Brandon Dimmel

MetarWeather 1.70 The MetarWeather utility decodes METAR (a French acronym meaning "meteorological observation message for routine aviation") weather reports from around the world, and displays them in a simple weather report table. You can save the ... weather reports into text, HTML or XML files. MetarWeather can decode METAR reports from a text file, or download the latest reports directly from the Internet. http://www.nirsoft.net HTTPNetworkSniffer 1.00 HTTPNetworkSniffer is a packet sniffer tool that captures all HTTP requests / responses sent between the Web browser and the Web ... (view more)

There's no doubt 2011 has been a very tough year for Research in Motion (RIM), makers of the BlackBerry smartphone and PlayBook tablet, as sales of both devices are down across the board. Now, after the Waterloo, Canada-based firm knocked hundreds ... off the price of its PlayBook last month, a new report says RIM is losing nearly half a billion dollars on the item. The PlayBook tablet first shipped way back in the spring of 2011 with very high expectations. Featuring BlackBerry integration, it was supposed to be the "must-have" item for fans of the company's popular smartphone. ... (view more)

Google's Android platform continues to be a powerhouse in the highly competitive smartphone market, despite a recent study that reported malware attacks are up nearly 500 per cent . Industry analysts Nielson recently released its third quarter ... statistics for smartphone usage among United States-based mobile subscribers. Researchers found that Android once against ranked as the most popular mobile operating system (OS), with devices using this platform accounting for approximately 42.8 per cent of the total smartphone market. More specifically, Android phones made by HTC accounted for 15 per ... (view more)

DiskSavvy 3.4.62 DiskSavvy is a disk space analyzer allowing one to analyze local disks, network shares and NAS (network attached storage) devices. Users are provided with multiple analysis, classification, filtering and reporting capabilities ... allowing one to gain an in-depth view of what types of files are holding most of the disk space and where these files are located. http://www.disksavvy.com Recuva Portable 1.42.544 Did you accidentally delete an important file? Did you lose something important when your computer crashed? No problem! Recuva recovers files deleted from your Windows ... (view more)

California-based researchers have unveiled what they claim is the lightest material ever produced. In fact, it's so lightweight that photos of the material show a piece of it balanced delicately on the top of a puffy dandelion without a single seed ... being damaged or removed. The material was revealed by a research team made up of scientists from University of California Irvine, HRL Laboratories and Caltech, working under the U.S. Department of Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA). In the recently published November issue of Science (magazine), they boldly assert it is the lightest ... (view more)

7 Taskbar Tweaker This new tool is designed to tweak (and improve) the Windows 7 taskbar. It provides you with options like disabling "grouping," "middle-click" to close, and many more. Recently updated to version 3.1 with a slew of new features. ... http://rammmichael.com Microsoft Internet Explorer 10.0 Platform Preview 2 (2.10.8103.0) An updated platform preview of IE10 for the Windows Developer Preview is now available for download. This IE10 preview adds even more support for HTML5 technologies, enabling richer Web applications with significantly improved performance. IE10's hardware ... (view more)

These days many people have flat-screen HDTVs (high definition televisions), whether it's in the plasma, LCD (liquid crystal display) or LED (light-emitting diode) format . But most of those fancy televisions are big power wasters, which is why the ... next wave in television innovation may involve energy-efficient TVs like Toshiba's new Regza 32BE3. Toshiba is hoping to set its new Regza TV apart by making it more efficient both when it is in stand-by mode (not on or off, but ready to jump into action) and when it's actually displaying a picture. Regza 32BE3 Uses No Power in Standby Mode You ... (view more)

HotKey Resolution Changer 1.4 Do you have a multi-monitor setup? Do you hate having to change screen resolutions every time you switch displays? HotKey Resolution Changer will change all that, allowing you to switch among as many as 9 different ... resolution settings with just a key press! http://funk.eu Vista Services Optimizer 2.0.288 Vista Services Optimizer is an open source optimization utility that enables you to tweak your Windows Vista services easily, automatically, and safely, to help optimize your use of your computer's specific hardware and software. Vista Services Optimizer does not ... (view more)

Usually the term 'malware' is synonymous with PC infections that result in frustratingly sluggish computer performance. But now, the same term may be associated with mobile devices just as much as PCs, as the number of mobile malware infections ... skyrocket. According to a new report from Juniper Networks, the number of Google Android applications laced with malware has jumped a staggering 472 per cent since July, 2011. Android users now face a constantly growing wave of threats that isn't likely to abate any time soon. (Source: tomsguide.com ) "Tens of Thousands" of Malcious Apps ... (view more)

WebCookiesSniffer 1.06 WebCookiesSniffer is a packet sniffer tool for Windows that captures all web site cookies sent between the web browser and the web server, and displays them in a simple interpretive table. The upper pane of WebCookiesSniffer ... displays the cookie string and the web site/host name that sent or received this cookie. Select a cookie string in the upper pane, and WebCookiesSniffer immediately parses the cookie string, displaying the cookie as name-value format in the lower pane. http://www.nirsoft.net RunAsDate 1.11 RunAsDate is a small utility for Windows that allows you to ... (view more)