tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303346162024-02-08T11:12:59.250-05:00myDataBus.com UpdatesmyDataBus.com is the easiest way to store, transfer, and share your files online! Read here about updates to the site, new features, and other myDataBus news. Sign up today and get 5 Gigabyes of space for less than $1/month!BusBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611273421653747118noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-31039685399482329582009-07-14T16:16:00.007-04:002009-07-28T14:44:13.572-04:00Security Certificate and Uploading Issues Fixed!Many of you were experiencing an issue with an expired security certificate when trying to download a file or sign up for an account. As well, some of you were having an problem finding your new uploads. We are happy to report that the security certificate has been renewed and uploads are fully functional again. We appreciate everyone's patience in these matters!<br /><br />The '09-'10 school year is nearly upon us. Why not treat yourself or a friend to a myDataBus.com account? Accounts start at just $10.95 for a whole year -- a price well worth the convenience of having your files at your fingertips no matter where you are. So whether you you're in the computer lab at school or sitting at your desk at home, stay connected with myDataBus!BusBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611273421653747118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-25605179039751611392008-11-02T13:28:00.002-05:002008-11-02T13:36:31.813-05:00Speed Restored!Some of you may have noticed a recent problem with download speeds, particularly with large files. We are happy to announce that we have resolved the issue and site speed is back up to normal. We appreciate everyone's patience in this matter and we will continue to work hard to make sure your files are available to you whenever and wherever you need them!BusBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611273421653747118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-29382213503432819032008-09-16T13:27:00.002-04:002008-09-16T13:35:04.957-04:00Recent myDataBus Speed IssueMany of our users have been experiencing slow download and upload speeds over the past few days. We have had a surge in the number of users lately and as a result site access speeds have been affected. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate everyone's patience in this matter as we work to resolve this issue as quickly as possible!BusBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611273421653747118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-55849661626213348332008-07-21T13:32:00.003-04:002008-07-21T13:49:04.091-04:00Streaming Movies from myDataBusDid you know that if you have a Silver, Gold, or Platinum account, you can embed and stream movies directly from your myDataBus public files? To stream a WMV movie, simply use the HTML code provided <a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/faq/index.php?action=artikel&cat=12&id=189&artlang=en"target="new">here</a>. To learn how to embed other movie formats, click <a href="http://joliclic.free.fr/html/object-tag/en/object-video.html#wmv"target="new">here</a>.<br /><br />Silver, Gold, and Platinum accounts all offer direct linking of public files, allowing video streaming directly from your account. So go ahead -- upload your videos, make them public, and stream away!BusBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611273421653747118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-85212477192465514592008-02-21T22:00:00.000-05:002008-02-21T10:06:57.646-05:00More Security for Public FilesNow there is even more security for your myDataBus shared files! Silver, Gold, and Platinum accounts enjoy both <span style="font-weight: bold;">password </span><span>and</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> domain protection</span> on public files. Password protection means you can set individual passwords on your public or emailed files. This is a great way to control who has access to your files when hosting them on a public website or forum. Domain protection allows you to restrict public file access to a certain web domain. For example, by setting domain protection to "http://www.myspace.com," that file can only be downloaded when the file link is accessed from myspace.com. This prevents your file links from being shared on unauthorized websites.<br /><br />Remember, these protection features are only available on Silver, Gold, or Platinum accounts. To upgrade your account, log in at <a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/">http://www.mydatabus.com</a> and click <span style="font-weight: bold;">Upgrade</span>.BusBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611273421653747118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-76659272008945745712007-12-10T16:11:00.000-05:002007-12-11T09:55:41.795-05:00Simplified Upgrade Packages!As we completed the transition to a all-paid web service, we decided to simplify our billing packages as well. Instead of charging separate fees for storage and bandwidth upgrades, we now have four simple account upgrade packages: Basic, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. The Basic account is still only $10.95 for the whole year, and includes 5GB of storage and 30GB/month of public bandwidth. However, a Silver account is only $6.95 per month and includes 10GB of storage and <span style="font-weight: bold;">90GB/month </span>of public bandwidth. That's 3GB/day of public file bandwidth for less than $7/month. Happy holidays.