public void updateUserInfo() throws IOException {
        if (config.isDebugOn())
            System.err.println("Updating user info. "+"$MyINFO $ALL "+getUsername()+" "+config.getDescription()+"$ <++ V:0.673,M:P,H:0/1/0,S:2>$ $LAN(T3)0x31$"+config.getEmail()+"$1234$|");
        //hubCommunicator.sendDataToHub("$Version 1.0|");
        hubComm.sendDataToHub("$MyINFO $ALL "+getUsername()+" "+config.getDescription()+"$ <++ V:0.673,M:P,H:0/1/0,S:2>$ $LAN(T3)0x31$"+config.getEmail()+"$1234$|");
        //TODO: most of the information being sent to the hub is not set anywhere. that should be fixed. a settings/configuration already exists. move it
    }