Brandon Dimmel

It's that time of year again: when millions of Americans will descend upon 'big box' stores and shopping malls to get their bargain 'fix' on Thanksgivings' so-called 'Black Friday' super-sales day. If you're looking for the latest technology ... hardware, you might want to check out Wal-Mart, where tablet PCs, flat-screen TVs, Blu-ray players, and video games are all on sale at reduced prices. Arguably, the biggest bargain involves Apple's 16GB iPad 2, which is available for $399 and comes with a $75 gift card. The iPad 2 typically retails for about $400, so you're essentially getting the gift ... (view more)

Microsoft ProcDump 5.1 ProcDump is a command-line utility for Windows computers. Its primary purpose is to monitor applications for CPU spikes and also to generate crash dumps during such spikes, so that a network administrator or application ... developer can determine the cause of the spike. ProcDump also includes monitoring of individual windows that "hang" and stop executing (using the same definition of a window hang that Windows and Task Manager use), as well as unhandled exception monitoring. The software can even generate dumps based on the values of system performance counters ... (view more)

A new type of malware targeting Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system (OS) reportedly uses Google Docs to carry out its attacks on unsuspecting users. According to a report from security firm Symantec (which discussed the issue in one of its ... recent Security Response blogs), a Trojan horse known as Backdoor.Makadocs is targeting Windows 8 users. Malware Disguises Itself; Tricks Users Here's how it works, according to Symantec: the malware exploits a vulnerability in the Google Docs program called "Viewer." Apparently the malware masks itself as a Rich Text Format (RTF) or Microsoft ... (view more)

Auto Window Manager 1.5 Auto Window Manager automatically manages any window on your Windows computer that you specify. For instance, some web browsers tend to open up in a non-maximized window. Using Auto Window Manager, you can set those browsers ... to automatically maximize their windows very time you launch them. This free utility software works with almost any Windows program, including web browsers, Notepad, and many others. http://www.eusing.com Site Link Checker 1.1 Site Link Checker will search your website, testing each and every link it finds. It will then report the status of these ... (view more)

Free Internet Window Washer 3.1 Free Internet Window Washer is a privacy software utility for your Windows computer. As you work on your computer and browse the Internet, you accumulate traces of your visits and activity in hidden files on your ... computer. Windows makes no provision for protecting this personal information. Now, by using Free Internet Window Washer, you can securely erase your Internet tracks from your PC with a single click of your mouse. http://www.eusing.com Remote Memory Info 1.0 Remote Memory Info is a free utility that displays a remote network computer's memory usage and ... (view more)

A German court has found that a mother and father are not responsible for the extensive filesharing activity of their 13-year-old son. The finding could set a precedent for other such court cases around the world. Back in 2007 record producers found ... that more than 1,100 of their copyright-protected songs were downloaded by a single IP (Internet Protocol) address. Further investigation revealed that the downloading had been the work of a single 13-year-old boy. A search of his computer turned up several filesharing programs, including 'Morpheus' and 'Bearshare.' (Source: computerworld.com ) ... (view more)

A woman who thought she was buying a previously-owned iPad for just $200 ended up with nothing more than a tacky mirror. According to reports, Jalonta Freeman was approached in an Arlington, Texas, gas station by a stranger offering to sell her his ... iPad. The mysterious stranger allegedly told Freeman she could buy the tablet from him for a quarter of the iPad's retail price of $800. Freeman agreed to the deal. She immediately handed over the cash and the stranger handed her what appeared to be an iPad in its original packaging. Fake iPad Looks Real -- From a Distance Unfortunately, when ... (view more)

Eusing Launcher 2.0 If you are a Windows user with a great many icons on your computer's desktop, you probably find it very difficult to find the one icon you want. Now there is a better way of organizing all your icons on the desktop: Eusing ... Launcher quickly and conveniently organizes all your desktop icons into the shape of a circle, allowing you to easily find any desired icon in much less time. http://www.eusing.com IECacheExplorer 1.4 This handy software tool for Windows displays the details of all the cookies that Internet Explorer is storing within your computer. The software also ... (view more)

According to a new report, just one in four enterprise users are planning to upgrade to Microsoft's new Windows 8 any time soon. In fact, these users are only half as excited about Windows 8 as they were about Windows 7 in 2009. Enterprise software ... is used in large organizations, such as private corporations and government agencies. A huge part of Microsoft's Windows revenue depends on these kinds of organizations buying Windows licenses in bulk. Only 24% of Enterprise Users Plan to Upgrade to Windows 8 That's why it's bad news to hear that of 1,200 North American and European information ... (view more)

Microsoft's chief executive officer has finally weighed in on the recent departure of Steven Sinofsky , former president of the firm's Windows division. In a recent interview at Silicon Valley's Churchill Club, Steve Ballmer had only good things to ... say about Sinofsky. The departing executive had been with Microsoft for more than two decades. Since 2009, he was in charge of Microsoft's Windows unit, and played a key role in the development of both Windows 7 and Windows 8. Ballmer: Sinofsky Made "Amazing Contributions" In his interview, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer credited Sinofsky ... (view more)