Brandon Dimmel

Twitter Blocker 1.0 As the name suggests, this tool can be used to quickly and easily block (and then unblock) access to Twitter through your various devices. This tool is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and the new Windows 8. ... http://securityxploded.com Fotor 1.3.0 Interested in editing photographs but don't feel comfortable using Adobe Photoshop? Then give Fotor a try. It's designed for use by both amateur and advanced image editors. Using this tool you can edit a photo, create a collage, produce unique greeting cards, etc! To get started, simply select your preferred ... (view more)

LEGO Digital Designer 4.3.8 Build your dream LEGO experience with LEGO Digital Designer. With this tool you can carefully design your own LEGO creations. You can also view the works of other talented LEGO designers. This tool is free and available ... for Windows and Mac OS X. http://ldd.lego.com/ DriveInfo 4.2.1 Learn everything about your hard drives with DriveInfo. It displays drive indicators and information about remaining space right on your desktop -- making it easy to find out how your drives are functioning and how much space is left on them. http://soft0thir13en.wordpress.com This ... (view more)

Bytescout Watermarking 3.00.21 Protect your images with this freeware watermarking program. Using this handy utility you can add visible watermarks to your favorite images. It's a particularly useful tool for people who often post their photos to ... social media sites, like Facebook. http://www.bytescout.com ServiWin 1.61 Instantly get a list of all the drivers and services installed on your computer with ServiWin. Displayed information includes name, status, company, and description. There's also a category that shows which drivers and services may be causing problems for your system. http:// ... (view more)

Hewlett-Packard (HP) chief executive officer Meg Whitman says her firm isn't about to give up on 'traditional' computers, like desktops. In a recent interview, Whitman said she believes "desktops are not dead". Whitman made that comment in a CNBC ... interview published earlier this week. When asked whether her firm would focus more on mobile hardware, like tablet computers, Whitman had this to say: "In the commercial business, we've got a tremendously strong lineup, because we can go all the way from virtual desktop to workstations to desktops -- by the way, desktops are not dead -- to laptops ... (view more)

Microsoft has unveiled several new security features designed to help users protect their accounts against hackers. The list includes a recent activity log, security email notifications, and changes to two-step verification. The new features apply ... to Microsoft Accounts, or the platform used by Microsoft for its various online services, including SkyDrive, Office 365, Xbox Live, etc. Because many Microsoft Accounts contain sensitive information -- from email addresses to credit card and banking data -- the Redmond, Washington-based firm is taking security very seriously. Activity Log Shows ... (view more)

B1 Free Archiver 1.4.69 Archive the files on your computer with B1 Free Archiver. This fast, simple, and easy-to-use tool is available for all platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. It supports the most popular formats, including zip ... and rar. http://b1.org/ Shape Collage 3.1 Create custom collages with your favorite images using Shape Collage. Use dozens of photographs of your wife to create a unique Christmas gift. This program is compatible with the Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. http://www.shapecollage.com/ This freeware software program is brought to you by ... (view more)

Microsoft has issued eleven security bulletins as part of its final Patch Tuesday of 2013. One of those bulletins addresses a zero-day flaw found in Windows XP, while another fixes a remote code execution vulnerability in the firm's web browser, ... Internet Explorer. In total, Microsoft's December Patch Tuesday includes five patches rated "critical", Microsoft's most alarming security classification. Windows XP TIFF Vulnerability Finally Addressed The first critical fix, MS13-096, addresses a TIFF image file vulnerability exploited via Word, Microsoft's word processing application. The good news ... (view more)

There's something both pop star Justin Bieber and smartphone maker BlackBerry have in common: they're both Canadian. Even more precisely, they're both from Southwestern Ontario, the part of Canada that thrusts southwards into the American Midwest. ... Now, a new report says that Bieber, who is from Stratford, Ontario, attempted to help promote the struggling Waterloo-based BlackBerry. However, BlackBerry (formerly Research in Motion, or RIM) officials turned down the deal because they had concerns about Bieber's staying power. BlackBerry Dismisses Bieber, Bets On Keys The report comes from ... (view more)

QuikMoney 1.5 This program is designed to make it easier for users to search through all of the banking and credit card records stored on their computers. You can customize your search based on payee, date, amount, etc. Then you can use data to ... create custom graphs. http://www.rollingdata.com QuikRentals 4.0 Are you a rental property owner? Then QuikRentals can help you keep track of everything associated with your rental properties. It allows you to carefully organize your tenants, payments, mortgages, etc. You can also use this program to monitor rent paid and rent due. http://www. ... (view more)

A group of security experts have failed in their bid to disable the dreaded CryptoLocker malware . That means the crooks behind CryptoLocker continue to use the ransomware scheme to demand hundreds (or even thousands) of dollars in bitcoins from ... their victims. The security group 'Malware Must Die' attempted to disable CryptoLocker by taking down a list of domains known to be associated with the cybercriminals behind the scam. Malware Must Die reportedly started its offensive last weekend. New reports suggest the campaign was successful in suspending an estimated 138 domains associated with ... (view more)