Brandon Dimmel

Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates recently told Stanford University's graduating class to focus on more than amassing personal fortunes. It's an ironic statement for a man who, according to Forbes magazine, is worth an estimated $78.4 ... billion. Gates made his appeal on Sunday, June 15, in a commencement address before a crowd of 5,000 students departing one of America's most prestigious universities. Stanford University is one of the world's leading research universities known for both its entrepreneurial character and its relationship to Silicon Valley. Gates spoke ... (view more)

CintaNotes 2.6.1 This accessible, lightweight program allows you to take notes quickly and conveniently. It lets you tag and organize your notes, making them easier to find later on. CintaNotes is also compatible with mobile devices, meaning you can ... access the program on your smartphone or tablet. http://cintanotes.com/ Speckie 6.5 This real-time spell checker for Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser will help you write better compositions. It immediately highlights an incorrectly spelled word and provides correction suggestions. Speckie is the only spell checker for Internet ... (view more)

A case in New Hampshire has raised an important question in an age when just about everyone has a smartphone equipped with a digital video camera: should people be allowed to video or audio record the actions of on duty police officers? The case in ... question involves New Hampshire woman Carla Gericke, who was arrested and charged with wiretapping in 2010. Gericke was caught recording her friend being questioned by the Weare Police Department during a late-night traffic stop. Woman Never Ordered to Stop Recording Traffic Stop Gericke was actually in a car behind her friend and announced to ... (view more)

Gadwin PrintScreen 5.2 Gadwin PrintScreen lets you quickly and easily capture any portion of your computer screen and then save it to file. You can then copy the image to the Windows clipboard, print the image, or email the image to one of your ... contacts. http://www.gadwin.com/ Fiddler 4.4.8.3 / 2.4.8.0 Fiddler provides a number of important functions. For one, it helps debug web traffic between your computer and mobile device. You can also use it to manipulate and edit web sessions and test the security of your favorite web applications. http://www.telerik.com/ (view more)

Facebook is facing a serious backlash over a new feature that allows it to listen in on its smartphone users. When activated, the feature uses the device's microphone to detect a user's activity and automatically updates their "status" accordingly. ... For example, if a user is listening to a new U2 album on their stereo in the background, Facebook will use a smartphone's microphone to update a user's status to "Listening to U2". It can also detect movies and television shows and update a user's status to read "Watching Iron Man" or "Watching ... (view more)

Start Menu Reviver 2.0.0.8 Start Menu Reviver completely changes the Windows 8 experience, giving users total control of their operating system. It refines the basic user interface, increases the number of tiles from 32 to 64, and allows for ... scrolling tiles, making navigation easier. http://www.reviversoft.com/ EasyGPS 5.14 Keep track of all your global positioning system (GPS) waypoints with EasyGPS. This program, which is compatible with Magellan, Garmin, and Lowrance GPS devices, allows you to customize your routes using a Windows computer. http://www.easygps.com/ (view more)

Would you buy an electric car if it could drive nearly 1,200 miles before requiring a recharge? Two companies working on a revolutionary battery think they have the key to completely changing how drivers look at electric vehicles (EVs). Electric ... cars are by no means new, but they've never been quite as popular as their gas-powered counterparts. Part of the problem with electronic cars is longevity; most require a recharge after only one hundred miles, which makes them less attractive to most North Americans. One of the most popular electric cars on the market, the Nissan Leaf, can only ... (view more)

Blender 2.70a The free and open-source Blender allows users to create their own three-dimensional images and movies. This cross-platform 3D animation suite uses the OpenGL interface and runs well on Linux, Macintosh, and Windows computers. ... http://www.blender.org/ CrystalDiskInfo 6.1.13 This lightweight and highly accessible program allows users to keep tabs on their hard drives. For each hard drive installed, CrystalDiskInfo displays basic maintenance information, like temperature. That means users can be immediately alerted if there's ever a problem. http://crystalmark.info (view more)

Arasan 17.2 Arasan is a unique chess program for the Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X platforms. It comes equipped with an opening book of 400,000 moves, making it perfect for learning new chess strategies that will give you an advantage over your ... opponents. http://arasanchess.org/ Dashlane 2.4.1 Managing passwords can be a pain. Dashlane can help by securely maintaining all of your passwords in one central location. Dashlane lets you automatically sign into all of your favorite websites, keeping your data safe while saving you oodles of time. https://www.dashlane.com/ (view more)