Sorry for the delay, but as you have noticed we have been busy with hiring new crew and securing you the very first news on PCM3 ;) PCM2 is still the game we play, though, so here's the weekly news from around the PCM community.
Malware reports I've noticed that some files are told to be infected with Trojan:Win32. This is a problem which only happens with the free antivirus program, Avast!. I've tested the "infected" files with several other anti virus programs (including Norton, AVG, Kaspersky and another one), and none of them says that the file is infected. Therefore, I've concluded that it is a problem with Avast! - not the files ;)
Site reaches 1000 members During the last week we finally reached the magical 1000 members. To me, as the site owner, that means a lot and is really motivating. I would like to thank all our members and the crew of the site. I hope the progress will continue, so that we can become even more active than we already are. It is, of course, our ultimate goal to be the best and most active PCM-website on the internet. Again – thanks a lot! :) Site improvements As you know we are constantly evaluating the website, simply because there’s always something which can be done better. This time, we have decided to remove the restrictions on our Articles-section, meaning that non-members now also can read our articles. Our new British crew-member, SportingNonsence, has already proved to be of much worth. He has created some new icons for our Screenshot section and has also contributed with a couple of new screenshots.
Check them out by clicking “Screenshots” in the menu. More new background As you might have noticed we have added three new backgrounds to our download section. One of them is showing pictures of the popular Formula One driver Felipe Massa and it's definitely worth trying if you're a Formula One fan and want to mix your interests ;)
You can get them by clicking "Downloads" -> "Backgrounds"
Shirts package released It's been a long time underway - actually, ala_blanca announced his project on PCM.daily on the 4th of February – but now it’s here: The Ultimate 2007 Shirts Package. It includes hundreds of new 2007 shirts, including both normal and champion-jerseys. Currently, it’s only a 0.5 version so there’s still a lot of work to do. Get the pack from our Downloads -> Graphics section. New fix for PPDB Europe 2006 After the Final Release PlakkerNL still thought he had to fix one thing: The Invitation System. This is what the official descriptions says: "It takes care of the invitationsystem for the 3 Big Tours, your emails are now accepted and the messages that the Tours are closed for subscription are gone. Also you will now have the exact 2006 wildcards in all Pro Tour races. You can ask for one yourself by simply applying in the calendar-screen, no longer by email. This new system also eliminates the chance of crashes in the 6th or 7th year, where the original Cya-system becomes very vulnarable for crashes"
Get it from our Downloads -> Databases – 2006 section
Vardavagor's Season Planner v1.1 Last week, a German season planner was released. It can be used to keep track of your riders’ condition, so when you have typed in the details your entire season is planned ;) The program is in English and can also be used to change the racing schedules of your riders. You can download it from our Downloads -> Misc.-section
Forum initiatives Since we opened a forum for stories some of our members have decided to tell you about what’s going on in their careers. For example, you can read about Red Bull’s investment in the cycling scene (written by SportingNonsense) or Crommy’s 2012-team Cycling24. They are both really exciting and can be read in our Stories-section: http://www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewforum.php?forum_id=18
Two prediction games have also been started. The first one is started by doddy13 and is based on the real world of cycling. You have to predict the top three of the Pro Tour-races and will be given points according to your prediction (compared to the real results). Read more here: http://www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=11&thread_id=202 The other one is made by our own SportingNonsence. That one, however, is based on Pro Cycling Manager results. Except from that the concept is pretty much the same as doddy13’s. You can read more here: http://www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=2&thread_id=209
