Brandon Dimmel

Love 'indie' films but don't want to pay for them? Well, copyright infringers should rejoice over reports that the Sundance Film Festival has been infiltrated by bootleg filmmakers who have in recent days unleashed a torrent of underground copies of ... the event's biggest flicks. The Sundance Film Festival takes place every year in the great state of Utah. Held in January in cities throughout the state, it is the premier event in unveiling some of the finest new movies from both American and international filmmakers. In other words, it's a big deal. (Source: wikipedia.org ) Perhaps the most ... (view more)

Iron SRWare Iron is an alternative browser based on the Chromium-source and offers the same features as Google's Chrome -- but without the critical points that cause privacy concerns. For a safer, effective surfing option, check out the ... appropriately named "Iron". http://www.srware.net UnChrome Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Unfortunately, each Google Chrome installation contains a unique ID that identifies its user and it is not easy to hide or remove this ID to help you stay anonymous. ... (view more)

Not yet sure about investing in a Blu-ray player for your home theater and high definition television? That's understandable. However, for those of you who haven't yet upgraded from VHS to standard DVD, there's bad news on the way this holiday ... season. According to reports, JVC -- the last tech company making VHS tapes -- has revealed that it will no longer be producing the aging technology. This follows on the heels of news in October that the company would cease production of VHS players. (Source: crn.com ) As you might expect, demand has all but dried up. Although consumers are still ... (view more)

SharePod SharePod allows you to manage music, videos, playlists and artwork on your iPod. In addition, it allows a user to back up his or her favorite songs while also offering them the ability to import tunes easily into their iTunes library. ... http://www.getsharepod.com Wake-On-LAN When a remote network adapter hears a "Magic Packet" created for its unique MAC address, it alerts the computer to power up. Experience the magic today -- download the free Wake-On-LAN. http://www.solarwinds.com Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell Extension City. ... (view more)

PCWin Speaker Record PCWin Speaker Record records everything you hear from your speakers and saves them as mp3 or wav files. The program records at 128 Kbps, the same quality found on most compact discs and Apple's popular iTunes. ... http://www.fontierdg.com LogMeIn Free LogMeIn Free gives you fast, easy remote access to your PC from any computer with an Internet connection. Access your home PC from the office, an Internet cafe, or a friend's place. Available for PCs and Macs. http://www.logmein.com Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell Extension City. Please ... (view more)

Tired of reaching for that cellphone, only to find that your ensuing conversation is cut off because of a dying battery? Almost everyone knows the sinking feeling that accompanies a suddenly dead cellphone battery; in fact, consumers have been ... demanding a more efficient, longer-lasting device for ages. That might be on its way, thanks to the work of a doctoral student from Canada's national capital. PhD candidate Atif Shamim, an engineering student at Ottawa, Ontario's Carleton University, has reportedly built a technology capable of reducing the overall power consumption of mobile devices ... (view more)

As of this past Sunday, Wal-Mart has commenced selling Apple's iPhone 3G in approximately 2,500 of its stores. With two models available for consumers, one of which is under $200, Apple should expect a big boost in sales. Wal-Mart's two iPhone ... versions include an 8 GB edition and a 16 GB model. The smaller version is available for a reasonable $197, while the larger iPhone retails for $297. Tech fans will remember that when the 8 GB originally went on sale in June of last year, it cost the average consumer about $599. In a statement last week, Wal-Mart revealed that every phone sold within ... (view more)

Anti Freeze With its emergency task manager, AntiFreeze offers a last recourse when you find your computer in a hung state. It will put to sleep all running programs except the most critical ones, giving you the opportunity to close down the ... programs which are causing problems. You may even be able to save or recover your work! http://www.resplendence.com/antifreeze Sanity Check SanityCheck is an advanced rootkit and malware detection tool for Windows that thoroughly scans the system for threats and irregularities which indicate malware or rootkit behavior. By making use of special deep ... (view more)

Open++ Open++ is a shell context menu extension that allows you to quickly open the target file or folder with the predefined commands in Windows Explorer. It adds a submenu with customized menu items to the shell context menu when you right click a ... file or folder icon, or a folder background in Windows Explorer. http://freewebs.com DelayedExec The problem: When Windows Vista starts many applications are registered to run and some are locking up resources and cause you to sit there and wait until the memory and resource consumption storm is over. DelayedExec allows you to move the ... (view more)

Recently, the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) stated it would no longer pursue its fruitless strategy of prosecuting individuals for copyright infringement . Instead, it plans to put more pressure on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ... for weeding out high-bandwidth downloaders. Well, now ISPs have responded to that pressure by berating the RIAA for ignoring the expensive costs Internet providers must incur to pursue suspected peer-to-peer downloaders. Granted, although finding and shutting off downloaders saves ISPs necessary bandwidth space, the hunt is not a cheap one. The ... (view more)