<br /><br />Need even more storage or bandwidth? A Gold account ($9.95/month) gets you 15GB of storage and 150GB/month of public bandwidth. A Platinum account ($24.95/month) gets you 25GB of storage and <span style="font-weight: bold;">unlimited</span> public file bandwidth. And Silver, Gold, and Platinum accounts all come with direct linking of public files, no advertising, and telephone support.<br /><br />So go ahead. Give yourself the gift of more online storage and public file bandwidth this holiday season. After all, you've been good, right?BusBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611273421653747118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-56111808103552296652007-10-07T13:23:00.000-04:002007-10-07T13:24:47.551-04:00MyDataBus.com Site Switchover<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Here at myDataBus, we have been able to offer many of our services for free up to this point. However, we are being forced to revise our business model and discontinue our free services. Effective immediately, we have made the decision to remove file uploading to free accounts. Free account holders will still be able to access their accounts until Tuesday, October 9, at 12:00 p.m. EST. At that time, unpaid accounts will be deactivated. (If you are a paid user, your account will not be affected. We are also working hard on our file uploading issues and will have it working again as soon as possible). </span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >If you are not a paid user, we want you to continue to enjoy the file storing and hosting services of myDataBus, which is why we are offering you 10GB of storage and 60GB per month (2GB/day) of public bandwidth for the low fee of $10.95 per year! This offer is only valid through Tuesday, October 9. After October 9, the price of $10.95 per year will provide you with just 5GB of storage and 30GB per month of public bandwidth. Customizable packages are also available for those who need more storage or bandwidth space -- just click the <b>Upgrade</b> button in your account to view available storage/bandwidth deals.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >If you currently have a free account, don’t wait -- log in at <a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/">http://www.mydatabus.com</a> and click <b>Upgrade</b> to take advantage of this great offer and keep your account active. Remember, you have until Tuesday, October 9, either to upgrade your account or remove your files. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >We hope you choose to continue using myDataBus for your file storing and sharing needs!</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><br /></p>BusBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611273421653747118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-5448153508159121552007-09-17T11:56:00.000-04:002007-09-17T16:19:44.253-04:00The myDataBus Facebook Application!The team here at myDataBus.com is thrilled to give you the all-new myDataBus <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shared Files</span> Facebook application. Robert the Summer Intern developed this application on the Facebook Platform to give you some great new ways to share. Now your friends can listen to your music, watch your videos, and download your files--right from your Facebook profile! You can also easily send links to your files via Facebook messages. We're pretty excited about it.<br /><div> </div><br /><div>All of your public files are automatically posted to your Facebook profile when you add the application, and visitors can page through to see everything you have posted. Click on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">My Friends' Files</span> tab lets you easily view and download files from those savvy Facebook friends who also use the Shared Files application... or hit a button to upload directly to your public files from Facebook!<br /><br /><a href="http://apps.facebook.com/sharedfiles/myfiles/" target="new" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none;">C</span></a><a href="http://apps.facebook.com/sharedfiles/myfiles/" target="new">lick here</a> to get started... and then come back to the application page to let us know what you think. What features does it still need? What do you love about it?<br /></div>BusBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611273421653747118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-76012318620427279232007-08-02T12:04:00.000-04:002007-08-30T14:49:15.787-04:00Online Trust in a Web 2.0 WorldAs more and more of the most popular websites depend on user-generated content, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">trust</span> becomes an increasingly important commodity. The success of a site like eBay depends on a system of community trust where buyers and sellers carry a reputation based on the feedback they have received from others in the community. Such a system exists for other large sites as well, but the problem of how to extend such a system of trust to smaller sites is a difficult one. <br /><br />The anonymous nature of the Internet makes it hard to know exactly who IS trustworthy. Is this eBay user <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> selling this rare jazz record, or is it a hoax? Does this auto-care blogger actually know anything about cars? A famous New Yorker cartoon in 1993 carried the caption "On the Internet, no one knows you are a dog." -- as the internet becomes ever more user-centered we will need to find better ways to deal with this problem.