Brandon Dimmel

Auslogics Disk Defrag Disk fragmentation leads to system slowdowns, slow startups and shutdowns. Auslogics Disk Defrag will defragment and optimize your harddrive and helps to prevent all of the previously listed problems. http://auslogics.com ... Google Squared Google Squared is a search tool that helps you quickly build a collection of facts from the Web for any topic you specify. Facts about your topic are organized as a table of items and attributes (called 'Squares'). Customize these Squares to see just the items and attributes you're interested in. http://www.google.com/squared Today's ... (view more)

CopyMark CopyMark is a benchmark program used to simulate of real world file transfer performance. It generates files and then transfers them using the Windows Shell or Finder in Mac's OS X. A report can be generated into .CSV (comma space delimited ... file) and has an optional plotting feature. http://sourceforge.net Firefox Super Search FSS is a Firefox add-on that combines over 160 of the top search engines and people searches in one convenient utility. It includes 67 searches that can be done right from the toolbar without having to visit each site and retype the name or search term. http:// ... (view more)

FreeOTFE FreeOTFE is a free, open source, "on-the-fly" transparent disk encryption program for PCs and PDAs. Using this software, you can create one or more "virtual disks" on your PC/PDA. These disks operate exactly like a normal disk, with the ... exception that anything written to one of them is transparently, and securely, encrypted before being stored on your computer's hard drive. http://freeotfe.org Dropper Dropper is a 'drop box' program: when you drop files into the box, dropper will open those files with whatever program you have specified. http://freewarewire.blogspot.com Today's fresh ... (view more)

Microsoft is refuting reports today that a recently discovered bug in Windows 7 could cripple the operating system's much-anticipated October 22 launch. According to the Redmond-based company, the bug is not widespread and can be contained. The ... issue in question is not security-based, meaning it won't likely cause your computer to be overrun by malicious hackers, but it could seriously affect system performance. According to a report from several sites released earlier this week, a process in Windows 7 could in certain conditions use up a computer's maximum available memory in order to ... (view more)

Late yesterday Microsoft revealed that it had made available Release Candidate software allowing Windows 7 users to operate a virtual edition of its still very popular Windows XP. The news is good for those of us still hesitant to make the upgrade ... to Windows 7. Although most of us won't know for sure how well 'XP Mode' will work until Windows 7 is released on October 22, many faithful XP users will be happy to hear that they can switch back in time if the Win7 interface isn't to their liking. CPU Virtualization Required Windows XP Mode Release Candidate is currently available for download ... (view more)

The main challenger to Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser just keeps getting stronger. Just a few days ago, Mozilla revealed that its Firefox browser had surpassed the 1 billion downloads mark, with no intention of slowing down. Mozilla announced ... the impressive marker on July 31 with a celebratory Twitter feed. Mozilla has used the event to emphasize the viability of Firefox's challenge to market leader Internet Explorer (IE), which Microsoft has neatly packaged with each version of its ubiquitous Windows operating system software. Windows 7 Could Have Impact But time may be running out on ... (view more)

Gridy Gridy adds multiple unique options to MS Windows GUI (graphical user interface), including: snapping windows to an invisible grid. You can also make any window semi-transparent, hide the window's Alt-Tab icon and set any window to be on top at ... all times. http://sector-seven.net Akg Backup AKGBackup is a backup program written entirely in Java and can run on any platform (Windows, Mac, Linux). It can backup your files on a different hard disk drive, network drives, floppies, and more. http://www.akgupta.com Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell ... (view more)

Alternate Data Streams Shell The Alternate Data Streams Shell is a utility for working with NTFS alternate data streams. It represents the streams as files and exposes its functions through the Windows shell facilities. http://evilapp.com Kill Keys ... Kill Keys disables specified keys, preventing programs from picking them up. The default behavior is to disable both windows keys and the menu key when in full screen windows to prevent accidentally pressing them when playing games. http://www.ghacks.net Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell Extension City. ... (view more)

You might not call it the traditional hack, but law enforcement officers in Las Vegas have reportedly removed a suspicious ATM (Automated Teller Machine) after security experts attending the DEFCON 17 conference noticed something strangely peculiar ... about its design. The ATM in question was located at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, not far from the DEFCON 17 conference, an annual gathering of international hackers and security experts. Those attending the conference -- and let's face it, they're the type that would notice this kind of behavior before anyone else -- realized early on that ... (view more)

ShellMenuView ShellMenuView is a utility that displays menu items that appear when you right-click a file or folder in Windows Explorer. It allows you to edit and remove unwanted menu items. http://www.nirsoft.net Product Key Finder Product Key ... Finder is a free Windows application that retrieves license key information (CD Keys) from the Windows registry. Product Key Finder currently supports retrieval of 200+ Windows applications such Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat. http://davehope.co.uk Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell ... (view more)