Brandon Dimmel

Microsoft has revealed that a new Virtual Private Network (VPN) hack could be used to steal passwords and other sensitive information. It's called a "man-in-the-middle" attack. Security researcher Moxie Marlinspike first disclosed this VPN hack in a ... security advisory earlier this month. After investigating the issue, Microsoft has acknowledged that the threat is legitimate. Hacker Could Take Control of System, Network "An attacker who successfully exploited...cryptographic weaknesses could obtain user credentials," Microsoft said in its own advisory, released earlier this week. "Those ... (view more)

With consumers moving away from PCs in favor of tablet computers and smartphones, Dell has reported a significant decline in both its revenue and its share price. Dell Inc., for many years a major PC maker, recently made public its second quarter ... earnings. The report shows that the firm's second quarter profits declined 18 per cent, while revenues dipped nearly 8 per cent. Even more concerning may be the company's inability to predict this trend. In May, Dell suggested that revenues would significantly increase, not decrease. Mobile Devices Lure Consumers Away from PCs Dell has blamed its ... (view more)

Windows 7 God Mode Tool 2.0 God Mode is simply a free software tool that creates a new, hidden Windows control panel containing everything about your computer's current Windows 7 configuration options and settings. It also displays additional ... features not easily found in the ordinary Window's Control Panel. This utility can be used to easily enable God Mode, creating a shortcut on the user's desktop. http://aakifn.com Audacity 2.0.2 RC4 Audacity is a free, easy-to-use and multilingual audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity ... (view more)

VNC Free 5.0.2 RealVNC provides remote access software for desktop and mobile platforms. It allows you to connect to your devices, and control them, from wherever you are in the world, whenever you need to. VNC technology can be used at work, in the ... home, on the road, or can be integrated into a product or service. http://www.realvnc.com Process Lasso 6.0.0.86 Process Lasso is a new kind of software-based "process priority optimization" system. More than just another task manager, Process Lasso is better thought of as a CPU affinity optimization and system automation utility. ... (view more)

Cupertino, California-based Apple has become the most valuable firm of all time, as measured by stock market valuation. With each of its shares hitting a price of $664.75, Apple's total market value surpassed the $619 billion record held by ... Microsoft since 1999. Apple's market value has been surging in the past year. When Steve Jobs , its popular and visionary co-founder died in October, 2011, the firm's market value was approximately $378.55. Even without Jobs at the helm, Apple's market value has increased 43 per cent since then, a period of just ten months. New iPad, iPhone Rumors Cause ... (view more)

Microsoft continues to give its products Windows 8-style makeovers as it prepares to release the new operating system in late October, 2012. The latest subject: Microsoft SkyDrive , the software giant's cloud computing service. For those not ... familiar with SkyDrive, it's a cloud storage service that allows users to save important files online and then access them from any Internet-connected device. As with all cloud storage options, SkyDrive offers a great way to back up vital files. However, doing so does involve some risks , too. SkyDrive: Syncs with Office, 7GB Storage Free One of SkyDrive' ... (view more)

Document.Editor 2013.2 Document.Editor is a freely available open source word processing software that works with Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. It features a unique multiple tab interface that lets you edit more than one document in a ... single session. Other useful features include spell check, text-to-speech, and translate. http://semagsoft.com HotShut 1.1 HotShut lets you shut down, restart, lock, hibernate or log off your Windows computer instantly, directly from the system's taskbar notification area. Simply right-click and select your desired option. HotShut v1.1 has been ... (view more)

Anvil Studio 2012.08.04 Anvil Studio is a free software utility designed for people who want to record music with MIDI and audio equipment; compose music for MIDI and audio equipment; print sheet music from standard MIDI files; sequence music with ... MIDI equipment; and make music using a computer. http://www.anvilstudio.com Wise Folder Hider 1.23 Wise Folder Hider is a free file and folder hiding software tool. With it, users can hide computer files and folders on local hard drive partitions or on removable storage devices. Once hidden, the data can't be accessed by other programs. In fact, the ... (view more)

Lenovo says it's not concerned about the upcoming release of Microsoft's 'Surface' tablet computer. Instead, the firm says it plans to stay competitive by developing and selling better hardware. It's tough talk for a company known to build products ... that for many years have relied on the Windows operating systems. Making the comments: Lenovo Chief Executive Officer Yang Yuanqing. During an earnings report on Lenovo's first fiscal quarter 2013, Yuanqing said his firm was not concerned about the upcoming release of Surface, even though the device will compete with any future Lenovo tablet ... (view more)

The international hacking group Anonymous claims it has bypassed Sony security and accessed the account details of ten million PlayStation Network (PSN) users. Sony, which actually did have millions of accounts compromised back in 2011, says this ... current claim is false. Anonymous used its own Twitter account to report the massive hack. "@Sony Hacked, @PlayStation Network Pwned," the tweet read. It has since been removed from Twitter. Another tweet posted later in the day elaborated on this original note, claiming that Anonymous had infiltrated approximately ten million PSN accounts. That ... (view more)