Brandon Dimmel

Crypt Edit Crypt Edit is one of the most powerful freeware word processors, a nice replacement for the standard Windows NotePad and WordPad. Crypt Edit requires Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98/2000 or Windows NT 4.0 or later to run. No additional DLLs ... are required. It can easily create, protect, modify, post and print your documents http://cryptedit.chat.ru Enable Chromes Best Features In Firefox Many of Chrome's best features are already available in Firefox 3, proving yet again the power of extensibility. From incognito browsing and the streamlined download manager to URL highlighting and ... (view more)

Chrome Anonymizer Google Chrome is a new web browser: it uses a client ID which can be found in the user data folder of the Chrome installation (unique for every user). Privacy advocates are already warning users that the ID can be used to create ... exact user profiles of a user's actions while using Google Chrome. This article uses three different methods of editing or removing the Google Chrome user ID to make sure that no permanent data can be collected when using the new browser. http://www.ghacks.net Lansweeper Lansweeper makes a complete software and hardware asset inventory of your ... (view more)

Prism Prism is an application that lets users split web applications out of their browser and run them directly on the desktop. http://labs.mozilla.com Download Mp3s From Streaming Music Sites Have you ever been annoyed that playlist-based music ... sites don't let you download songs? And once the player moves on to the next song, that song is gone. Or, is it? Most services like the ones above rely on Flash or JavaScript to obfuscate URLs and make it difficult, though not impossible, to download the actual files. In this guide, we'll show you how you can grab just about any file you want by ... (view more)

Avoid Windows XP Re-Activation The time may come that you'll need to reinstall your Windows XP. If you do reinstall Microsoft's popular operating system, then you'll need to re-activate it too -- that is, unless you keep this handy set of tips, ... well, handy. http://www.worldstart.com Plug And Play Auditor DeviceLock Plug and Play Auditor is a non-intrusive clientless software solution that generates reports displaying the USB, FireWire and PCMCIA devices currently connected to computers in the network and those that were connected. Its multithreaded engine ensures fast, unobtrusive auditing of ... (view more)

Lebendig This very cool window animations application brings some life to the boring old Windows experience. The options for tweaking Windows XP and Vista are almost endless, and the requirements (500 KB hard disk space and 128 MB RAM) are very ... minimal. http://devrexster.googlepages.com Dexpose 2 The very handy and interactive Dexpose 2 is a Mac OS-X-style task switcher for Windows operating systems (XP and Vista, specifically). All users need is 600 KB of HDD space and a paltry 32 MB of RAM. Expose cloning just got better! http://devrexster.googlepages.com Today's fresh software picks were ... (view more)

Not long ago I reported on a Bloomberg news wire stumble that led to the publishing of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' obituary. Just to prove he's alive and well, the Apple chief is now provoking the media with hints of major music news -- perhaps even a new ... iPod MP3 player. Apple, like any successful company, is considered a master of hype. In order to rouse much speculation about an upcoming announcement on Tuesday, September 9th, the company has organized most of the world's press in a number of major cities for a still-unknown unveiling. Journalists invited have been lured with a not-so-subtle, " ... (view more)

Hoping to end Nintendo's reign atop the console rankings, Microsoft has announced it will be slashing the price of its Xbox 360 console in North America. As of Friday, September 5th, the system famous for Halo 3, Gears of War, and Project Gotham ... Racing will slide as low as $199. The move comes not long after the company announced it would be cutting prices in Japan, arguably the Xbox 360's weakest market. That wasn't very surprising to most North American gamers and game experts, who for a long time have watched Microsoft struggle to rope in PlayStation and Wii-friendly Japanese players. The ... (view more)

XP Commands An A-Z Index of the Windows XP command line, users will find this guide helps them schedule a command to run at a later time, encrypt or decrypt files/folders, remove a program from memory, and much, much more. http://www.ss64.com Top 10 ... Youtube Hacks The popular video sharing site is a great resource that gets better with the right add-ons, plug-ins, third-party tools, and clever usage. Here are the best ways to get better video, download clips, and just find the video you're looking for when browsing YouTube.com. http://lifehacker.com Today's fresh software picks were provided ... (view more)

Google Chrome This is it, the new Google browser. Google Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. You won't be disappointed with this new idea from the godfather of the web. ... http://www.google.com VMware Converter VMware converts physical machines to virtual machines for free! VMware Converter quickly converts Microsoft Windows-based physical machines and third-party image formats to VMware virtual machines. It also converts virtual machines between VMware platforms. Automate and simplify physical to virtual machine conversions ... (view more)

Live CD List This program features a huge collection of downloadable live ISOs, mostly Linux, which allow you to burn the simple operating system to CD, then run it from your disc drive, no matter what other OS you may have installed on your hard ... drive. http://www.frozentech.com UBCD For Windows UBCD4Win is a bootable recovery CD that contains software used for repairing, restoring, or diagnosing almost any computer problem. Our goal is to be the most complete and easy to use free computer diagnostic tool. Almost all software included in UBCD4Win are freeware utilities for Windows. http://www ... (view more)