Brandon Dimmel

According to a new poll by tech blog PC Advisor, just one in every six users of Windows XP plan an upgrade to Microsoft's newest operating system (OS), Windows 7. WinXP SP2 Cut-Off Causes Concern PC Advisor's poll was based on Microsoft's recent ... deadline to end active support for Windows XP Service Pack 2, or SP2. That leaves fans of Windows XP who want and need security updates and support for their systems the option of upgrading to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (which should continue to receive support until at least 2014 ) or a newer operating system, like Windows 7, released last October. ... (view more)

The Indian government late last week unveiled a concept tablet computer set to sell for a mere 1,500 rupees, or about $35 USD. Shockingly, the price could drop even further for a device that features touchscreen capabilities and solar power options. ... The super-cheap tablet was first unveiled to the global media last Thursday by Kapil Sibal, India's Minister for Human Resource Development. The target audience for the device: the rapidly-developing country's student population, including those in less affluent rural communities. Students Help Design Super-Efficient, Super-Cheap Tablet The tablet ... (view more)

ResEdit 1.5.4 ResEdit is a free Resource Editor for Win32 programs. You can use it if you want to use dialogs, icon, version information or other types of resources. Output files can be compiled by any Win32 compiler, including MinGW or Microsoft ... Visual C++. http://www.resedit.net Firefox Portable 3.6.8 Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition is the popular Mozilla Firefox web browser bundled with a PortableApps.com Launcher as a portable app, so you can take your bookmarks, extensions and saved passwords with you. http://portableapps.com This freeware software program is brought to you by ... (view more)

Fly Free Photo Editing & Viewer 2.8 Fly Free Photo Editing and Viewer is a program that views and edits photos on your computer. Key features of photo editing functions include photo batch resize, batch photo slideshow PowerPoint, convert entire ... web page from HTML to image and powerful photo editor like crop, resize, RGB, gray scale, bright, contrast, rotate, add text, remove red eye and more. Fly Free is totally free to use. http://www.5dfly.com GIRDAC Free PDF Creator 1.0.1.1 GIRDAC Free PDF Creator is an application for creating PDF documents from more than 300 Windows applications. ... (view more)

A serious security flaw affecting Windows shortcuts could pose a significant risk to critical global infrastructure, says a new report from security research firm Sophos. Power grids and manufacturing plants could soon be targeted by a flaw that ... researchers say has already been exploited by hackers. "Early versions of the malware have been programmed to seek out SCADA software (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) by Siemens Corporation, which is used in managing industrial infrastructures, such as power grids and manufacturing plants," said Sophos. Security Firms Fear Growing Threat ... (view more)

SF IE Restorator This is small utility for troubleshooting Internet Explorer issues. It will Flush DNS, re-register .DLLs for Internet Explorer (three different types 64-Bit, 32 Bit on 64-Bit OS and 32-Bit), reset IE to default settings, and reset ... Winsock. http://www.sevenforums.com MediaCoder 0.7.5.4702 MediaCoder is a free universal media transcoder that integrates most popular audio/video codecs and tools in an elegant and transparent manner into an all-in-one transcoding solution. With a flexible and extendable architecture, latest codecs and tools are added in constantly. http://www. ... (view more)

Microsoft has issued an automated workaround for a Windows shortcut flaw that security researchers yesterday flagged with a yellow alert. The workaround is a temporary measure while the company works furiously to provide a more permanent patch. The ... Windows shortcut flaw affects files with the .LNK extension (otherwise known as "shortcut files"). The zero-day vulnerability could allow cyber criminals to seize control of victim PCs. A similar and more public version of the exploit affected Siemens industrial automated systems just last week. Temporary Fix Alters Icons, Leaving them ... (view more)

Free Sound Recorder 2010 9.0.1 Free Sound Recorder is a perfect audio recorder to record your own voice, music or any other sound by working directly with your sound card. It supports the record input/source from a microphone, streaming audio from ... the Internet, external input devices (e.g. CDs, LP, music cassettes, phone line etc.) as well as other applications like Winamp, Media Player, etc. With built-in advanced audio record engine, the recorder produces high quality recordings. http://www.sound-recorder.biz System Restore Manager System Restore Manager is a freeware portable utility which ... (view more)

Microsoft has made keeping in touch with friends a one-click experience now that it has integrated Facebook features with its Outlook email program. Users can view the photos, status updates, and wall posts of fellow contacts who are also members of ... the social networking site. The move is a big one for both Facebook -- now the world's most-visited site -- and Microsoft Outlook, traditionally one of the world's most popular email programs. Microsoft is calling the new plug-in the Outlook Social Connector, and it follows similar Microsoft mash-ups involving less outstanding social networking ... (view more)

A new Windows zero-day flaw has gone public. Known as the "Windows Shortcut flaw", the exploit affects all versions of Microsoft Windows. What's important to note is that merely opening or viewing an infected USB stick can infect a computer -- even ... on systems where Windows Autoplay is disabled. The flaw affects files which have the file extension .LNK, otherwise known as a "Windows Shortcut" file. Shortcut files are essentially copies of program icons and tell Windows where the original program is located. For example, normally one would have to click Start -> Programs ... (view more)