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(This page contains technical details for system administrators who might we wondering why i2Brain needs a socket.) There can only be ONE instance of i2Brain running on a computer at any one time. This instance can open as many projects as you wish. This fundamental design change was incorporated
A "socket" is used as part of this mechanism. A socket is a part of most common operating systems. It allows communication between programs on one computer - and between programs on different computers. Sockets are used for communication over the internet. Firewalls watch over sockets, which is why your firewall might complain about i2Brain potentially doing something risky when you start i2Brain or when you click the FaveNet icon in Firefox. Don't panic! i2Brain is NOT ATTEMPTING TO COMMUNICATE OVER THE INTERNET! In order to calm your nerves, i2Brain shows you a warning-dialog BEFORE it tries to find another instance of itself running on the same computer: |