<div><br />Venyo, one of the websites we have integrated with, is attempting to tackle this problem. Their concept is that users carry a reliability index--a "Vindex"-- made up of ratings given by users <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">on any website</span>. The magic of the Vindex is that they are offering a Trust platform which ties to the user, rather than to a specific website or community. <br /><br />A Vindex rating box instantly tell you how a user's reliability has been judged by the larger online community, giving you peace of mind when interacting with that person's online contributions. And by clicking someone's Vindex box, you have the opportunity to rate that person yourself, warning or encouraging other users about that person's reliability.<br /><br /> To sign up for a Venyo.org account, <a href="https://www.venyo.org/signup/" target="new">click here</a>. Once you've signed up, log into your myDataBus account and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Profile</span> tab. Scroll down to the Venyo login box and submit your Venyo user name and password. Your Venyo Vindex will be posted next to your name in myDataBus group lists and on the download pages of e-mailed myDataBus files. Your myDataBus contacts can then see your reliability rating and have the opportunity to rate you themselves.</div>BusBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611273421653747118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-42543744638999835802007-08-02T09:44:00.000-04:002007-08-02T13:34:22.908-04:00myDataBus File Format Conversion? Easy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_esHMpePHFPQ/RrH1QCBjyPI/AAAAAAAAAAs/rBSRhEulq9w/s1600-h/zamzar-logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_esHMpePHFPQ/RrH1QCBjyPI/AAAAAAAAAAs/rBSRhEulq9w/s320/zamzar-logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094122309302864114" border="0" /></a><br />Guess what? We've added another resource to your myDataBus-file-editing arsenal: we are now integrated with <a href="http://www.zamzar.com/" target="new">Zamzar.com</a>. Zamzar is an online file conversion tool that lets you easily change your document, image, video, and music files into other file formats with a few clicks of your mouse. Change your .wav files into a mp3s. Make your .txt file a PDF file. Convert PDF files into <span style="font-style: italic;">editable</span> Word documents. Convert your MS Paint stick-figure drawing of Aunt Bertha into a JPEG file and post it in your myDataBus family reunion photo album. Anything's possible. For a full list of file conversion types, click <a href="http://www.zamzar.com/conversionTypes.php" target="new">here</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_esHMpePHFPQ/RrH10CBjyQI/AAAAAAAAAA0/zR1R_zsHwy0/s1600-h/zamzar_menu.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_esHMpePHFPQ/RrH10CBjyQI/AAAAAAAAAA0/zR1R_zsHwy0/s320/zamzar_menu.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094122927778154754" border="0" /></a>With Zamzar integrated into myDataBus, you can convert your myDataBus files without needing to download them first. Just select "Convert with Zamzar" from a file's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Options</span> menu, then select your desired file format, enter your e-mail address, and hit <span style="font-weight: bold;">Convert</span>.<br /><br />Once you receive Zamzar's notification e-mail, go to the download page and copy the link to your file by right-clicking (or Ctrl-clicking for Macs) the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Download File</span> button. Then go to your myDataBus account, click <span style="font-weight: bold;">Upload Files</span> > <span style="font-weight: bold;">Webload</span>, paste the file link into the URL box, and hit <span style="font-weight: bold;">Upload</span>. Your converted file will be sucked right back into myDataBus from Zamzar. No downloading required!<br /><br />Why not give it a try? With myDataBus and Zamzar, we've given our users a whole new way to do more with their files online!BusBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611273421653747118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-25048906525339629212007-07-19T11:18:00.000-04:002007-07-23T10:25:11.032-04:00Introducing the MiniBus!The team here at myDataBus.com is proud to introduce the MiniBus: a quick, easy, and convenient file hosting service that lets you instantly upload a file and begin sharing it immediately in an e-mail, website, or blog. You don't even need a myDataBus account; just upload your file right from the myDataBus home page and start sharing!<br /><br />So go ahead, take the MiniBus for a test drive. Just click the MiniBus <span style="font-weight: bold;">Browse</span> button at the top of the <a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/" target="new">myDataBus home page</a> or at <a href="http://mini.mydatabus.com/">mini.mydatabus.com</a> to select a file for upload. Click <span style="font-weight: bold;">Upload</span> and you're instantly ready to begin sharing your file! No speed limits on THIS bus . . .