Brandon Dimmel

Disk Bench 2.6.2 Use Disk Bench to find out how fast your hard drive operates. It emulates a real-world situation (not simply a benchmarking environment) to calculate its results, making these findings far more reliable than those of other programs. ... http://www.nodesoft.com Cyber-D's AutoReboot 1.0 Cyber-D's AutoReboot can automatically reboot a computer when there is no Internet connection detected. This can be very useful for servers and kiosk computers that require a constant Internet connection, when you want to save yourself the trouble of rebooting the server manually in an attempt to ... (view more)

Benubird PDF 1.4.0.7 Benubird PDF (portable document format) is a free personal document file management system for your desktop. Benubird PDF stores your documents in one central location and uses a comprehensive set of filters to keep your ... documents just a few clicks away. Optimized for use with portable document format files (PDFs), images, Microsoft Office, and OpenOffice documents, Benubird PDF makes personal document management more efficient and simpler. http://www.debenu.com Cyber-D's Autodelete 3.03 Cyber-D's Autodelete software makes it easier to delete old files in a folder (and ... (view more)

Facebook has unveiled a new feature that allows users of the popular social networking site to share their favorite music with other users. Called "Listen With Friends," the feature supports online social groups oriented toward music-listening. "You ... can listen to the same song, at the exact same time," explained Facebook product designer, Alexandre Roche. "So when your favorite vocal part comes in you can experience it together, just like when you're jamming out at a performance or dance club." (Source: pcmag.com ) Spotify, Rdio Key to Listen With Friends The new system ... (view more)

Have you ever dropped a smartphone or other handheld digital device into a toilet or sink? It's a horrible, gut-wrenching feeling knowing that you may have accidentally destroyed your phone and all of its information in an instant -- but a new ... scientific breakthrough may help to change that. A new nano-coating procedure offered by three different companies is said to prevent such accidents from ruining your expensive smartphone. The price: only $60. Not surprisingly, the technology aroused a lot of interest at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Plasma Gas Creates ... (view more)

In an attempt to calm investors and win back the support of consumers, troubled BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) has announced a major management transformation. Co-Chief Executive Officers Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have officially ... resigned their posts and will be replaced by a single man: Thorsten Heins, who has been with the company since 2007. Speculation about a change of this magnitude has been circulating for months , following an extremely rocky calendar year for the Waterloo, Canada-based manufacturer. Several of the firm's major projects, most notably the PlayBook, ... (view more)

Simple Port Forwarding 3.2.1 Port forwarding enables computers on the Internet to link to a specific computer or service within a private local area network (LAN). The program Simple Port Forwarding makes these settings easier to adjust by ... automating the port forwarding process. Whether you don't understand how to forward ports, or you're simply looking for an easier way to forward ports, this program can help you. http://www.simpleportforwarding.com doubleTwist 3.1.3 Import your playlists, ratings, music and videos from iTunes to your smartphone more easily and conveniently with doubleTwist ... (view more)

Office Ribbon Editor 4.1 Office Ribbon Editor's main focus is to help people edit the Ribbon navigation tool used by Microsoft for its various Office programs, primarily Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. This is a very useful tool for optimizing the ... Microsoft Office interface and improving one's overall user experience. http://www.leafcreations.org BabyPDF 1.0.0.23 BabyPDF is a handy and reliable utility designed to view and edit PDF (Portable Document Format) files. With this software, users can modify scanned PDF files or touch up faxes received in this format. BabyPDF supports Windows XP, ... (view more)

Only a day after reports emerged suggesting tech industry titan Samsung was preparing to grab up embattled BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion (RIM), the supposed buyer has publicly nixed such rumors. On Tuesday (January 17, 2012), tech blog Boy ... Genius Report (known as BGR) reported it had learned Research in Motion co-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jim Balsille had met with Samsung in order to discuss a buyout. BGR reported that Samsung was prepared to pay anywhere between $12 billion and $15 billion to acquire the Waterloo, Canada-based company. The rumor received apparent approval from ... (view more)

Amaya 11.4.4 Amaya is a web editing tool that allows users to create and edit online documents. Browsing features are seamlessly integrated with the editing and remote access features, allowing for a uniform user environment, and supporting the ... original vision of the Internet as a space for collaboration, not just one-way publishing. http://www.w3.org RoboTask Lite 3.0 RoboTask enables you to automate any combination of tasks on your computer, from the simple launching of an application to checking emails, moving, archiving, uploading or downloading of files. Just a few minutes experimenting ... (view more)

Troubled smartphone maker Research in Motion (RIM), best known for its BlackBerry mobile device, may soon be bought up by tech industry heavyweight, Samsung. The rumor of such a purchase was responsible for an increase in RIM's stock value Tuesday ... (January 17, 2012). This is not the first time a heavy-hitter like Samsung has been mentioned as a possible purchaser of RIM. Back in December, 2011, Nokia, Amazon and, in particular, Microsoft, were all believed to be interested in obtaining the Waterloo, Canada-based firm, which has faced considerable adversity in the past year as a result of ... (view more)