Brandon Dimmel

During the past few weeks, The Pirate Bay file-sharing site has faced a number of serious challenges, including orders by British and Dutch courts forcing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block user access. Now, the controversial site is facing ... an even bigger threat: a special type of web-based attack has disabled the site altogether. According to recent reports, The Pirate Bay was completely disabled and inaccessible for more than a day after it was struck by what appears to have been a distributed denial of service (or DDoS) attack. This kind of attack involves a massive number of ... (view more)

Google Maps for Android Here's a free piece of software that will help you search Google, as well as your smartphone's apps and contacts. You can either type or speak your inquiry. The software helps you search for local businesses, get turn-by-turn ... directions to any destination via GPS-based navigation, and even get public transit instructions. You can also record and share various time, distance, and elevation statistics that track your travel as you run, bike, or walk. http://www.google.com PilotEdit Lite 5.6.0 PilotEdit is a free, advanced text editing program that can be used to work on ... (view more)

Cyber-D's Wallpaper Shifter 7.10 Wallpaper Shifter is a free software utility that picks a random wallpaper background for your computer's desktop from a custom-designed list every time your start Windows. Depending on the wallpaper's width and ... height, the software can automatically scale the image to fit the desktop space without distorting the image's original proportions. http://cyber-d.blogspot.ca Cyber-D's AntiScreensaver 2.01 Here's a helpful program can prevent the usual computer screensaver from showing up when you are busy surfing the web or watching a video. Simply enter the window ... (view more)

Earlier this week, reports emerged suggesting that consumers who buy a Windows 7 PC after June, 2012, would be able to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for a fee . Now there's more clarification on the offer: a new report indicates that the upgrade will ... cost those who can't wait and who buy a computer with the older operating system just $14.99. For some, the $15 charge won't seem like a lot of money. However, it's $15 more than what Microsoft charged buyers of new PCs to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7, in similar circumstances back in 2009. There was also no charge to buyers of Windows XP ... (view more)

Things just got tougher for one of the most embattled technology companies: Yahoo. Earlier this year it announced a massive restructuring program designed to revive flagging profits. Now it will be looking for a new chief executive officer (CEO), ... after Scott Thompson tendered his resignation. Last week experts and observers were stunned by reports suggesting that Thompson had padded his resume , adding an extra, unearned degree in computer science from Stonehill College in Massachusetts. In actual fact, Thompson earned only a bachelor's degree in business administration from the small, post- ... (view more)

Yahoo! Mail for Android 1.4.1 With the free utility Yahoo! Mail, you'll be able to stay connected via your email account, and also get instant notifications. The software provides a full suite of functions, including sending photos and downloading ... files or other attachments to incoming emails. This simple program is designed explicitly for the Android system, and is loaded with features to deliver a great user experience. http://mobile.yahoo.com Twitter for Android 3.2.1 This software, the official 'Twitter for Android' app, helps you stay in touch with the Twitterverse and keep abreast of ... (view more)

DiskSavvy 4.0.2.5 DiskSavvy is a free utility that analyzes the disk space on your hard drive. It allows you to see the structure of files saved on your computer's storage devices. You can use this software to create in-depth analysis, showing what ... types of files are occupying most of your disk space and where on the disk those files are located. http://www.disksavvy.com GraphStudioNext 0.4.9 GraphStudioNext allows you to load their your media files into a graphical interface that displays exactly which codecs (coding and decoding programs) are being used to play or display those files. This ... (view more)

According to a recent report, consumers who buy a Windows 7 PC between early June and next January will be given the opportunity to upgrade that operating system (OS) to Windows 8 Pro. At the moment, however, it appears that this opportunity to ... upgrade will not be free. Back in 2009, Microsoft offered a similar deal when it released Windows 7 . At that time, buyers of PCs running the company's previous OS, Windows Vista, were allowed to upgrade to Windows 7, provided they purchased their PC between June and the end of 2009. Microsoft also offered this same kind of upgrade opportunity in 2006 ... (view more)

The assault on The Pirate Bay continues with five Dutch Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ordered by The Court of The Hague to block all access to the file-sharing site. The ruling comes only a week after a number of British ISPs were given a ... similar order by the UK High Court. UK Internet providers Everything Everywhere, O2, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media were told last week to block subscribers from accessing The Pirate Bay. The new ruling was motivated by the site's prolonged activity in providing users with access to content that, in some cases, violates copyright law. Supporters ... (view more)

Multi Commander 2.1.2.1045 Multi Commander is a multi-tabbed file manager that is an alternative to the standard Windows Explorer. It uses the very popular and efficient dual-panel layout. But Multi Commander's biggest strengths are the special ... features that allow you to perform advanced tasks with ease. Click on to find out more. http://multicommander.com Handy File Tool 2.00 Beta Handy File Tool (HFT) is a very fast and simple file manager. It uses a two-panel interface which calls to mind the popular Norton Commander. The suite's main tools, including Finder, Replacer, and Renamer, help ... (view more)