Brandon Dimmel

Microsoft says that it will patch more than twenty security problems this Valentine's Day (February 14), coinciding with its regular "Patch Tuesday." Microsoft will be offering fixes for a wide range of flaws affecting the company's Internet ... Explorer (IE) web browser, every version of its Windows operating system (OS), as well as Microsoft Office. The total of 21 fixes will be spread across nine different security bulletins, four of which Microsoft has labeled "critical," which is the company's highest security warning. The rest of the bulletins are all marked "important," which is ... (view more)

PracticeSharp (aka "Practice#") 1.4.1 PracticeSharp is a tool for practicing a musical instrument by playing along with recorded music. Basically, it is an audio player that allows changing the music's tempo (i.e. speed) without changing its pitch, ... or changing its pitch without changing the speed of playback, all in real time. PracticeSharp is simple and straightforward to use, and its menus are simple and uncluttered to make navigation extremely easy. Scroll to the bottom of the proceeding page using the link below to find the "download" button. http://code.google.com ... (view more)

Analysts are using the recent announcement by Microsoft of a February 29, 2012, Windows 8 Consumer Preview event to predict that the company's next operating system (OS) should become commercially available late in calendar 2012. The forecast is ... based on timelines from previous Windows releases. On Wednesday, February 8, Microsoft revealed the date for its Windows 8 Consumer Preview in Barcelona, Spain: February 29, 2012. Journalists invited to the event, which coincides with the World Mobile Congress in that city, will get the first official look at a beta version of the upcoming operating ... (view more)

TrueCrypt 7.1a TrueCrypt is a software system for establishing and maintaining an on-the-fly-encrypted data storage device, or quite simply, a secure drive. On-the-fly encryption means that data is automatically encrypted as it is saved and ... automatically decrypted as it is loaded, without you having to do anything. The only one who will notice the difference is the unauthorized person who tries to read your computer files (which obviously won't work unless they have the key). http://www.truecrypt.org CintaNotes 1.5.5 CintaNotes lets you quickly save and tag any useful information that you ... (view more)

The world's largest mobile phone maker says it plans to eliminate roughly 4,000 manufacturing positions, or about 7 per cent of its entire work force. Nokia cited efforts to become more efficient in its production of smartphones as the main reason ... behind the cutback. On Wednesday, February 8, 2012, the Espo, Finland-based firm announced that it would eliminate certain jobs from three of its major factories, specifically those located in Komarom, Hungary, Reynosa, Mexico, and Salo, Finland. Nokia says the bulk of the planned layoffs will come at its Hungarian facility, with less drastic cuts ... (view more)

One of the the United States' most widely-known companies, Halliburton Co., is reportedly ditching the Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry for its employees and replacing it with the Apple iPhone. It's a rare move for an entire firm to make such a ... smartphone migration, particularly one as large as Halliburton. Although Halliburton has been around in one form or another since the early twentieth century, it was during the recent Iraq War that the company became a household name. Starting with the lead-up to the Iraqi invasion, Halliburton was one of the U.S. federal government's most important ... (view more)

Hexonic PDF Split and Merge 1.0.2 Hexonic PDF Split and Merge allows you to easily merge an unlimited number of PDF documents into a single one. Using the splitting feature, you can create a new document for each page of the source documents. ... Hexonic PDF Split and Merge is free for private, non-commercial use. http://www.hexonic-software.com Google Chrome for Android 0.16.4130.199 Presenting your favorite Chrome features, now on your Android phone and tablet. Pages load in a snap and hardware-accelerated page rendering lets you fly through long pages. Experience the mobile web, Chrome fast. ... (view more)

Photostage Slideshow Software 2.13 Photostage Slideshow is a program that allows you to share your visual memories in an interesting and portable way. Simply "drag and drop" images into the sequence you want, or turn a folder of images into a ... instant slideshow with the Quick Create feature. You can also touch up or enhance individual photos and even videos with the included optimization tools. http://www.nchsoftware.com Juke Media Player 4.0.2.0 Juke Media Player is a single program for all your sound, music, and video files. It allows you to create mixed playlists easily from multiple ... (view more)

Apple says it sold 15.4 million iPads globally last quarter, more than double sales during the same period in 2010. This makes for an incredible 39 per cent increase over the iPad's former record quarter, when Apple sold 11.1 million units. Industry ... analysts at IDC (International Data Corporation) say they believe Apple sold more iPads than HP, Lenovo, or Dell sold 'traditional' computers in the quarter. Expert: Pressure From iPad Will Help PC Market However, it may not be all doom and gloom for the PC. David Daoud at IDC thinks that pressure from Apple's tablet could lead to widespread ... (view more)

The Gimp 2.6.12 The Gimp is an open-source, cross-platform (Apple, Windows, Linux) photograph enhancement and digital retouching program that has been developed for a number of years. The Gimp enables you to quickly and easily improve your pictures. ... For example, you can easily compensate for many different digital photo imperfections, such as perspective distortion caused by lens tilt. Just choose the corrective mode in the transform tools. You can also eliminate lens' barrel distortion with the included filter. And there's much more. Highly recommended. http://www.gimp.org Kestrel GX 1.2.2 ... (view more)