Brandon Dimmel

Gmail Growl 2.3 Gmail Growl monitors a Gmail account for new mail and displays desktop alerts. With Prowl support, Gmail Growl forwards alerts as push notifications to your iPhone. Gmail Growl uses IMAP IDLE for Gmail, which provides ... near-instantaneous alerts of new messages. The download file is available via the "Download" tab. http://gmailgrowl.blogspot.com Paint.NET Beta 3.57 Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for Windows PCs. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of ... (view more)

Prime95 26.5 Prime95 has become the de-facto standard for testing computer hardware for errors (especially RAM and CPU). This fine utility is commonly used by overclockers (computer enthusiasts that push the limits of their hardware), and features a ... "Torture Test" which allows maximum stress testing on the CPU and RAM. There are several options allowing the stress test to focus on the memory, processor, or a balance of both. http://www.mersenne.org Internet Explorer 9 Build 9.0.8080.16413IC The Platform Preview is an early look at the Internet Explorer 9 platform so some features ... (view more)

Microsoft has finally set the official date for the release of its much-anticipated Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1), due February 22nd, 2011. A service pack is a cumulative collection of bug fixes, patches, updates, and includes major changes to the ... operating system. In a recent announcement, Microsoft said Windows 7 Service Pack 1 was at the Release To Manufacturing (RTM) stage in its development, meaning the code is currently being shipped to PC and server makers. (Source: betanews.com ) Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Download For those who can't wait, Microsoft says subscribers to its TechNet ... (view more)

Xleaner 3.2.0.1 XLean is software used to help cleanup your hard drive. It scans a user's hard drive and provides detailed reports on vital activity. It then gives users the option to customize or delete folders to ensure maximum efficiency. ... http://www.morethanacleaner.de PdfJumbler 0.16 Beta PDFJumbler is a simple tool used to rearrange / merge / delete pages from PDF (portable document format) files. The modular backend system uses either JPedal or JPod to display PDFs and iText or Apache PDFBox to save them. http://pdfjumbler.sourceforge.net This freeware software program is brought to you ... (view more)

Both Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Lenovo have been forced to admit they unknowingly shipped laptops and desktops equipped with faulty Intel chipsets. Both companies are working on compensation for affected customers. Lenovo last Thursday told the media ... it had stopped shipping IdeaPad laptops and IdeaCentre desktops equipped with Intel Core i5 and i7 processors using the Sandy Bridge chipset design. It's not yet clear how many faulty PCs were shipped up to this point, however, since the company has only noted that the affected units are "limited" in number. Free Replacement or Refund Offered ... (view more)

ClamAV 0.96.5 Clam AntiVirus is an open source (GPL) anti-virus toolkit for Unix (and now ported to MS Windows), designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways. It provides a number of utilities including a flexible and scalable ... multi-threaded daemon, a command line scanner and advanced tool for automatic database updates. http://www.clamav.net DarkAdapted 3 DarkAdapted is an application program that controls the amount of red, green, and blue in your screen gamma so that you may, for example, preserve your dark adaptation while using your computer. Gamma fades can be scheduled, and ... (view more)

One of the world's most prominent PC makers has announced it will release a 10-inch Windows 7 tablet computer later this year. The company, which is currently ranked second in annual global PC shipments, said the device will be for consumers "who ... need greater mobility, as well as IT organizations that demand control, security, manageability, and integration with existing infrastructure investments." Dell's calling the device, which will use an Intel processor, the Windows 7 Business Tablet. The company says consumers should be able to pick one up sometime this summer, though a precise release ... (view more)

According to a recent report from the Associated Press, it appears Google is planning to make 2011 a very busy year for its Human Resources department. Rumors suggest the search giant will break previous hiring records in 2011 by signing on an ... estimated 6,200 new workers. The Associated Press report builds on recruiting-based blog posts made by Google on its web site. The search company is looking for talented people for a variety of different positions. Google Looking for "Top Talent" "We're looking for top talent -- across the board and around the globe -- and we'll hire as many ... (view more)

System Stability Tester 1.1.1 System Stability Tester tries to test the system's stability by calculating up to 128 millions of Pi (3.14159265) digits. It supports multiple calculation algorithms. For the moment only two have been implemented. The ... Quadratic Convergence of Borwein and Gauss-Legendre, the algorithm SuperPi uses. The testing process includes the creation of two or more threads. After each step of the calculation, the results of all the threads are compared. Any differences between them are reported. http://systester.sourceforge.net Kestrel GX 1.1.0.5 Kestrel GX is a free photo ... (view more)

A security company investigating cyber attacks by the pro-WikiLeaks group 'Anonymous' have been hacked. Anonymous, which has been accused of hacking websites owned by financial institutions that once supported but have since abandoned their ... associations with WikiLeaks, boasted of the attack on Twitter. HBGary Federal is a security research company that has been working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) towards identifying and prosecuting the leaders of Anonymous, an underground organization of hackers which stand accused of attacking Visa, Mastercard International and PayPal. All ... (view more)