<br /><br />Note: There are limits to the MiniBus's functions: only one file can be shared at a time, uploads are restricted to 20MB, and shared files expire after 14 days of inactivity. But remember that myDataBus account holders enjoy 5GB of free storage, extensive file sharing options with no link expiration, online file and image editing tools, and so much more! If you're not a member, <a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/visitor.php?pt=signup&a=minibus">sign up</a> today and your uploaded MiniBus files will automatically be transferred into your new account!BusBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611273421653747118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-17128346049476209002007-07-17T15:27:00.000-04:002007-07-17T17:07:20.158-04:00No More Public Image Watermark!<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">As many of you know, a </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >watermark</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >—</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">"hosted by myDataBus.com"</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >—</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">has always appeared on public images, well, hosted by myDataBus.com. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">That is, until now. Public images no longer have any watermark at all</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:10;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">— </span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">they appear exactly as you uploaded them (only re-sized . . . if you use one of the automatic re-sizing options!).</span></span></span></span><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:10;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">"But wait!"</span></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span>you cry. "My existing public photos still have the watermark!" </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">'Tis true: all newly-shared pictures will be watermark-free, but existing public photos will still display the watermark. </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">But that's easy to fix. Simply remove the watermarked pictures from your Public Files, then re-add them. Voil</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">à</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">! No more watermark. And as long as you haven't changed the filenames, all your old image links will still work too.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:10;" ><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Just another great update from the hard-working folks here at <a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/">myDataBus.com</a> . . .</span><br /></span></span></div>BusBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611273421653747118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-47848502732349044082007-07-13T09:50:00.000-04:002007-07-16T09:47:11.102-04:00Any Questions?<span style="font-family:georgia;">Here at myDataBus.com, we are working hard to make the site better than ever. And one way we're making it better is by helping users learn more about the site and all its features</span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:10;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">—</span><span style="font-size:100%;">which is why we've introduced an</span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> all-new, fully-updated myDataBus </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.mydatabus.com/faq/index.php" target="new">Online Support Center</a><span style="font-family:georgia;">. It contains help topics for new myDataBus users, general troubleshooting tips, and information on new additions to the site. Learn how to </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.mydatabus.com/faq/index.php?action=artikel&cat=2&id=77&artlang=en" target="new">set up a new account</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> and </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.mydatabus.com/faq/index.php?action=artikel&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cat=4&id=80&artlang=en" target="new">upload your first file</a><span style="font-family:georgia;">. How to activate </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.mydatabus.com/faq/index.php?action=artikel&cat=59&id=123&artlang=en" target="new">automatic integration with Facebook.com</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> upon login to myDataBus. How to use </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.mydatabus.com/faq/index.php?action=artikel&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cat=56&id=134&artlang=en" target="new">SnipShot</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> and </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.mydatabus.com/faq/index.php?action=artikel&cat=56&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;id=139&artlang=en">Zoho</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> to edit files right from your account. </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Who knows<span style="font-size:10;"><span style="font-size:100%;">—</span><span style="font-size:100%;">you may even discover a new feature that you weren't aware of!</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">And as always, if you can't find the answer to your question, contact our support team with our </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.mydatabus.com/myFiles.php?pt=support" target="new">support form</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> for some of the quickest support in the business! (Remember, Pro Account holders also receive phone support</span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" >. If you don't have a Pro Account, <a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/myFiles.php?pt=upgradeAccount" target="new">upgrade now!