Brandon Dimmel

Most city-dwellers have had at least one scare while crossing the street or riding a bicycle through traffic. But General Motors now believes it can prevent pedestrian and cyclist injuries and fatalities with a new smartphone application. According ... to GM and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2010 more than 4,000 pedestrians and more than 600 cyclists lost their lives after being struck by a moving vehicle. Clearly, something needs to be done to prevent such tragedies from occurring. (Source: csmonitor.com ) WiFi Tech: Vehicles, Smartphones Interact GM has been working for ... (view more)

Image Tuner 3.4 Image Tuner is a free image resizing, renaming, conversion and watermarking tool for your computer. It offers a super-intuitive and straightforward interface that makes it very easy to use. Based on an extremely fast image processing ... softrware engine, this award-winning program include comprehensive controls to help you with most image-related tasks. http://www.glorylogic.com Fusion 2.3.2 This free program allows Windows computer users to enhance their digital photos, easily and quickly. The best results are obtained when users process multiple images of the same scene taken ... (view more)

Microsoft is finished with Windows 8, and has officially released the new operating system to manufacturers (a milestone called "RTM"). Hardware makers like Dell, Asus, Acer, and Hewlett-Packard will now begin the process of installing the new ... operating system (OS) on their computers slated for sale on or after the OS's launch date, October, 2012. By releasing Windows 8 to manufacturers, Microsoft is acknowledging that it has completed development and testing of the new OS. Obviously, work on the OS will continue so that updates and additions can be offered in the future. Windows 8 ... (view more)

Wipe 2012.11 Wipe is a free, easy-to-use and powerful software tool that can be used to protect a PC user's privacy. It works by clearing the browser's history and cache, cleaning index.dat files, securely removing cookies, safely deleting the ... browser's autocomplete history and temporary Internet files, and erasing any other tracks left behind after one steps away from one's computer. Useful for any computer, but particularly with a shared one. http://privacyroot.com Camfrog 6.3.203 Camfrog is a free video chat room service. Users can log-in and enjoy video or text-based chats with a single ... (view more)

Microsoft has introduced a brand new email service called Outlook.com. It features a look and feel very similar to that seen in the upcoming Windows 8 operating system (OS). Although it introduces a number of new ideas and features, Outlook.com will ... likely be a comfortable fit for experienced users of Microsoft's Hotmail service. After all, mail folders are clearly displayed along the left side of the screen, while individual email messages are positioned in the middle. Advertisements show up on the right. Touch, Social Networking the New Focus Like Windows 8, Outlook.com is optimized for ... (view more)

Sizer 3.34 Sizer is a free utility program that allows you to resize any window to whatever size you like, precisely and permanently. This is an extremely useful capability in certain situations, such as when you are designing web pages, or when you ... are working many open windows, or when you want two or more windows to be positioned most conveniently for your needs, or when you are setting up your computer display to take a screen shot. It also allows you to see how your new web page design will look when viewed at a smaller size. http://www.brianapps.net SliderDock 1.22 SliderDock allows ... (view more)

The installation of special sensors on Windows 8-based ultrabooks could change the portable computing experience forever. The ultrabook sensors are like those found on some smartphones, and include a compass, an accelerometer, and a gyroscope. A ... Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and an ambient light sensor are also likely to be designed into future ultrabooks. Sensors Provide Directions, Save Vital Components Ultrabooks with a built-in compass would allow their users to be aware of their direction: North, South, East, and West, at a minimum offering the ability to help those who get ... (view more)

One of the gaming industry's biggest names has offered a disparaging view of the upcoming Microsoft operating system (OS). Gabe Newell, co-founder and managing director at Valve, the video game development company responsible for massive hits like ... Half-Life, Portal, and Left 4 Dead, suggests that Windows 8 is, in his opinion, a threat to open platforms. Newell and Valve are also responsible for the Steam platform, an online distribution service for video games. Windows 8 a "Catastrophe" for PC Gaming Newell recently sat down for an interview with Casual Connect at a video game ... (view more)

Waterfox 14.0.2 Waterfox is a high-performance browser based on the Mozilla Firefox source code. However, this one is made specifically for 64-bit systems. Waterfox delivers blazing-fast browsing speed by optimizing the performance of your ... computer's central processing chip. This free piece of software was compiled with Intel's C++ Compiler and uses many great performance-optimization strategies. If you're tired of waiting for the Internet, give this one a try. http://waterfoxproject.org Pdf995 11.4 Pdf995 is a free software conversion utility that makes it easy and affordable to create ... (view more)

DocPad 12.0 DocPad is a free alternative to Notepad. Although both offer plain text editing, DocPad also provides an arsenal of time-saving tools, including bookmarking, case conversion, a customizable toolbar, encoding conversion, file history, and ... much more. It also includes a built-in calculator, calendar, and character map. http://www.gammadyne.com RemoteRebootX 2012.7.26.0.27 RemoteRebootX is a great new remote reboot, remote shutdown, and wake-on-LAN software tool. You can load a list of accessible computers, highlight some or all of them, and then initiate the action of your choice on ... (view more)