Freeware License
Recently, I finished the “AutoBack” Plugin for TrackPro. This is an application that will automatically backup the TrackPro data file to a network server on a schedule that is determined by the user. This application is intended for TrackPro users that that run the freeware version that is not licensed for multiuser or network use.
I didn’t have a good freeware license so I decided to do a little research and see if I could improve in this area. I was fortunate to find an excellent article on the subject by Mike de Sousa, the Director of AbleStable. Please see AbleStable.
In part, the article discusses the freeware license used by 2brightsparks for its SyncBack software. See below for more information on 2brightsparks. Mike was kind enough to grant me permission to use this license for my software. Thank you Mike!
AbleStable is one of the more interesting and useful sites that I have stumbled upon in some time. The site’s motto “Encouraging Creativity” is enviably achieved by providing a forum and repository for free software, articles, E-books and exhibitions by on-line creative professionals. There is a registry/directory for creative professionals; so if your looking for 3d graphic designer, technical writer. programmer or choreographer you can probably find one there.
The site is visually appealing, well-organized and completely free from in-your-face annoyances like popups and gaudy advertising.
I would recommend this site to anyone, especially to self-employed professionals who find it exceptionally useful.
“2brightsparks”
Coincidentally, I have been using 2brightsparks’ SyncBack freeware software for over two years. I use it to perform daily FTP backups of my working drive to my web space at 1and1.com. The backup is automated in that it uses the windows scheduling service perform the backups unattended at 2:00AM.
In the time I have been using the software, it has been 100% reliable. For routine backups of my networks and client networks I have been using software that shall remain nameless. Robustness is not one of its qualities; services and backups fail routinely with the slightest provocation. Both verily and semantically I can assure you that the software is not to be trusted without intensely close monitoring. Not so with SyncBack, it is intuitive to configure and just works. Today, I decided that I have a been a freeloader at 2brightsparks too long, so I purchased SyncBackSE an advanced version of SyncBack. I highly recommend this software for anyone looking for a high quality, robust, and inexpensive backup solution. Please visit 2brightsparks.
Al Weisenborn