</a>)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Get the help you need</span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" >—</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">use the Support Center today!</span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:10;"><a href="mailto:support@mydatabus.com"></a></span></span>BusBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611273421653747118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-16839227045961567202007-07-11T16:16:00.000-04:002007-07-13T16:31:03.991-04:00Out with the old . . .OK folks, we're all friends here. Let's be perfectly honest with each other. The ol' myDataBus file uploader wasn't exactly the greatest uploader ever.<br /><br />But times have changed. The guys here at myDataBus have been hard at work on a brand-spanking-new uploader . . . go ahead, click the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Upload Files</span> button. What you have before you in all its glory is not only a faster, more reliable uploader, but an uploader that lets you SELECT MULTIPLE FILES AT ONCE. That's right, click <span style="font-weight: bold;">Browse</span> and try it out for yourself. You can select an entire folder's worth of files for upload in a matter of seconds.<br /><br />Not only that, but now there are two nifty little download progress bars<span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >—</span>the top one is for individual file download progress, and the bottom one is for the overall download progress. You can also choose to make your files public<span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >—</span>or overwrite files with the same name<span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >—</span>directly from the uploader! And as before, you have the option of performing a web upload by clicking the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Webload</span> button at the top of the uploader and entering a URL address.<br /><br />We expect this new upload tool to evolve quickly; if you have any suggestions for it please let us know! As always, we here at myDataBus are working hard to bring you the very best in file storing and sharing. And we will continue to enhance the features of myDataBus to make it easier for you to <span style="font-weight: bold;">do more</span> with your files.BusBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611273421653747118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-35323393181384488472007-07-02T12:31:00.001-04:002007-07-02T12:40:38.877-04:00Public File Changes, MUCH FASTER!<div>Making files public is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">much</span></span> faster now! Last week many of you had trouble making files public or were seeing huge delays in the process, sometimes taking several hours to actually complete. We were fighting on and off all week with our queueing system, it seemed to encounter a perfect storm of issues from all directions.</div><div><br /></div><div>So what has happened?</div><div><br /></div>First a bit of background; from the beginning we have treated public files as separate from your "My Files" storage- the primary benefit of this is that you could make changes to, edit, rename or even delete a file from your private space without affecting your public links. The disadvantage is that we have been maintaining 2 copies of the file, and even in the best of circumstances making a file public involves waiting for the system to copy your file.<div><br /></div><div>On Friday we changed the way public files are tracked and stored so now we simply flag files as public rather than copying them. On the plus side since we are storing the file only once your quota usage is reduced and the process of making files public is now instant. It does mean that you will have to be careful about deleting files from your private space from now on, if you zap a file that is public you will break your links!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for bearing with us last week, and enjoy our new more responsive system!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-11364083692540472452007-06-08T14:35:00.000-04:002007-06-08T16:51:54.526-04:00100,000 people are Doing More with their files!myDataBus.com celebrated a <span style="font-style: italic;">huge</span> milestone today-- we just hit <span style="font-weight: bold;">100,000 registered users</span>!<br /><br />Thanks to all of you; our users-- to those who have told their friends about myDataBus, or have posted about us on your blogs, on forums, on mySpace... Today is obviously really exciting to our team, and hopefully to all of you as well. Our rapid growth means that we can continue to add new features and improve old ones, and that you can continue to rely on myDataBus.com to be there when you need it. Keep sending up your files, sharing them, posting them and telling others how they can <span style="font-weight: bold;">do more</span> with their files too!<br /><br />Raise a glass of whatever you have nearby, and toast with us to many, many great things to come. <br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">myDataBus.com -- Do More With Your Files</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-70419504392970491612007-05-21T13:42:00.000-04:002007-05-21T15:14:37.221-04:00Public File Download ChangesLast week you may have noticed that we made some changes to the way public files are downloaded. After watching for a while to see how it has impacted both our users and the people who come to download your files we have decided to go ahead and make some permanent changes to Public Files.