Brandon Dimmel

Microsoft unveiled its future plan for Windows 8 at the 2014 Build developer conference this past weekend. The path appears to be backwards, with Microsoft introducing several new features that effectively revive Windows 7 functionality . For ... example, Microsoft executive vice-president of operating systems, Terry Myerson, showed off a new Start Menu that is fully integrated with Windows 8's "Modern" (formerly "Metro") interface. Myerson also said Windows 8 users will soon be able to launch Modern applications from the desktop interface. Myerson says the changes will be ... (view more)

Comic Seer 2.21-3 View, organize, and manage your growing digital comic book collection with Comic Seer. This program -- which is both free to use, open source, and features a user-friendly interface -- is compatible with the Windows and Linux ... platforms. http://www.xylasoft.com/ Steam Download Steam, the world's most popular video game digital distribution program. Not only does Steam let you download all of the newest video games, but it lets you interact with friends, share content, and access your entertainment from multiple devices. http://store.steampowered.com/ (view more)

Mozilla's co-founder, Brendan Eich, is stepping down after only one week as the company's chief executive officer (CEO). Eich is abandoning the post amidst controversy surrounding a $1,000 donation to a same-sex marriage ban. Eich is a US-born ... computer programmer who started his career in California's Silicon Valley during the late 1980s. In the 1990s he worked on Netscape, one of the Internet's earliest web browsers. Eich was also a key figure in the development of JavaScript, an exceptionally popular programming language. Brendan Eich is arguably best known for founding the ... (view more)

Monitor Asset Manager 2.80 This very useful utility provides you with a list of information related to the monitors attached to your system. Listed information includes monitor color and timing characteristics. This program is compatible with most ... versions of the Windows operating system. http://www.entechtaiwan.com Pixopedia 2014 0.1.3 Pixopedia is an absolutely free image editing program that provides you with a number of exciting features. Using this program's many shapes, brushes, and filters you can create original digital works of art or edit your favourite photographs. http://www. ... (view more)

Free Spider Solitaire 5.0 Looking for a new take on the traditional game of Solitaire? Then try Free Spider Solitaire, a card game collection that includes five different spider game types. This game presents players with more than nine trillion ... possible games to play in addition to fully customizable decks and background. Note: scroll 3/4 down the page to access the Free Spider Solitaire download link. http://www.treecardgames.com RouterPassView 1.53 Hoping to recover the password for your favorite router? RouterPassView helps you recover lost passwords and keys for your router. This program ... (view more)

Microsoft has announced that its Office software suite is finally coming to Apple's iPad tablet. Microsoft's newest Chief Executive Officer, Satya Nadella, unveiled the iPad version of Office at a news conference last Thursday. Microsoft ... Apprehensive About Releasing Office for iPad It's a bit of a mystery as to why Microsoft waited so long to release Office for a tablet that first launched roughly four years ago. Some experts believe that Office for iPad has been ready for release for a number of years. It's speculated that Microsoft wanted to keep Office on its own tablet ... (view more)

Facebook has made a major investment in virtual reality technology by purchasing Oculus VR, a virtual reality technology firm for $2 billion US dollars. For the past several years Oculus VR has been developing Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset ... that is said to revolutionize home entertainment. The Oculus Rift was first unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (or "E3") during the summer of 2012. The head-mounted display generated a great deal of interest among the video game community. This interest led Oculus VR to initiate an August 2012 Kickstarter campaign to further ... (view more)

ProcessKO 3.44 Knock out a hanging program with ProcessKO. This small but very useful tool allows users to quickly and easily kill any process or program that is failing to respond. This program is compatible with most versions of the Windows ... operating system. http://www.softwareok.com/ Pocket Radio Player 170314 Looking for a new Internet radio player? Pocket Radio Player provides users with a simple and accessible interface. It's a no-frills approach that won't bog down your system. Pocket Radio Player is compatible with the Linux, Mac, and Windows platforms. http://www. ... (view more)