Brandon Dimmel

One of Microsoft's senior executives has fled his post as director of the company's European Xbox operations. Richard Teversham is headed for Apple's business on that continent, ending a decade-and-a-half of service at Microsoft. It's not yet ... confirmed what Teversham will be doing with Apple across the pond, but given the iPhone and iPod Touch's continuing involvement in gaming -- and the promise these games have to eventually challenge the likes of Sony's PSP and even Nintendo's DS -- it's a fairly safe bet that he'll play a significant role in improving interactive entertainment on the ... (view more)

Users of Microsoft's very popular Office 2007 software will be pleased to hear that a free update and download for the program, dubbed MS Office 2007 Service Pack 2, is available now, and promises to improve performance while adding several select ... new features. Unfortunately, there have been some reported issues preventing a full-blown ticker-tape parade. The main draw for users will undoubtedly be Microsoft's decision to add some support for non-Microsoft file formats. Once the download is complete, it will allow users to read and write Open Document Format files, documents used by the ... (view more)

Samurize Samurize is an advanced system monitoring and desktop enhancement engine for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. IT professionals, overclockers, gamers and desktop modders alike use Samurize for system information, weather reports, news headlines ... and much more. http://www.samurize.com BootXP BootXP is an easy to use startup logo changer designed for Windows 2000 and XP that uses bitmap files and kernel files as sources. It allows users to show animated full screen previews of the screens they will see during boot time. http://www.hiren.info Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy ... (view more)

According to reports, Microsoft has met the deadline set by the European Union for addressing antitrust concerns, including the bundling of its Internet Explorer browser with Windows. The European Union has thus far led the fight against what many ... feel are Microsoft's antitrust policies, the most concerning of which include the company's packaging of its ubiquitous Internet Explorer (IE) browser with its equally popular Windows operating systems. Some claim that the packaging practice "shields" IE against competition from Mozilla and other, smaller companies, and that Microsoft owes its power ... (view more)

Skype Call Recorder Skype Call Recorder is a free recording program which automatically saves all your Skype conversations and conferences. This tool records P2P (peer to peer) Skype calls, SkypeOut calls, as well as calls to Skype Online number. ... Records are stored as mp3 audio files. http://voipcallrecording.com Stab Launcher Stab Launcher is a new tabbed-based program launcher. It helps find and launch your favorite programs, web pages, folders, or any type of files in a quick and easy manner. Taking up as few resources as possible, Stab Launcher allows for unparalleled customization. http ... (view more)

Secret Drive SecretDrive is a small program used to create up to 8 encrypted virtual disks protected by one of five modern encryption algorithms: AES, GOST 28174-89, Blowfish, Twofish, or CAST 256. The end product looks like and acts just like a ... hard disk volume, so you can format it, defrag, backup and do other important operations as you would on any other similar device -- except its contents are encrypted. http://www.eterlogic.com Show My Pc ShowMyPC provides free and premium tools for instant collaboration between users, including desktop sharing, screen recording, and remote PC access. ... (view more)

Critics complain social networking kills privacy , allowing friends and enemies alike to slowly and methodically 'creep' your personal details without you ever having to know. It would seem appropriate, then, that Microsoft's first major foray into ... social networking should be called "Vine," which both uses and attempts to improve upon Facebook and Twitter. Vine works by asking users to download its special dashboard-style application. Once that's installed, a user is prompted to sign into his or her Windows Live account, where they're presented with a map-like interface that provides news and ... (view more)

Max To MaxTo is a small Windows program that divides your monitors into regions. When you maximize a window, it will no longer fit the entire screen, but only the region it was maximized into. Your windows are neatly organized into the grid you have ... defined when they are maximized. MaxTo is light-weight, and works on both 64-bit and 32-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Vista. http://www.maxto.net Renphoric RenPhoric takes the busy work out of renaming files! Whether you're renaming just a few files or thousands, RenPhoric makes it quick and easy. http://www.neophoric.com Today's fresh ... (view more)

Gamers love war simulators. The chance to virtually step into the shoes of American troops storming Normandy, Iwo Jima, or Sicily is hard to pass up for fans of shooters, but it seems it's still too early for a similar game based on the Iraq war. ... Legendary game publisher Konami has announced that it recently decided to kill its upcoming title "Six Days in Fallujah," a game based on the famous Iraq battle. Developed by Atomic Games (well known by PC gamers for their much-praised Close Combat strategy franchise), the game was to follow characters into the Second Battle of Fallujah from a third- ... (view more)

Fast Explorer Add, customize and clean up context menus with Fast Explorer, a handy utility that allows you to manage items like Windows Explorer. It's a very simple way to make your frequently used file actions quickly accessible. With Fast ... Explorer, you can create new context menu items, submenus (cascaded menus), dividers, and optionally specify menu bitmaps and hint text. http://thesoftpro.tripod.com Game Booster Designed to help optimize your PC for smoother, more responsive game play in the latest PC games with the touch of a button, Game Booster helps achieve the performance edge ... (view more)