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Background</span><br />The way our Public Files have worked in the past is what we will call <span style="font-style: italic;">Direct Linking</span>; when a user clicks on a link the file begins to download right away in their browser. The change we are making is that many files which used to be direct linked will now point to a page on our servers. That page will initiate a download in the background, and show the user a link to manually start a download if for some reason their browser blocks the automatic one.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who is impacted by this change?</span><br />First of all, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pro</span> accounts (any account where you have paid for upgraded service) will see no changes to the way their public files work, just as before all Public links will be <span style="font-style: italic;">direct links</span>. We are also going to continue serving <span style="font-weight: bold;">all</span> JPG, GIF and PNG files directly, so that you can continue to use myDataBus to host images on other websites as many of you do now. (ebay, CraigsList, blogs, etc)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What do I need to do now?</span><br />For most of you nothing; Pro users can ignore this and enjoy yet another perk of paid membership. The group that will be directly affected by this change are Basic Account users who host audio and video files that are embedded in other websites. You can still link to your files and users will be able to access them; but embedding those files (mp3, Flash Video, Quicktime, etc) into your pages will no longer work unless you choose to upgrade to a Pro account. <span style="font-style: italic;">Remember, you can get a Pro account for as little as $9.95 per year, and you will also get larger file uploads, no advertising, and 10GB of storage space! Log into your account and click on the 'Upgrade' link at the top of the screen today!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why are you doing this?</span><br />Fair question; we do think that for some people downloading public files this does provide a more fluid download experience- but let's be honest, the main reason has to do with capturing eyeballs. By sending users first to a page on our site we are able to promote our service to more potential new users, generate increased advertising revenue, and take advantage of other opportunities to monetize traffic. Providing a service like myDataBus takes a lot of resources, and the more revenue we are able to generate the better service we can offer to you, our users!<br /><br />Thanks again for using myDataBus, and keep the feedback coming, we love hearing from you!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-27761054373439382942007-05-21T13:10:00.000-04:002007-05-21T13:42:19.573-04:00myDataBus.com Mobile is Live!<a href="http://m.mydatabus.com/">myDataBus.com Mobile</a> is officially live; grab your cell phone and check it out! Load up http://m.mydatabus.com on your cell phone's browser, and get access to your files truly anywhere!<br /><br />Some of the things you can do with myDataBus Mobile:<br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Browse</span> all of your files and folders, or use the <b>Search</b> feature to find something in either your files or any groups you belong to.<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Show</span> file size and type, and a thumbnail of supported images.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Download</span> (how useful this is depends a lot on your phone!), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Delete</span>, or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Email</span> files right from your phone!</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Invite</span> someone to one of your Groups, or to get their own myDataBus account.<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">View</span> your photo albums right on your phone.</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-79174731180683570122007-05-14T20:45:00.000-04:002007-05-14T23:45:14.031-04:00Back in Action!We are back! Again I'd like to extend an apology from our entire team to our users who couldn't access their files during our outage. We take very seriously the trust you have given us by hosting files in our system, and go to great lengths to honor that. From what Level 3 has told us this sounds like the perfect storm of network problems; but after today's extended outage we are already working on plans to make additional redundant bandwidth available in our main data center.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-51144457463714439162007-05-14T19:37:00.000-04:002007-05-14T19:41:52.701-04:00Network Outage...As you have probably noticed myDataBus is currently offline; unfortunately our main network provider is experiencing a major outage affecting our entire state caused apparently by a fiber cut. At this time we do not have a repair time from them, but we hope to be back soon.<br /><br />We're very sorry for the inconvenience; I'm sure that our users are as frustrated as we are at being unable to access your files!<br /><br />If we do have any more information this evening I will be posting here until we are back.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-86968801764630763322007-04-06T16:14:00.000-04:002007-04-06T16:46:53.531-04:00Edit your photos with SnipShot and myDataBus!