Brandon Dimmel

Not long ago Amazon released its very own tablet computer in an attempt to siphon off part of Apple's domination over this nascent market. A new report suggests that the company's plan is proving successful so far, particularly if recent Black ... Friday numbers are to be believed. Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet was released in early November for an impressively low price of $199 -- less than half the price of Apple's iPad. Early reviews were generally positive , though most critics complained that its web browsing remained a tad slow. Others, however, went so far as to suggest that it fails ... (view more)

If you missed out on the big deals offered this past Black Friday , then there's a good chance you're looking forward to doing some online shopping today, better known as Cyber Monday. Security experts, however, believe this year could offer an ... unprecedented amount of trouble for online consumers who don't take the proper precautions when shopping online for bargains. "Even more holiday shopping will happen online this year than last, and that means more scammers will be looking to do some shopping of their own -- possibly at your expense," said security expert, Stephen Cobb. (Source: ... (view more)

MailStore Home 5.0.1.6919 With more users than ever before relying on free webmail providers, few consumers realize their emails often are not adequately protected, or that they may lose access to their emails indefinitely if their webmail provider ... has an outage. MailStore Home for personal use helps users avoid these problems through backup, archives and migration, free of charge. http://www.mailstore.com TeamViewer Beta 7.0.12008 TeamViewer connects to any PC or server (with appropriate permission) around the world, and gives you remote control over that other computer as if you were your ... (view more)

Early reports on Black Friday deals being offered by Apple and major U.S. retailer Target emerged a couple days ago. Now, we're learning more about other big Black Friday deals, including Microsoft offers on cheap laptops and gaming devices. ... Microsoft hasn't been a major U.S. retailer for very long, but it's already offering some of the most eye-catching Black Friday deals. The Redmond software giant currently has about 14 retail stores located across the United States, and is hoping to drive foot traffic inside with some serious post-Thanksgiving bargains. Laptop Bargains Cause Most Buzz In ... (view more)

Dexpot 1.5.14 Build 1777 Dexpot is software that allows computer users to maintain separate virtual desktops for different applications. One desktop, for example, might include applications for graphic design, while another might be focused on ... business applications. Switch easily between these virtual desktops to keep track of your open windows. Dexpot capabilities can considerably increase workflow. http://dexpot.de Free MP3 Cutter and Editor 2.5.0.808 Free MP3 Cutter and Editor is an extremely simple and handy Windows application for editing mp3 files. Simply open a file, select any portion ... (view more)

The price of the slow-selling PlayBook tablet -- built by BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) -- has been slashed by U.S. retailers. It's a desperate move by RIM to clear out inventory of a product that has struggled since its launch earlier ... this year. Sales of RIM's PlayBook have been extremely disappointing for the Waterloo, Canada-based company. The tablet first shipped back in April, with RIM reportedly expecting to sell about five million units in its first year. Instead, sales were only 200,000 units in the last quarter, and only about 700,000 in total. (Source: wsj.com ) Experts ... (view more)

MediaMonkey Free 4.0.0.1459 MediaMonkey is music organizer for the serious collector. With it, you can manage a music library containing 100 to 50,000+ audio files and playlists, whether they're located on your hard drive, CDs, or a network. You can ... organize, browse, or search music by Genre, Artist, Year, Rating, and more. Note that there is a "Gold" version of MediaMonkey also offered on the download page and requires you do a survey. The Free version is on the left side of the page and does not require a survey to download. http://www.mediamonkey.com Horloger 1.0 Final Horloger ... (view more)

Excitement is already ramping up for Black Friday, the year's most intense shopping event. Already we're seeing some leaked advertisements for various consumer items, with discounts on Apple products -- like the iPad , iPod , iMac, MacBook Air and ... MacBook Pro -- generating the most attention. Black Friday kicks off later this week and for most Americans marks the official beginning of the 2011 holiday season. For years now retailers and manufacturers alike have sought to generate a retail frenzy by drastically lowering prices on Black Friday. Apple Lowers Price on Most Products So, what deals ... (view more)

Artweaver Free Artweaver for Windows lets you paint creatively with the help of a huge range of painting tools. Create sketches from photos or just experiment with colors. The installation program includes the latest English and German versions of ... Artweaver Free. This version may be used for non-commercial and academic purposes. http://www.artweaver.de Picturenaut 3.2 Picturenaut is a software program for editing and correcting digital images. It does: automatic image alignment, exposure correction, color balancing, ghost removal, noise level compensation, has RAW image support, and has full ... (view more)

GPU Monitor 5.4 The GPU (graphics processing unit) Monitor gadget for Windows 7 lets you display a ton of useful information about your computer's graphics system, including vendor, model, GPU (clock Speed, temperature, usage), memory (clock speed, ... size, usage), fan (speed, usage), shader clock speed, and more! Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and click the big green button to download. http://www.myfavoritepages.info AutoHotkey 1.1.05.02 AutoHotkey is a free, open-source utility for Windows that automates almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write ... (view more)