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The big 50 has arrived. Daily Friction # 50 is here with 50 links to software, useful information review, articles and more. I will stop bubbling and let you deluge into this great collection.

Software & Services

Microsoft has a nice free tool called Group Shot coming from the research group that can automatically make group photos
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Google has started distributing the beta version of its new Internet Explorer Toolbar.
The new Toolbar’s features include customizable buttons which allow a user to search any website even if he/she does not know its URL. The Toolbar offers a gallery of about 60 buttons to choose from and allows you to create your own buttons.
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Let’s say you have a multi-boot installation of Windows and Linux on the same machine. Let’s continue to assume that at some point you will need to reinstall Windows due to unremovable spyware, clogging, “mandatory” system refresh, or any other reason.
If you use the Windows boot loader (NTLDR) on the MBR (Master Boot Record)
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I’ve just read this interview with Kevin Rose, a prominent figure in the tech world, TechTV’s The Screen Savers host and the founder of digg and Revision3.
The interview brings some insight into the founding of digg and how it all started. Hardly any techie stuff, still an interesting easy read.
Kevin Rose is well known
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All Netflix funs will be happy to hear that Netflix announced yesterday it will carry the first movies available in HD-DVD when the new high-definition format launches in late March, it will similarly offer titles in the Blu-ray format when that product launches.
Netflix said it will make the high-def DVD titles available at launch as
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The Google crew has taken Google News out of beta and they’re blogging about it.
This is another great implementation by Google. I use it every single day, almost.

del.icio.us is down again, bring me back my bookmarks!!!
I sure hope they will get everything fixed because I need my bookmarks bad.
Update: Four hours later it’s back :-/
Update2: It’s gone again…
Update3: And now it’s back again…

I’ve seen more and more confirmations of the Gmail dot issue. If you don’t know what it is, check this story for details.
It seems like Google are aware of the problem and are working on a fix. If not fixed quickly it may develop into a very big fiasco since many users are already
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The PHP 5.1.2 release combines small feature enhancements with a fair number of bug fixes and addresses three security issues. All PHP 5 users are encouraged to upgrade to this release. Some of the key changes of PHP 5.1.2 include: HTTP Response Splitting has been addressed in ext/session and in the header() function. Fixed format
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BentUser does a side-by-side comparison of some of the new features in Windows Vista with the corresponding ones in Windows XP. What has changed?
There is no doubt that Windows Vista is a major upgrade. Microsoft has spent a lot of time and effort to take their new Operationg System to a new
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It’s been another long break since the last Daly Friction, but this is only because a lot of stuff is brewing in the background. What is it? Well… you’ll just have to wait and see.

Software & Services

Azureus is a Java BitTorrent client - It implements the BitTorrent protocol using java language and comes bundled with
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When was the last time you sat in the middle of a freeway traffic jam? Today? Yesterday? Every day!!!
Don’t you dream of a system attached to your car that would notify you when the highway was blocked and would provide you with alternative routes to take? New Israeli cell phone technology lets you do just
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Have an HAPPY NEW YEAR
May 2006 be full of innovation and good fortun.