IDisk icon suddenly appearing on desktop

Something annoying happened.
I like to keep my desktop clean.
Then I had some friends over, they were playing with the iMac, and now the iDisk icon is randomly appearing during use; usually when i explore the Finder folder.
I eject it, and when I reboot, its not there...but once I start using the machine, it appears on the desktop out of nowhere.
It doesn't say iDisk though...it just has the same icon, but says my username (I guess, the same as my .mac account?)
why did it suddenly start appearing like that, and how can i get rid of it for good??
Thanks!
B

Look under Finder preferences, General tab -> "Show these items on the Desktop." Deselect "Connected servers."
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