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Upgrade your Adobe Reader, compare Apple to Dell, compile the Debian kernel, improve the scalability of your php applications, grow your own furniture, find a secret game and more in today’s edition of the Daily Friction.

Software

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 released - Redesigned the interface and added several new features.

Hardware

• Comparing Apples and oranges–er, Dells or how come Apple is cheaper than Dell.

Information

• Compile the Debian kernel (Sarge) - Each distribution has some specific tools to build a custom kernel from the sources. This article is about compiling a kernel on Debian Sarge systems.

Web Development

• Improve scalability with php applications.
• JFreeChart is a free Java chart library for developers - a consistent and well-documented API, supporting a wide range of chart types; a flexible design that is easy to extend, and targets both server-side and client-side applications.

Bargains

• Ultra 1024MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory $49.99
• Seagate 320GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA-300 OEM Hard Drive $79.99
• ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB DDR2 PCI Express DVI VGA TV Out Crossfire Ready Video Card $159.99

Fun

• Be a hippo clubbing baby seals and stomping hippies. yuck
• This may not be practical to most people, but just fun to watch, grown furniture.
• Hidden 3D Game In Excel - Follow the instructions, it does work, don’t expect too much of a game though. Nothing to brag about. (Video)

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Tags: Acrobat, Apple, Debian, PHP, Java

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