Brandon Dimmel

Stellarium 0.11.0 Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your ... coordinates and go. http://www.stellarium.org Blender 2.58a Final Blender is an animation system, which supports a variety of techniques and tasks, allowing the creation of complex animations. Discover the wide toolset available in Blender, defining a complete pipeline (from modeling to sequence editing) controlled by a flexible and consistent user ... (view more)

A 'jihadist' Internet forum known as al-Shamukh has been disabled by an unknown hacker, counter-terrorism experts report. These same experts report that the group's website and its server appear to have been knocked out by the attack. Flashpoint ... Partners counter-terrorism expert Evan Kohlmann recently described the al-Shamukh site as a pro-Al Qaeda propaganda forum. He's not sure why the site has been allowed to continue operating, but suspects it might give Western governments a window into terrorist movements. "These sites can be like spy satellites, they're great ways of gathering ... (view more)

QuickZip Lite 5.1.15 QuickZip 5.1 allow you to perform powerful archive operations over a wide range of archive types using a familiar explorer like interface. Supported formats include .ZIP and the .7z format. http://www.quickzip.org CurrPorts 1.92 ... CurrPorts displays the list of all currently opened TCP/IP and UDP ports on your local computer. For each port in the list, information about the process that opened the port is also displayed, including the process name, full path of the process, version information of the process (product name, file description, and so on), the time that the ... (view more)

NexusFont NexusFont is a simple but powerful font manager for Windows. Organizing, managing and choosing fonts is a piece of cake with NexusFont. This freeware program is available for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. http://xiles.net ... SnapTimer SnapTimer is a simple, free, portable countdown timer for Windows. The aim of SnapTimer is to get out of the way and help you be productive. It's fast, lightweight and simple to use, but powerful too. Using SnapTimer can increase productivity and reduce procrastination. http://dan.hersam.com Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy ... (view more)

Hacker group Lulz Security (otherwise known as "LulzSec") has apparently called it quits after wreaking havoc against several different big-name companies and organizations, including PBS, Sony, and Nintendo. (Source: cnet.com ) In a public ... announcement last week, LulzSec said it would be disbanding its group. "Not surprisingly, they are quitting. Lulzsec members are feeling the heat and are busy avoiding arrest. As predicted, the end of Lulzsec was inevitable. During this [past] week they tried to cover up themselves in order to avoid arrest by: regrouping with Anonymous, ... (view more)

According to reports, MySpace has been sold by News Corp to advertising network Specific Media for an estimated $35 million. The total sum is apparently a mix of stock and cash, with News Corp holding on to about 5 per cent of MySpace. Unfortunately ... for MySpace staff, the move won't be a happy one. The deal between News Corp and Specific Media is reportedly contingent on MySpace cutting half of its 400 staff members, meaning that layoffs should come down hard by the end of this week. It's likely MySpace management, like CEO Mike Jones, will stay on for an interim period to help with the ... (view more)

According to a new rumor making its way through the industry, Microsoft will release its RTM (Release to Manufacturing) version of Windows 8 next spring -- April 2012, to be exact. That would correspond with another recent rumor which suggest that ... the full release of Windows 8 will be on store shelves come the fall or holiday of 2012 . The most recent report comes courtesy of Mary Jo Foley, a prominent tech blogger and Microsoft expert for ZDNet. According to Foley's source, who she says is a trusted one, Microsoft is on track to release to manufacturing all versions of Windows 8 by April ... (view more)

NexusFile NexusFont is a simple but powerful font manager for Windows. Organizing, managing and choosing fonts is a piece of cake with NexusFont. This program is freeware and is available for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. http://xiles.net Close ... All Close All lets you close all running applications with just a single click. It doesn't use system resources because it only flashes a 'close' signal to all open applications on the desktop and then ceases. Just create a shortcut to the tool in the Start Menu, Quick Launch, Windows 7 Taskbar or elsewhere. http://www.ntwind.com Today's fresh ... (view more)

Listary Listary is a cool new program that allows you to use shortcut keys to quickly and easily access specific folders within specific programs. With listary, you can browse through vast number of files, folders and list entries on-the-fly using a ... powerful find as you type search tool that blends seamlessly with Windows. Check out the video for a full list of features and how this program works using the link below. http://www.listary.com SyncToy 2.1 SyncToy 2.1 is a free application that synchronizes files and folders between locations. Typical uses include sharing files, such as photos, ... (view more)

It's only been a couple of months since Sony suffered one of the most devastating hacker attacks in the history of the video game industry. Experts now believe the company could be in the hole for over a billion dollars thanks to the breach, which ... exposed the personal data of over 100 million PlayStation Network (PSN) customers. Now, another game company has also been hacked, exposing the personal information of about 1.3 million customers. It's a smaller attack, to be sure, but evidence that the gaming industry is in no way prepared for such invasions. Sega Hedgehogged by Hackers Sega, one ... (view more)