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Get the complete codec package you need for Vista, replace your original WRT54G firmware with Tomato, learn how to make an impression with your resume in 30 seconds, teach your kids about money, Skim through version 3.0 of the Creative Commons licenses, find many bargains and more in today’s edition of the Daily Friction.

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Get your stolen gadget back, create wall posters with your own images, watcher the weather on your desktop, see Google’s first production server, discover the fate of MP3 and next generation audio formats, destroy your opponents tower and much more in today’s edition of the Daily Friction.

Software and Services

Gadget Theft - Get your gadget back
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So it seems like personal life is getting in the way of TechMount, I’m busy with other family related issues, so today the Daily Friction will be unusually small. Still, better than nothing at all.

Software and Services

Blender 2.43 released, with new website - Blender is an open source tool for 3D-modeling, rigging, animation, fluid and
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This may be funny or this may be sad, but this is the state of speech recognition in Windows Vista.
Speech recognition was never perfect, some products are better than others. While some fail miserably others can definitely do a good job with proper training. Microsoft’s integrated speech recognition in Vista is no jewel, it
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Sketchup with Google’s SketchUp, watch through a stained glass PC case, read all about the implementation of DRM in Vista and other “features” of the new operation system, escape Google’s supplemental index, play fun games and more in today’s edition of the Daily Friction.

Software and Services

Google SketchUp 6.0.312 - Minor release.

Hardware

Stained glass PC case
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Get all your email from different providers in Gmail, watch the ultimate gaming machine, get background for your iPod, read about the new features in Firefox 3, take an addictive challenge in a flash game, and more in today’s edition of the Daily Friction.

Software and Services

Gmail introduces mail fetcher - Mail Fetcher allows users to
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Google advertised their toolbar on Google’s main page many times in the past. This time, it’s no simple text line under the search box, they are going for bigger and for more exposure. An you can’t miss at the upper right side of your age. Can’t miss it, can’t ignore it.

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Check out a great assortment of mac games, use Cropper 1.9 on Vista, check out the folding couch video, learn 13 new command line tricks, and more in today’s modest edition of the Daily Friction.

Software and Services

Cropper 1.9 Released - Adds Vista capability.

Hardware

The folding couch (video) - An accordion like sofa that can collapse down
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Edit photo metadata from inside of Explorer, get Photosynth in Firefox, Convert physical to virtual machines for free, check out Japan’s super sink, learn BIOS and CMOS Basics, get introduced to Malbolge,
and more in today’s edition of the Daily Friction.

Software and Services

Microsoft Photo Info - New tool from Microsoft for editing photo metadata from inside
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Get the new version of Adium for your mac, organize your desktop icons with Iconoid, view the Apple mouse evolution, choose your next 120hz HDTV, deactivate the Snap site previews, learn 10 things you can do with your microwave beside cook, create a 3D effect with image editing software, play fun physics games and more
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