Brandon Dimmel

If you've been disappointed by the hardware specifications of the Apple iPad, Microsoft Surface Pro, or Google Nexus 7, then it's worth checking out Razer's Edge tablet computer, which offers unparalleled performance for a (relatively) reasonable ... price. Razer is a hardware company specializing in high-performance products. Last year we took a look at their 17.3-inch "Blade" laptop, which for almost $3,000 offered users a quad-core Intel Core i7 processor and hybrid storage employing both solid state drive and conventional hard drive. Remarkable Performance for Under $1,500 Thankfully, the ... (view more)

JetPhoto Studio 4.15 This easy-to-use digital photography software is designed to help you organize your favorite photographs, "geotag" photos using global positioning systems, create Adobe Flash web galleries, and publish photograph albums to the ... Internet. http://www.jetphotosoft.com CodeLobster PHP Edition 4.5.1 This highly-advanced new program from CodeLobster is designed to streamline and simplify the programming and web development process. It provides users access to a number of important tools designed to make working with PHP, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS easier than ever ... (view more)

Black Creek, Wisconsin, resident Eric J. Rosol faces a lengthy prison term if convicted of helping 'hacktivist' group Anonymous disable Koch Industries websites two years ago. Charles and David Koch run a massive oil and manufacturing conglomerate ... that generates roughly $115 billion in annual revenue. They are prominent libertarians who have reportedly funneled huge sums of cash towards various conservative groups. Anonymous Targets Oil Billionaries That made the Koch Brothers a target for 37-year-old Rosol and Anonymous, who allegedly worked together to close down Koch-owned websites www. ... (view more)

A Canadian woman whose son was the victim of an Xbox hack says Microsoft refused to offer any assistance in the matter. Instead, it was the game's publisher, Electronic Arts (EA), that offered to compensate Jennifer Stubbs for the hack. Stubbs' ... 11-year-old son Dylan recently alerted his mother to some strange activity on his Xbox Live account. Upon further review, it appeared someone had hacked her son's account and purchased about $300 in virtual goods. Hacker Access Account, Makes Purchases "I wasn't aware that these purchases were happening," Stubbs said. "Someone had gone into our device ... (view more)

A new study commissioned by Microsoft and carried out by researchers at IDC has found that most counterfeit software includes some kind of malware. The researchers also estimate that the total value of the counterfeit software market now exceeds ... $100 billion. IDC recently published its findings in a report titled "The Dangerous World of Counterfeit and Pirated Software: How Pirated Software Can Compromise the Cybersecurity of Consumers, Enterprises, and Nations ... and the Resultant Costs in Time and Money." Most Counterfeit Software Laced with Malware In that report (which can be viewed in ... (view more)

Listary 4.01.1175 This unique search tool for Microsoft's Windows operating system is designed to help you more efficiently manage the files and folders stored on your computer. It features an ultra-compact user interface that is super-easy to ... navigate. http://www.listary.com OSForensics 2.0.1003 This program helps you discover data stored within your computer. It uses a high-performance indexing and file search system to find and restore deleted files. Using this program you can also identify and remove suspicious-looking and potentially dangerous files. http://www.osforensics.com This ... (view more)

Are you a bad speller? Could your grammar skills use some work? Then you might want to download the latest version of Google's popular Chrome Internet browser. Google's latest version of Chrome includes an in-browser spell-checker that can recognize ... many different types of spelling and grammatical errors. According to reports, it can recognize grammar mistakes, distinguish between homonyms, and even make context-sensitive corrections. Enable "Ask Google for Suggestions" It's important to note that, in order for the spell checker to function, users of Chrome must enable the "ask ... (view more)

Recently, an analyst for prominent research firm IDC indicated that Microsoft's decision to introduce two operating systems at the same time -- Windows 8 and Windows RT -- had "resulted in confusion on the consumer side." That led some insiders to ... suggest it was time for Microsoft to dump the feature-poor Windows RT and focus exclusively on pushing Windows 8. However, Microsoft has come out to say definitively that Windows RT is here to stay. ARM Development Keeps Microsoft Optimistic In a recent interview, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Windows Planning, Hardware, and PC Ecosystems ... (view more)

RealWorld Paint 2013.1 This program is designed to help you create your own logos, Internet icons, and web buttons. It can also be used to adjust and improve your favorite photographs using touch-up, resize, and crop features. You can even use ... RealWorld Paint to create your very own animated images. http://www.re-designer.com Xfire 1.155.46139 If there's three things gamers love, it's playing with friends, tracking their stats, and showing off their best in-game moments. Xfire allows you to do all of that, giving users the ability to chat with friends, keep tabs on their in-game progress, and ... (view more)

ScreenSnag 1.1.0.7 ScreenSnag lets you take a photograph of your computer's screen. But that's not all -- ScreenSnag also lets you customize that screenshot by giving you the ability to capture the entire screen or a section of the screen with just ... a single hotkey or mouse click. http://www.wolfcoders.com Speckie for Windows 8 5.8 Speckie is a real-time spell check program designed for Microsoft's Windows operating system. Now it's available for Microsoft's newest Windows OS, Windows 8. Download this program if you want to save yourself from the embarrassment of making ugly spelling errors! ... (view more)