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://pictures.snipshot.com/446/static/images/logo-big.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 160px;" src="http://pictures.snipshot.com/446/static/images/logo-big.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Wrapping up a busy week of updates, today we released photo editing using the really great tools from SnipShot.com. This is one you have to see to really get the hang of, SnipShot is a <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> great tool! Go find a .jpg file in your myDataBus account and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;">options</span> button; you will see a new <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Edit with SnipShot"</span> link.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_esHMpePHFPQ/Rhavp-wR8YI/AAAAAAAAAAU/rUT7vxAvgzY/s1600-h/menu.png"><img style="margin: 10pt 0pt 10px 0px; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_esHMpePHFPQ/Rhavp-wR8YI/AAAAAAAAAAU/rUT7vxAvgzY/s320/menu.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050417167897588098" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Features in brief: (From SnipShot.com)<ul><li>One-click enhance improves most images</li><li>Basic editing tools like crop, rotate, resize</li><li>Basic image adjustments like contrast, brightness, saturation, sharpness and hue</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Unlimited undo and redo</span> (Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y, or ⌘Z and ⌘Y on your Mac)</li><li>Nondestructive editing—we always work from the original</li></ul><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And did I mention easy to use? Just like our Zoho tools, one click sends your file to the editor, and saving will push the updated file back to your myDataBus account.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_esHMpePHFPQ/RhaxJOwR8aI/AAAAAAAAAAk/IDkLHUvh8uI/s1600-h/snipshot.jpg"><img style="margin: 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_esHMpePHFPQ/RhaxJOwR8aI/AAAAAAAAAAk/IDkLHUvh8uI/s400/snipshot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050418804280127906" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-57571011930355037592007-04-05T15:14:00.000-04:002007-04-05T17:35:39.017-04:00New Social Bookmarking ToolsSocial bookmarking and news sites are an interesting way to share your interests and find sites you might never have come across on your own. They are often a great way to find entertaining videos, pictures and websites when you are looking to kill some time; so in the spirit of helping you to share <span style="font-style: italic;">your</span> content we have added a long list of services to myDataBus.com. Go create links from your <span style="font-weight: bold;">Public Files</span> page and you will see our expanded list of "one-click" sharing options.<br /><br />Do you use one of these services? Try it out now, click on a link below to share this blog entry!<br /><br /><a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http://mydatabus.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-social-bookmarking-tools.html"><img src="http://digg.com/img/badges/16x16-digg-thumb.gif" alt="Digg!" border="0" height="16" width="16" /> Digg.net</a><br /><a href="http://del.icio.us/post?v=4&noui&jump=close&url=http://mydatabus.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-social-bookmarking-tools.html&title=myDataBus.com%20adds%20Del.icio.us%20tools"><img src="http://www.mydatabus.com/images/im/delicious.small.gif" alt="del.icio.us" border="0" height="16" width="16" /> Del.icio.us</a><br /><a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=widgeturl=http://mydatabus.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-social-bookmarking-tools.html&title=myDataBus.com%20adds%20Stumble%20Upon%20links"><img src="http://www.mydatabus.com/images/im/stumble_upon.gif" alt="Stumble Upon" border="0" height="16" width="16" /> Stumble Upon</a><br /><a href="http://www.furl.net/storeIt.jsp?t=myDataBus.com%20adds%20Furl%20Links&u=http://mydatabus.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-social-bookmarking-tools.html"><img src="http://www.mydatabus.com/images/im/furl.png" alt="Furl" border="0" height="16" width="16" /> Furl</a><br /><a href="http://www.blinklist.com/index.php?Action=Blink/addblink.php&Url=http://mydatabus.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-social-bookmarking-tools.html&Title=myDataBus.com%20adds%20blinklist"><img src="http://www.mydatabus.com/images/im/blinklist.gif" alt="blinklist" border="0" height="16" width="16" /> blinklist</a><br /><a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarklet/add?url=http://mydatabus.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-social-bookmarking-tools.html&title=myDataBus.com%20adds%20Ma.gnolia%20links"><img src="http://www.mydatabus.com/images/im/magnolia.png" alt="ma.gnolia.com" border="0" height="16" width="16" /> Ma.gnolia</a><br /><a href="http://simpy.com/simpy/LinkAdd.do?note=myDataBus.com%20adds%20Simpy%20links&href=http://mydatabus.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-social-bookmarking-tools.html"><img src="http://www.mydatabus.com/images/im/simpy.png" alt="Simpy" border="0" height="16" width="16" /> Simpy</a><br /><a href="http://www.spurl.net/spurl.php?url=http://mydatabus.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-social-bookmarking-tools.html&title=myDataBus.com%20adds%20Spurl%20links"><img src="http://www.mydatabus.com/images/im/spurl.png" alt="Spurl" border="0" height="16" width="16" /> Spurl</a><br /><a href="http://reddit.com/submit?url=http://mydatabus.