Brandon Dimmel

AMD Overdrive 3.2.3.0457 Systems based on the platform technology codenamed "Dragon" may be tuned to deliver added system performance. The AMD Phenom II CPU and the AMD 7-series chipset motherboards offer an exciting amount of performance tuning ... options, including potential overclocking headroom. Note that each processor and chipset is different, and may result in lower or no overclocking margin. http://game.amd.com Slim Browser 5.00.049 Slim Browser is a multiple-site browser based on tab-page interface. It incorporates a large collection of wonderful features like recoverable ... (view more)

Just days after media reports suggested that the Windows XP downgrade function would be available in Microsoft operating systems until 2020 , the software company has now announced that the feature is unlikely to last quite that long. In an ... announcement about the release of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 on the official Microsoft Windows Blog on Monday, Brandon LeBlanc made a side-note on the timeline for Windows XP downgrade rights -- in short, the ability to revert to Windows XP while using Windows 7. WinXP Downgrade Rights Extended "[W]e have decided to extend downgrade rights to Windows XP ... (view more)

MultiDesk 1.0.2 MultiDesk is a tabbed remote desktop client (terminal services client) that provides drag-and-drop support for moving servers and groups, tabbed connections, and many, many other useful features. Requires Microsoft Remote Desktop ... Connection (Terminal Services Client) 6.0 or higher (optional) and Windows XP/2003 or higher. http://www.hoowi.com/ Calibre 0.7.9 Calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books. It has a cornucopia of features, including e-book conversion, e-book reader synching, and news ... (view more)

The highly-anticipated Windows Phone 7 smartphone operating system (OS) has been blasted by at least one popular technology website shortly before its release. InfoWorld, which recently reviewed the software, referred to the new mobile OS as a ... "tepid knockoff" of similar and older offerings of the Apple iPhone. "It's as if Microsoft decided in summer 2007 to copy the iPhone and has shut its developers in a bunker ever since, so they don't realize that several years have passed, that the iPhone has advanced, and that competitors such as Google Android and Palm WebOS have also pushed the needle ... (view more)

Granola 3.0.3 Granola can help you save money on electricity be reducing the power consumption of your PC without affecting your normal work routine or causing performance loss. The program uses sophisticated workload modeling and prediction ... algorithms to monitor your computer usage and slows down the CPU when you are not actively using any processing power. Simply install it and let it run. http://www.grano.la Speccy 1.03.162 Speccy is an advanced System Information tool for your PC. Speccy will give you detailed statistics on every piece of hardware in your computer, including CPU, ... (view more)

According to a recent report by tech industry analysts NPD Group, sales of Microsoft's new Office 2010 software have been "disappointing" since its launch several weeks ago. (Source: pcmag.com ) NPD Group says sales of Office 2010 aren't terrible; ... right now, they're the same as sales for Office 2007. However, they're far below the numbers Microsoft expected, numbers that would have been closer to the sales of Office 2007 in the period after its launch. Poor Office Sales Could Mean Big Trouble for Microsoft The slow start is bad news for Microsoft, which earned an enormous sum ( ... (view more)

Belarc Advisor 8.1.13.5 The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmarks, and displays the results in your Web browser. ... All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server. http://www.belarc.com WinGuard Pro 7.2 WinGuard Pro Security Suite is a freeware program that can secure your computer using Triple Layer Locking (TLL). The TLL adds password protection to your Windows Programs, Encrypts your Files and Folders and ... (view more)

Cobian Backup 10.1.0.789 Cobian Backup is a multi-threaded program that can be used to schedule and backup your files and directories from their original location to other directories/drives in the same computer or other computer in your network. ... FTP backup is also supported in both directions via download or upload. http://www.educ.umu.se Google Toolbar 6.5.708.1000 Toolbar offers helpful search suggestions as you type in the search box. While most suggestions come from popular Google searches, you'll also see suggestions from your Google bookmarks and your search history. Toolbar even lets ... (view more)

Microsoft on Monday announced that Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) has been made available to business users. The update package also affects Windows Server 2008 R2, which is structurally similar to Windows 7. A Service Pack is a collection of all ... previous Windows updates and hotfixes, and typically includes enhancements and improvements. Its installation is much more convenient and often safer than installing updates on a patch-by-patch basis. Microsoft Hush-Hush about Windows 7 SP1 Release Date Up until now, Microsoft has kept fairly quiet about its first Windows 7 Service Pack. The company ... (view more)

Microsoft will next week unveil a series of security bulletins meant to address five security flaws. The fixes are part of the company's monthly Patch Tuesday release, and will most importantly fix a critical Windows XP Help Bug flaw in Windows' ... Help and Support Center. The series of fixes include four patches for the five vulnerabilities, three of which have been dubbed "critical" by Microsoft -- the company's highest level of alert. Each of these critical issues involve holes that, if exploited, could allow a hacker to launch a remote code execution attack upon an unsuspecting user's PC. ... (view more)