Dear List: I have not kept up to speed on this list for a few weeks, so forgive me if this matter has already been discussed. We used to post photos we wanted people to see on an Xdrive account. That was great; in fact so good I even opened one myself. However, Xdrive Express has discontinued their free service in favor of one called Xdrive Plus that costs $4.95 a month, but has no advertising. Can't say I blame Xdrive. However, all those photos that used to be there are not longer available unless whoever subscribed to the new service and moved them. This brings me to seeking other free alternatives unless the PTG wants to pay for an XdrivePlus account. Actually that would not break my heart. I am suggesting, if no one has found a better alternative, that we set up a Yahoo Group at www.yahoogroups.com called Pianotechgroup. It comes with 30meg free space - more than enough to post losts of photos. We could also store other kinds of files, take polls, etc. The Disklavier Users Group uses this service, and we have a file vault of software programs and MIDI files. We can set the group up as a public group, list the group in the public directory, allow anyone to join and anyone to upload files. It can be unmoderated. If there is trouble, we can always change any of the above options. What do you think? Carol Beigel Greenbelt, Maryland
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