Hi,
Someone from these boards contacted me and suggested I post something here to quell the curiosity.
My VMK name is Carioca and, while I'm new to this particular board, I am active in several other Disney boards. I'm a lifelong Disney fan and have been playing VMK since beta.
I also happen to be a programmer. I noticed that my young son, who loves VMK too, was often getting frustrated when he was disconnected from VMK because he is too young to type in his username and password. So the idea for VMK Pal was born.
It's a simple little program that is, as others have pointed out here, basically a shell around Internet Explorer. I wrote it mainly for my own family and friends. Then, as more people learned about it, other people wanted to get it, too.
If you want more information, please visit my web site for more information (sorry, I can't put the actual address in a post yet- but its basically the name of the program). I have a section there of frequently asked questions that should address a lot of people's concerns.
The #1 question I get asked is, "Is it safe?" Would you believe me if I said it was? I'm actually pleased that there has been this level of skepticism towards it. People are right to be cautious today with all the bad software going around. Feel free to talk to people who have used it for their opinions about it.
The bottom line, though, is that if using VMK Pal makes you at all uncomfortable or worried that one day all your stuff is going to disappear, then please don't use it. I won't be offended, I promise
As I said before, I wrote it mainly for my own family's use and, if anyone else wants to use it, I'm happy to help.
If you have any questions, you may contact me at (sorry, can't put in my email address either- please look at my profile).
Thanks,
Carioca