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-social-bookmarking-tools.html&title=myDataBus.com%20adds%20Reddit%20links"><img src="http://www.mydatabus.com/images/im/reddit.png" alt="Reddit" border="0" height="16" width="16" /> Reddit</a><br /><a href="http://www.netvouz.com/action/submitBookmark?url=http://mydatabus.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-social-bookmarking-tools.html"><img src="http://www.mydatabus.com/images/im/netvouz.png" height="16" width="16" border="0" alt="Netvouz"> Netvouz</a><br /><a href="http://www.newsvine.com/_tools/seed&save?u=http://mydatabus.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-social-bookmarking-tools.html"><img src="http://www.mydatabus.com/images/im/newsvine.gif" height="16" width="16" border="0" alt="Newsvine"> Newsvine</a><br /><a href="http://tailrank.com/share/?text=&link_href=http://mydatabus.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-social-bookmarking-tools.html"><img src="http://www.mydatabus.com/images/im/tailrank.png" height="16" width="16" border="0" alt="Tailrank"> Tailrank</a><br /><br />All of these links are now available for your <span style="font-weight: bold;">Albums</span> also; click on an album and you will see a row of icons near the top of the page.<br /><br />Did we miss your favorite? Send an email and let us know!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-36991125673711518062007-03-30T13:53:00.000-04:002007-03-30T16:49:32.583-04:00Updates Today - Groups, PayPal, FacebookIf you use our group features very often you may have already noticed that we pushed out an overhaul of the groups system earlier today. Most of the changes are architectural, designed to help us scale better and give us more flexibility in adding features, but there are some pretty radical UI changes as well. Let us know what you think!<br /><br />Quick summary of the group changes:<br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Zoho</span> editing is now available for any file you have added to a group</li><li>All of the group features have been combined into a single page; look on the right side of your files to view group members, information, invite people to join, or edit the group settings.</li><li>The group member list now displays the actual <i>name</i> of each member, rather than their email address!</li><li>On the member listing you can roll over a name to see profile information about that user.</li></ul>In the payments department we have added an option to sign up for a paid account using your <span style="font-weight: bold;">PayPal</span> account in addition to our Credit Card option; this should be especially helpful for our international users. <span style="font-weight: bold;">PayPal</span> has over 100 million account members in 103 countries and regions around the world, and can accept transactions in <a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/sell/mc/mc_intro-outside">16 currencies</a><br /><br />In this release we have updated to the newest version of the <b>Facebook</b> API; and improved our picture features. If you have <span style="font-weight: bold;">Facebook</span>, try this: use the link in the toolbar to log into your <span style="font-weight: bold;">Facebook</span> account, then click on either "Photos of You" or "Facebook Albums" to view your pictures. To download full size images into your myDataBus.com account, click the "Load Image" button... your <span style="font-weight: bold;">Facebook</span> photos are now in <b>My Files</b>! You can even import an entire album at once from the <b>Facebook Albums</b> page; complete with your comments!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-75618530237353880622007-03-21T09:01:00.000-04:002007-03-21T09:04:14.462-04:00Scheduled Maintenance Friday 3/23We will be moving some servers around this Friday (March 23) evening, so myDataBus.com will be temporarily offline beginning around 5pm EST. Watch this address (http://mydatabus.blogspot.com) for updates, and thanks again for using myDataBus!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30334616.post-48885744679923543522007-03-19T14:17:00.000-04:002007-03-19T14:49:40.803-04:00Added Support for editing spreadsheets; viewing PowerPoint filesFor those of you enjoying our new support for document editing through the excellent <b>Zoho Writer</b>, we have added support for <b>Zoho Sheet</b> and <b>Zoho Show</b> today!<br /><br /><b>Zoho Sheet</b> is an online alternative to commercial desktop spreadsheet applications, with great charting features and more! Click <i>Edit with Zoho</i> next to any Excel (.xls) file to view and edit in Sheet, then click save to update the file in your myDataBus account.<br /><br /><b>Zoho Show</b> is a matching tool to create, edit, publish, and show presentations. At this time the Zoho API only supports viewing presentations (we will add support in myDataBus for editing as soon as it is released!), but if you have PowerPoint presentations loaded into your account this is a really great way to preview or even present them to others. Click on "Show with Zoho" to open your presentation in a very useful flash player. Ready to present? There is a full screen icon on the player that gives you a very handy presentation mode!<br /><br />We have added Zoho links to search results now as well; try searching for "doc" for a demonstration.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com