Brandon Dimmel

Folder 2 ISO Folder 2 ISO creates an ISO (CD / DVD image file) from the contents of a folder stored on your harddrive. http://www.trustfm.net Socket Sniff SocketSniff allows you to watch the Windows Sockets activity of the selected process. This is ... particularly useful if you suspect your computer is infected with spyware and you want to see which programs are communicating by remote (for example). For each created socket, the following information is displayed: socket handle, socket type, local and remote addresses, local and remote ports, total number of send/receive bytes, and more. You can ... (view more)

Tech hardware producer Hewlett-Packard (HP) has decided it won't be loading the very popular Windows 7 operating system (OS) on its upcoming Slate tablet computer after all. The company recently revealed that it would instead ship the device with ... webOS, a Linux-based system. The move is a somewhat surprising one, given that much of the buzz surrounding the Slate has been associated with HP's plans to run Windows 7. The operating system, which launched in October of last year, has made fans the world over. It has helped Microsoft recover from the debacle that was Windows Vista, with customer ... (view more)

Folder Cache Folder Cache is a very simple and convenient utility that caches folders opened by Explorer, creating an MRU (most recently used) Cache of Explorer folders. You can leave it running in the Tray. Press Shift-NumPad-Add to open the Folder ... Cache window. http://www.favessoft.com Browzar Search and surf the web without leaving traces on your computer. Browzar is based on the Internet Explorer engine, which means it's a small file that it only takes seconds to download. We've made it disposable, so you have the choice of keeping Browzar on your PC, or downloading it each time you need ... (view more)

Microsoft recently lost its latest battle to have a $290 million decision over copyrighted Word XML functionality overturned. In a move to overcome another decision made against it earlier this year, the software giant has paid $200 million to ... VirnetX to keep that company quiet over its own patented technology. Back in March, a Tyler, Texas jury found that Microsoft had infringed on a copyright owned by VirnetX. The patent involved virtual private network (or VPN) technology used in Microsoft's Windows XP and Vista operating systems. The Redmond-based firm was ordered to pay a hefty $105.7 ... (view more)

Microsoft's road back into the good graces of techies worldwide has been a long and trying one. Most of the struggles came after 2007's launch of Windows Vista, a highly-touted and highly-disappointing operating system (OS). Four years later, ... Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted that Vista "was just not executed well." Microsoft Annual CEO Summit Ballmer made the statement on Wednesday at Microsoft's annual CEO Summit. The charismatic, bold executive spoke for about thirty minutes on Microsoft and his role as the software giant's Chief Executive Officer. As part of his speech, Ballmer ... (view more)

Microsoft recently unveiled a whole new look for its very popular online email service, Hotmail. Heading the list of new features is "Sweep," which automatically prioritizes emails into categories. The Hotmail update is just one part of Microsoft's ... plan to improve all of its Windows Live products over the next several months. Designated Emails Marked with Priority The new Sweep feature automatically designates certain kinds of emails low priority. Think of it like a weekly Best Buy or grocery store flyer; you signed on to the mailing list, but these emails certainly aren't as important as ... (view more)

Be A Forensics Expert With An Ubuntu Live CD Plenty of utilities can recover deleted files, but what if you can't boot your computer, or the whole drive has been formatted? Here's how to dig deep and recover the most elusive deleted files, or even ... whole partitions. http://lifehacker.com Untiny Tired of ambiguous, tiny URLs posted on sites like Twitter? Then try out the beta version of Untiny, a new program that helps you find out what the real URL is behind a "tiny" URL. http://www.untiny.me Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell Extension City, ... (view more)

Kino Want to spice up your next work demonstration? Here's a program that darkens the whole screen except for a defined area which the user wants to emphasize -- great for presentations. It also works with multi-screen configurations. ... http://sourceforge.net ProgressBar Clock ProgressBar Clock is a normal clock that shows seconds, minutes, hours, years, months and days. The time is mainly shown in progress bar form, but labels have been added for an accurate time. ProgressBar Clock also has a stylish glassy look. http://programmingnet.weebly.com Today's fresh software picks were provided ... (view more)

Mechwarrior 4 MekPak3.1 and Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries is now free. The ability to create literally thousands of configurations allows the game to continue in popularity over its lengthy life span. The Free Release not only comes with the original ... mechs and weapons of Mercenaries, but also with the Clan and IS Mech Packs and all the Mektek mechs and weapons. http://mektek.net Super Administrator in Windows 7 Windows 7 has got a super administrator account which, by default, is disabled. Such account is automatically created when Windows 7 boots up for the first time but, for security reasons, ... (view more)

A new security flaw in Microsoft's very popular Windows 7 operating system (OS) could open users up to a remote code execution and denial-of-service attack, Microsoft said in a security advisory on Tuesday evening. The vulnerability affects only ... 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. The flaw affects the Canonical Display Driver, or CDD.DLL, used in the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) and DirectX drawing. The vulnerability is tied to the graphics system's desktop composition process. (Source: zdnet.com ) Microsoft: Remote Code Attack "Unlikely" Luckily, it ... (view more)