Here’s the holiday edition of the Daily Friction. What different? Well, it’s an Extra-large version of it. The fun is spread across all sections today, be sure to check it all.
Software & Services
- eyeOS 0.8.7 released – This release introduces many bug fixes, the most important located in the installation script and in some apps, like eyePhones. Also, the Info Screen has been redesigned, and the name of each application appears now in the middle of the dock when passing the mous over an icon.
- Gritwire – An RSS reader built with Flash.
- Vimeo – A video sharing site, yes, another one.
Hardware
Information
- Top Security Trends for 2006.
- Howto Install FreeNX Server on SUSE 10
- Ping: ICMP vs. ARP – Network and system administrators are well-versed in using the ping utility for troubleshooting purposes, but where do you turn when ping doesn’t do the trick? Pinging a host is usually the first step in determining if the host is properly connected to the network. If the host does not respond to a ping request, the host is usually assumed to be offline. But is it?
- The 10 Best Tech Podcasts of 2005 – You don’t have to agree, there will be a few more of those through the begging of next year.
- Basic tips for optimizing SuSE.
- Creating secure wireless access points with OpenBSD and OpenVPN.
Blogging
- FeedPing offers free RSS submission to all major directories.
- Blogger Templates – Free blog templates, original skins and new designs for Blogger.
- Feed Icons – After Microsoft adopted the Firefox icon for it’s feed support, it’s turning to be the web official RSS symbol.
Fun
- Ten Essentials for your video iPod.
- iVideoBlast.com – Fuel Your iPod with classic Animation, TV Shows and Movies/
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