Brandon Dimmel

Microsoft has launched a new advertising campaign designed to draw web searchers away from Google and towards the Redmond, Washington-based firm's own Bing search engine. Dubbed "Bing It On," the campaign gives users the ability to find out which ... search service they like better: Google or Bing. Microsoft started the campaign with the new website " bingiton.com ". The site asks visitors to enter five search terms. When they do, it presents them with the top results from both Bing and Google, side-by-side. The user is then asked to pick which results page they prefer. Microsoft Unveils Search ... (view more)

TagScanner 5.1.621 TagScanner is a free software program designed to help you organize and manage your digital music collection. It gives you the power to edit audio format tags, rename files based on that tag information, automatically generate tag ... information from filenames, and customize the text associated with both tags and filenames. For people with lots of music stored on a computer, this is a simple, powerful, and useful utility. http://www.xdlab.ru ACDSee Free 1.1.21 ACDSee Free is a blazing fast image viewer for your PC. Once installed, it allows you to show off your digital photos ... (view more)

With firms like Dell unveiling new products that run the upcoming Windows 8 operating system (OS), set for release in late October 2012, interest in Microsoft's newest OS is steadily mounting. However, the growing buzz could benefit hackers, who -- ... as always -- will be seeking to take advantage of public interest in a new software product. That's why it's not surprising that PC security firm McAfee claims to have found a fake antivirus and anti-spyware software utility that calls itself the "Win 8 Security System." Fake Security Software Claims to Keep Windows 8 Systems Safe McAfee says ... (view more)

ComicRack 0.9.1566 ComicRack is a great eComic reader and manager for Windows-based computers. It works as an all-in-one solution that allows you to easily read and manage your eComic library. The software is actively maintained, and has earned a ... strong user base, so you can expect it to stay useful for many years. Even better, this software is completely free. http://comicrack.cyolito.com Puran Utilities 1.0 Puran Utilities is a free set of more than twenty software utilities. The set includes tools that can help you get the best performance out of your Windows-based computer. Specifically, ... (view more)

Live Hotmail Email Notifier 1.06 This free utility can be configured to send an instant message to your desktop, alerting you whenever a new email has arrived in your Hotmail inbox. This program places a small figure in the bottom right of your ... screen. When a new email arrives, a red 'letter' symbol will appear in that position. http://thesz.diecru.eu SlimComputer 1.3.23129.20387 SlimComputer is a free software utility that scans your new PC to identify programs, toolbars, and startup entries you may or may not want on your computer system. You can use this information to decide what pre- ... (view more)

If you're not convinced that every Facebook fan page really earned all of its "Likes," you are not alone. That's why Facebook's management team has decided to weed out and remove any fake "Likes" that can be identified. For years Facebook has ... offered users the ability to indicate they "Like" individual pages and posts. Facebook members can "Like" their favorite celebrity, their favorite band, their friends' vacation photos, and even a witty status update. The problem is, "Likes" became a form of currency for Facebook spammers. To artificially spike interest in certain pages -- ... (view more)

For months the trial of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has drawn worldwide attention to New Zealand, where Dotcom faces charges associated with the illegal distribution of copyright materials. Now, The Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfried Svartholm has ... been arrested in Cambodia at the request of the Swedish government. It was in 2003 that Svartholm and Fredrik Neji established the website The Pirate Bay. Their goal: to enable computer users all over the world to share large files, including movies, TV shows, and software programs -- many of them copyrighted. Decade-Long Struggle Ends with Arrest ... (view more)

Alternate Pic View 1.424 Pic View is a simple, open source picture viewing software tool that allows computer users to manipulate and customize their favorite photographs. Once installed, you can use this program to make and view slideshows, combine ... photos into montages, customize image sizes, easily remove red eye from photographs, and adjust the colors in any of your digital photos. http://www.alternate-tools.com StreamWriter 4.2 StreamWriter is a free Windows-based software application that records music broadcast by Internet radio stations. With the software working, you can record as ... (view more)

Samsung recently announced it is putting its very own Start button in its forthcoming Windows 8 PCs. Now, Dell has unveiled its own twist on the standard formula: a hybrid tablet-laptop device running Microsoft's upcoming operating system (OS), ... Windows 8. The Dell XPS Duo 12 is intended to be used as both a touchscreen tablet computer and a standard laptop PC. Physically, it can open up just like a regular laptop. But it can easily switch to tablet mode by flipping the display through its frame, and swiveling it until it latches in place with magnets. Dell Improves Upon Inspiron Duo Design If ... (view more)

Last Friday Apple won a monumental decision against one of its biggest rivals. A U.S. jury found that Samsung had infringed on a number of patents held by the Cupertino, California-based technology manufacturer. Apple was awarded $1.05 billion in ... compensation , but won't stop there. It now wants to force all of the offending Samsung products off the market for good. Judge Lucy Koh, who presided over the original case -- and often expressed her frustration with both Samsung and Apple -- will again hear arguments from the two firms. A hearing is currently scheduled for the afternoon of December ... (view more)