, finishing off PhD thesis, looking for jobs, being interviewed by google etc...

Anyway, enough with the excuses, I'm here to ping everyone with the news that an updated version of MyDiskServer is online. It's minor bug fixes really. I've fixed an issue with files not being properly closed if a download was disconnected before completion and also fixed the java.lang.LinkageError which occured when multiple copies of the same plugin were shared.

Simply visit MyDisk.co.uk and click launch and your version will be updated to 2.11 automatically.

Now we have a German translation thanks to VooDoo. The German language option can be found in MyDiskServer 2.10 and the MyDisk.co.uk website now features a customised German page: MyDisk.co.uk in German

MyDisk.co.uk has been modified to use PHP. This was to enable me to avoid duplication of the main page for each language. Now the language is handled by index.php. The language can be customised by setting a lang field. Eg MyDisk.co.uk/?lang=de

MyDiskServer has won a number of awards including the following:

vista-files.org - Grade 5
daolnwod.net - 5 Stars
mac-files.com - Grade 5
freesharewarecenter.com - 5 Stars
soooooft.com - 5 Stars
hotlib.com - 5 Stars
butterflydownload.com - 5 Stars
programsbase.com - 5 Stars
blueprograms.com - 5/5 Award
softpicks.net - 4 Stars
download2you.com - 4 Stars
safe-install.com - "Safe to install"



Why don't I display these on the main pages I hear you ask? Well...

1. I think their logos are pretty crap and would make the main pages look cluttered.
2. In my experience these logos come, go and change unpredictably.
3. I am not convinced these sites actually reviewed MyDiskSever, because...
4. The only reason sites issue the logos is to get a free link back to their site.

A tip for software site's: Don't just give an award, write a meaningful review.

This weekend I developed a very useful plugin.

The plugin provides remote control of computers running MyDiskServer.

Although not as advanced as VNC or Remote Desktop Sharing, the plugin has some major advantages:

It requires NO additional software to view or control the computer remotely, not even Java, and since it uses HTTP it will work through any firewall!

To remotely control a computer running MyDiskServer, high security mode must be disabled, a user account configured with the plugin shared to it and the identity key must be specified. These layers ensure the computer remains safe when the plugin is installed.

The plugin can be downloaded from the plugins page (assuming you have donated)

Minor updates to MyDiskServer including:

Linked address trail - Improved folder navigation
Internet link - Helps users provide links directly to content on their computer
Updated Spanish Translation

New Plugin:
Search Plugin - For finding shared files quickly.

Now we have an Italian translation thanks to Martino Bacile di Castiglione. The Italian language option can be found in MyDiskServer 2.08 and the MyDisk.co.uk website now features a customised Italian page: MyDisk.co.uk in Italian

Thanks to Eduardo Figueirido Lago we now have a Spanish language option within MyDiskServer and a Spanish translation of the main MyDisk.co.uk web page: MyDisk.co.uk in Spanish

The Spanish language option is available in MyDiskServer version 2.07, released today. If you can provide me with a translation I will unlock all the extra features for free and your name can be listed on the about tab within MyDiskServer.

Version 2.06, released today, features a new option to isolate hosts.

Isolated instances of MyDiskServer will no longer be linked to or associated to the Host Yourself Network in any way. If you wish to connect to isolated hosts you must use the IP and port. For example:

http://123.456.789.012:8088

You must register again to become linked to the Host Yourself Network.

Rather than shutting down hosts I find breaking copyright laws by sharing files to everyone I will isolate them.

Some users may also wish to run MyDiskServer isolated if they are not on the Internet or do not trust communications with the Host Yourself Network.

MyDiskServer just got even easier to use! I was unaware of how easy it is to open and close ports in Microsoft Windows Firewall automatically. MyDiskServer 2.05 now automatically opens and closes the required ports without user intervention.

When starting, MyDiskServer executes the following commands:

netsh firewall add portopening TCP 8088 MyDiskServer
netsh firewall add portopening TCP 8089 MyDiskServer

And on closing:

netsh firewall delete portopening TCP 8088
netsh firewall delete portopening TCP 8089

Obviously if you specify different ports, those are used instead of 8088 and 8089. This feature helps keep Windows more secure when not running MyDiskServer.

This updated version includes support for Wake On LAN which means you should be able to turn on your computer remotely with the right hardware configuration.

This could be extremely useful for saving money on your electricity bill, and the worlds resources of course!

Wake up my computer

I have made a few changes to MyDiskServer. (now version 2.02)

Firstly, I've added the ability to change the Look and Feel. The main reason for this is because people have been having problems with the Mac Look and Feel which was set by default when starting MyDiskServer on a Mac computer. Hopefully this will solve these issues, the default L&F is now cross platform.

If you run windows XP and use java 1.5+ I recommend using the Windows L&F, it looks really nice.

Other changes include the ability to start MyDiskServer without the GUI. Simply use this jnlp file to start without the overheads of the GUI.

http://hostyourself.net/mydiskserver/MyDiskServer(noGUI).jnlp

To start the GUI connect to your computer and access the file /IPC for example:

http://127.0.0.1:8088/IPC

There are several options on this control page such as shutdown and send message in addition to showing and hiding the GUI.

If the new features are not currently available to you ,visit the main page and click the launch MyDiskServer link.

After much testing and updating of the web site, MyDisk.co.uk I have decided to label this as version 1 of MyDiskServer. I does everything listed before in addition to the following:

New Features:

• Option to hide status from MyDisk.co.uk


• Community panel for donators. (To create welcome message)


• Embedded UploadApplet for uploading files of any size


• Maximum transfer rate option (per user)


• Support for plugins


• Improved interface for sharing files


• Exit confirmation


• Open file statistics


• Many cosmetic improvements

New Features:

• Guest account to share files with everyone


• Users who are not logged in may download files shared to guest user


• A verified security certificate

New Features:

• User account support


• Each user account can have unique username, password and shared files


• Errors and prompts integrated into tabs


• Monitors transfer rate

New Features:

• 10 groups of shared files with unique passwords


• Tabs to represent groups of shared files


• File upload support

New Features:

• Secure SSL connections on port 8089 (basic keystore included)


• Ability to specify which files and folders are shared on a file tree.


• Auto thumbnail page for folders containing images

Features:

• HTTP 1.0 Web browser on port 8088


• Disk name registration and IP management with mydisk.co.uk


• Reconstruction of local filing system onto HTTP requests


• Shares all files, on all drives


• Single user account


• Zip file generation for downloading multiple files


• Playlist generation


• 42Kb in size