Brandon Dimmel

It's been a year since Google released Chrome for Windows, and now Mac and Linux users have access to the popular, streamlined browser. It comes just two months after Google co-founder Sergey Brin told his audience at the Web 2.0 Summit that the ... absence of a Mac version of Chrome was a serious disappointment for his company. To be clear, the edition of Chrome for download by Mac users is still in its beta stages. Still, Google says the release is part of a long-term project that has meant much sweat and stress up to this point. "The Wait was Worth it, " Says Google "We've been ... (view more)

According to a recent survey by a Windows support firm, almost one in every three problems with Windows 7 is tied to issues arising during installation. The report highlights consumer difficulties in making the long jump from the nearly decade-old ... Windows XP to Microsoft's latest operating system (OS). 100,000 Customers Surveyed The support company in question, iYogi, found that in a survey of 100,000 customers an estimated 31 per cent of all problems with Windows 7 were issues experienced during installation. Rounding out the top three most-reported frustrations for new Windows 7 users was ( ... (view more)

Radian Radian is a cool-looking radial application launcher. The interface is triggered by a continuous right-click and is divided into four slices. Each slice can be configured differently, currently supporting multiple modes, including Custom, ... Quick Launch, Desktop and Recent Docs. Click on to find out more. http://radian.davidberlin.co.il Net Limiter Net Limiter's freeware version shows a list of all applications communicating over your network. It shows the connections, it even shows the transfer rates -- plus much, much more! http://www.netlimiter.com Today's fresh software picks were ... (view more)

In the past, Russia and America were rivals. But now, it appears that that two are joining forces to fight a common foe, with hopes of tightening Internet security for the near and distant future. Insiders are calling the talks a new-age Geneva, ... akin to the nuclear arms discussions of an older generation. The purpose of these new meetings is to reduce the number of hacker attacks on major institutions, including government agencies, banks, businesses, and the military. According to reports, it's believed a common policy on cyber security will help reduce the number of these attacks, some of ... (view more)

Acer has announced that its popular and ultra-powerful Ferrari One notebook will soon rev stateside, and it'll be packing both plenty of hardware muscle and Microsoft's latest operating system Windows 7. At 3.31 pounds, the Acer Ferrari One notebook ... doesn't weigh much more than a standard netbook. However, not only does it boast a larger screen than most netbooks (an 11.6-inch high definition LED backlit display) -- it also packs far more under the hood with a dual dual-core 1.2 GHz Athlon 64 X2 processor, 4GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, a 250GB hard drive, and an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 ... (view more)

Fab Autobackup 2 Fab Autobackup 2 is a program that allows users to backup and restore personal data and settings like emails, documents, internet browser bookmarks, and more. You can use it as Windows PE plugin or as a standalone program for ... Windows. http://www.fpnet.fr GMER GMER detects and removes rootkits. It scans for hidden processes, hidden threads, hidden modules, hidden services, hidden files, hidden Alternate Data Streams, hidden registry keys, drivers hooking SSDT, drivers hooking IDT, drivers hooking IRP calls, inline hooks, and much more. http://www.gmer.net Today's fresh ... (view more)

Google Public DNS Google Public DNS is a free, global Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service, that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider. If you decide to try Google Public DNS, your client programs will perform all DNS ... lookups using Google Public DNS. http://www.code.google.com SpeedFan SpeedFan is a program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips. SpeedFan can even access harddrive S.M.A.R.T. information and show hard disk temperatures. http://www.almico.org Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of ... (view more)

One of the best Windows 7 retail deals (aside from the $30 student package, of course) was Microsoft's special Windows 7 Family Pack promotion, which bundled three licenses for the new operating system (OS) for the discounted price of $150. Despite ... rumors that the Family Pack is now sold out across the U.S., reports suggest Microsoft's own stores might still have a few copies. Family Pack Sold Out on Microsoft Site A Microsoft spokesperson yesterday told the media that the Windows 7 Family Pack, which includes three licenses (and thus, can be installed on three different computers) had sold ... (view more)

Do It Again Do It Again is a free and simple program that allows you to make your computer automatically perform a task for you, whenever you want. If there is something that you do on your computer over and over, and you do it exactly the same way ... every time (such as backing up your pictures, checking web-based email for new messages, etc.), you can tell Do It Again how to perform that task. http://www.spacetornado.com Chromium OS Chromium OS is an open-source operating system project that aims to provide a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their ... (view more)

It appears Apple has gone ahead with plans to buy the rather unique music streaming service, named "LaLa." Some say the purchase could lead to big changes and, hopefully, improvements to the company's own iTunes service. LaLa has tested several ... different projects in the past, including CD swapping and radio, but in recent years has been known as a challenger to other popular music streamers like Pandora and Last.fm (frustratingly, like those other streamers it's also unavailable internationally). LaLa allows site members to create playlists of their own uploaded music and to allow ... (view more)