Brandon Dimmel

CheckDisk 1.10 Similar to Microsoft's ScanDisk tool or CHKDSK.exe, "CheckDisk" is a tool for searching and repairing disk errors. Select either standard or full tests; the full test additionally performs a sector check and is capable of finding bad ... sectors on your disk and marking them as such. The download link for CheckDisk is listed approximately 1/2 way down the page using the link below. http://www.paehl.de/home.htm PSPad Editor 4.5.5 Build 2395 Beta PSPad is an editor that supports many file types and languages, with syntax highlighting. There are macros, clip files and ... (view more)

In what some experts are calling a huge setback for the recording industry, a Boston-area judge has cut a local man's fine for file-sharing offenses by 90 per cent. Boston University graduate student Joel Tenenbaum will now pay $67,500 rather than ... the original $675,000. In her courtroom on Friday, U.S. District court Judge Nancy Gertner found that the $675,000 fine was "unconstitutionally excessive" in considering Tenenbaum's offense: illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing them with others over the Internet. Fine Could Receive Further Reduction Furthermore, Gertner determined that the new ... (view more)

EVGA Precision 1.9.5 This program allows you to fine tune your EVGA graphics card for the maximum performance possible, with Core / Shader / Memory clock tuning, real time monitoring support including in-game, Logitech Keyboard LCD Display support, ... and compatibility with almost all EVGA graphics cards. http://www.evga.com MediaInfo 0.7.34 MediaInfo supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file. It is free software that provides different methods of viewing information (example: text, sheet, tree, HTML files, etc). http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net This freeware software ... (view more)

Are you still using Windows XP with Service Pack 2? If so, you'll want to take note of Microsoft's warning that it will terminate support of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) on July 13th, 2010. According to a recent PC Advisor poll, 37 per cent of ... respondents are still using Windows XP. Of that number, 15 per cent of those users still have not yet upgraded to Windows XP Service Pack 3. (Source: pcadvisor.co.uk ) Windows XP users who have not yet upgraded to Service Pack 3 will need to do so before July 13th, 2010 in order to continue receiving Microsoft's latest security updates. Without the ... (view more)

Maxthon Browser Maxthon Browser is a powerful tabbed web browser that offers basic browsing functionality plus a rich set of features. Maxthon's Smart Acceleration caches the sites you visit most to speed up your browsing and page display. ... http://www.maxthon.com AkelPad 4.4.5 AkelPad is an open source editor for plain text. It is designed to be a small and fast. It offers support of DOS/Windows, Unix and Mac newline formats and plug-in support (syntax highlighting, folding, auto-completion, scripts execution, keyboard macros and much more). http://akelpad.sourceforge.net This freeware ... (view more)

A new invention threatens to completely redefine the modern traffic commute. Terrafugia, the Massachusetts producer of the flying car, says it has plans to launch its contraption -- dubbed the 'Transition' -- by the end of 2011. A recent thumbs-up ... from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) means the idea of an air commute might not be so sci-fi after all. The Next 'Wow' Vehicle "It's the next 'wow' vehicle," said Richard Gersh, Terrafugia's vice president. "Anybody can buy a Ferrari, but as we say, Ferraris don't fly." (Source: google.com) The Transition works by activating wings that ... (view more)

Passmark DiskCheckup 3.0 Build 1007 PassMark DiskCheckup allows the user to monitor the SMART attributes of a particular hard disk drive. SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a feature on a computer's hard disk for providing ... various monitoring indicators of disk reliability. If SMART is enabled on a hard disk, the system administrator can receive analytical information from the hard drive to determine a possible future failure of the hard drive. http://www.passmark.com TeamViewer Portable 5.0.8703 TeamViewer connects to any PC or server around the world within a few ... (view more)

With thousands waiting in line to get their hands on the iPhone 4, it's no surprise that Apple struggled to meet demand over its June 24th launch. According to the Cupertino-based company, 1.7 million units of the device shipped in its first three ... days of availability. The iPhone 4 marks Apple's most successful iPhone launch. Both the 3G and 3GS managed to sell over one million units in their first three full days on the market, but neither had the sales strength of this most recent device. The incredible sales feat beats most predictions made in the days prior to the launch. (Source: wired. ... (view more)

Microsoft is currently investigating the emergence of a new critical bug affecting users of Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The Redmond-based firm made the announcement via Twitter on Tuesday, and says the issue can be found in the dynamic link library ... (.DLL) file "mfc42.dll." Security firm Secunia posted a detailed report, which they say is based on a third party proof-of-concept exploit. It's suggested that the vulnerability can be exploited via PowerZip version 7.2 Build 4010, among other utilities that use the mfc42.dll file. (Source: pcmag.com ) Bug Affects Moderately Popular ... (view more)

Window Detective 1.10 Window Detective is a programmer's tool used to "spy" on an application's windows and allows you to view and even modify some of it's properties. View and set properties of windows such as text, dimensions and styles. ... http://windowdetective.sourceforge.net Avant Browser 2010 Build 8 Avant Browser's user-friendly interface brings a new level of clarity and efficiency to your web browsing experience, and frequent upgrades have steadily improved its reliability. Avant Browser is freeware. http://avantbrowser.com This freeware software program is brought to you by ... (view more)