Brandon Dimmel

WinBin2ISO This small but very handy program converts BIN CD images to ISO images. Files over 2GB are also no problem. When it comes to a quick file conversion, WinBin2Iso is the exact conversion tool that you need. http://www.softwareok.com Is My ... LCD OK? Worried about the health of your precious liquid crystal display monitor? This small but extremely effective program can easily check for dead, paralyzed, or stuck pixels on LCD monitors. http://www.softwareok.com Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell Extension City, in partnership with Infopackets.com. ... (view more)

Symantec researchers have discovered that the software accompanying Energizer's DUO battery charger may have been injecting PCs with malware since May 2007. Energizer has recently discontinued the product, but for those who've already purchased the ... charger, it's important they know a workaround for the problem. Trojan Creation Date Not Known According to Symantec Global Intelligence Network director Dean Turner, it's tough to tell if the Trojan has been kicking around the full three years. "It's really impossible to say for sure that this Trojan has always been in the USB charger- ... (view more)

Many small businesses were put off the Windows Vista operating system (OS) because of early complaints about compatibility problems and its tendency to bog down older machines. However, positive reviews of the new Windows 7 have finally started to ... shake upgrade fears amongst smaller companies, and Microsoft says they're starting to see these firms make the shift away from previous stand-by Windows XP. Microsoft's claim that small businesses are diving into Windows 7 after taking a pass on Windows Vista was made by company Vice President Brad Brooks during an interview earlier this week. " ... (view more)

Cache Sort Automatically move files from Internet Explorer's cache into folders based on the files extensions. It's a very handy tool for storing movies and other files downloaded from the Internet, as well as running a program when a new file is ... found. http://www.donationcoder.com Restore Files in Windows 7 Have you ever accidently deleted a file, or removed a crucial part of a document only to realize it no longer makes sense? Windows 7 is smart enough to protect you from yourself, and here we'll see how you can restore files in any edition of Windows 7. http://www.howtogeek.com Today's ... (view more)

According to reports, gadget gurus Sony are currently developing a smartphone and a portable computer to compete with Apple's iPhone and iPad devices. Sony is hoping to woo consumers by releasing a smartphone that will capitalize on what some ... experts might call its biggest strength: video gaming. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Sony is working on a phone that will play PlayStation Portable, or PSP, titles. Given that the level of development involved in the average PSP game tends to be more significant than that associated with an iPhone game/app, it's possible Sony's ... (view more)

Explorer2 Free Edition: the lightweight version of xplorer2 sports dual panes and folder tabs and allows you to browse anc copy files using an Explorer-like interface (with many improvements). http://www.zabkat.com Single App Want to maximize the ... efficiency of your PC? Sometimes your system can get really bogged down if you've got several bulky processes running all at once. Limit that with Single App, which allows just one process to run at a time. http://www.donationcoder.com Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell Extension City, in partnership with ... (view more)

Classic Shell Classic Shell is a collection of features that were available in older versions of Windows but not anymore. It brings back the classic start menu that Windows 7 doesn't support, and even adds a toolbar for Windows Explorer in Vista and ... Windows 7 like the one found in Windows XP. http://classicshell.sourceforge.net Trans Other Make all windows but the active one transparent. http://www.donationcoder.com Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell Extension City, in partnership with Infopackets.com. Please note that the below software descriptions ... (view more)

Earlier this week, hundreds of thousands of Sony PlayStation 3 consoles couldn't connect to the PlayStation online gaming network, PSN. Even worse, many machines couldn't even play disc-based games, online or off. The problem appears to have been ... tied to an apparently unforeseen error whereby the system clock reverted to 12/31/99. As of this March 2nd, however, the problem appears to have been resolved. Sony says the issue was related to some machines recognizing 2010 as a leap year, all but completely crashing systems when the clock shifted to February 29, 2010. Once the date moved on to ... (view more)

BatteryCare BatteryCare is a software created to optimize the usage and performance of the modern laptop's battery. It monitors the battery discharge cycles and increases autonomy, thus improving lifetime of the battery. ... http://batterycare.bkspot.com LSMacro LSMacro is a freeware keyboard macro utility program that allows users to run multiple programs, open urls, perform a screen capture, and send key/mouse events to other programs with just a few keystrokes. http://www.undefinedvariable.net Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell Extension City, in ... (view more)

According to a report by Microsoft, a new security hole has emerged in older versions of Windows systems running Internet Explorer. Hackers could use the vulnerability to take control of a user's system. The flaw has been found in systems running ... Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. Microsoft says the issue is tied to the way that Visual Basic Scripting, or VBScript -- which is used for executing functions found in web pages -- is linked with Windows Help files. Fake Dialog Box Requests Users Hit F1 In the case of an attack, a victim using Windows 2000, XP, or Server 2003 would ... (view more)