Brandon Dimmel

Vista Services Optimizer There are many performance issues in Windows Vista, including services that continually run in the background, consuming a lot of CPU power and eating system memory (RAM). Vista Services Optimizer tweaks Vista by stopping ... and disabling unwanted services in order to reduce CPU usage and save space in the system memory. http://smartpcutilities.bravehost.com Softswitch Run your own VOIP server with Mizu Server, a software soft switch solution running on Microsoft Windows. It can replace traditional hardware-based PBX and ISDN solutions. Extremely useful for small ... (view more)

Just in case you aren't satisfied with downloading regular old standard definition movies from Apple's iTunes, keep your chin up: the Cupertino-based company is now offering HD flicks through its popular online store, and for pretty reasonable ... prices, too. For most of us eyeing Sony, Samsung, or Magnavox Blu-ray players, the problem thus far has been price. Most of those players range from $200 to $500 -- too much for the average movie fan even though the price has come down significantly since HD-DVD dropped off the face of the earth . In addition, Blu-ray movies are pretty steep themselves ... (view more)

Desktop Central Desktop Central provides a set of free Windows tools that Windows Administrators might require on a day-to-day basis, including: a remote task manager tool, a software inventory tool, a remote command prompt tool, and more! ... http://www.manageengine.com Lunascape Web Browser Lunascape Web browser is a hybrid web browser that can run on multiple browser engines (such as Trident, Gecko, Webkit used by Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari respectively). Lunascape Browser boasts the fastest JavaScript execution available and is particularly useful for developers. Lunascape 5 beta ... (view more)

Print What You Like Tired of printing web pages only to find your printout is full of ads, empty space, and other junk you don't want? Print What You Like is a free online editor that lets you format any web page for printing in seconds. ... http:/www.printwhatyoulike.com/ Xtravo Explorer Xtravo Explorer is an alternative browser built for performance. It opens heavy websites in 10 seconds when using DSL128/kbps and a dial up connection. Now, imagine its speed if you use even a standard DSL or cable connection! http://www.jawoco.com Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob ... (view more)

Just in case you forgot we're in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, Dell has released a new, stylish, and very powerful laptop for costing no less than $2,000 (and up). Super light and super thin, many are comparing ... it directly to Apple's MacBook Air. Dubbed "Adamo", Dell's elite line of laptop computers officially launched on St. Patty's Day (March 17th) -- however, discussion surrounding the hardware has been constant since that time and is unlikely to stop any day soon. The issue at heart: is this a better deal than the MacBook Air, and will anyone actually ... (view more)

Kidsmenu Kidsmenu is designed to be a child-friendly replacement for the Windows shell, and is also functional as a normal launcher-menu application. Kidsmenu avoids some of the complexity and danger introduced by the standard Windows shell ... (Explorer) when put in front of young children. For example: there is no start menu, and so pressing the Windows key accidentally while playing a game won't show the start menu. http://glob.com.au Simpo Pdf To Text Simpo PDF to Text is a freeware and easy-to-use PDF to Text conversion utility, and can convert any Adobe PDF files to plain text formats. It ... (view more)

Could this be the end of the storied relationship between Internet Explorer and Microsoft's Windows operating system? That may just be the case with recent rumors suggesting Microsoft may terminate the popular browser. According to reports surfacing ... last night, Microsoft may make Internet Explorer 8 the last in a long line of dominant browsers. Some are clearly happy about the possibility of a new Microsoft browser, one built from the ground up with, ideally, constant consultation between the software company and users (not unlike the Windows 7 beta). Montreal tech consultant Gerhard Mack is ... (view more)

Larp64free Larp64free is an executable and dynamic link library (.DLL) packer for native x64 CPUs. It is based on LZMA compression technology and is ideally suited for reducing internet download times for the transferring of files. ... http://www.larp64.com Watch Dog This handy little utility is for closed process monitoring purposes. Some features include the ability to reactivate dead or closed processes, customize watch time, customize after execution delay time, and more! http://fsl.sytes.net Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell Extension City. Please ... (view more)

Let's face it, the most infuriating part of owning a laptop computer is a dead or dying battery. It seems no matter how long a battery lasts, it's never quite long enough. Take heart, notebook users: Hewlett-Packard has now released batteries that ... it promises will never lose their capacity. Well, let me correct that: they certainly won't last forever. Instead, HP says they won't lose their capacity over the lifetime of the notebook, which it believes should be around three years. Given that many of us use our laptops much longer than three years (hey, not all tech people embrace change), HP ... (view more)

Research suggests that global warming could have a significant impact as sea levels continue to rise. True, it was hard to tell last month that global warming was ever a problem. However, it is having an impact, even if we haven't yet seen any 70 ... degree Fahrenheit January mornings. Instead, the effect could drastically change what a summer is like in New York City and the rest of the heavily-populated Northeast and it won't necessarily be limited to temperature -- it could have a direct impact on all weather in this part of the country. Among the Most Vulnerable Regions According to Florida ... (view more)