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Participate in the directorycontest.com directory contest, bookmark with BlueDot, listen or buy music at Amie Street, download over 150 free Microsoft applications, secure your MySQL connection, and more in today’s edition of the Daily Friction.

Software & Services

• BlueDot is a social bookmarking service somewhat similar to del.icio.us. It’s main advantage over del.icio.us is the ability to share bookmarks just among friends, and not necessarily keep your bookmarks either private or public to everyone.
• Amie Street is a refreshing DRM-free music store. Artists upload their music, which can then be downloaded for free by users and as songs become more popular they starts going up in price up to $0.99.
• The ultimate list of free Windows software from Microsoft - Microsoft has over 150 free Windows & Office related applications available for download.

Information

• Mike Dammann has started a directory contest. The objective is simple, you will have to rank first in Google for the keyword “directorycontest.com”. May the best directory win. Onsite optimization is not allowed in contest. First prize for the winner: 2000$!!!!. Visit directorycontest.com for more info!
• Apple’s new iPod could bolster music dominance - During the holiday season, Apple further cemented its dominance in the estimated $6 billion digital media player market, and brushed aside a new entry from Microsoft, the Zune. Sales of the much-hyped Zune have flagged after an initial flurry in mid-November, when it was unveiled, according to market researchers.
• Securing the connection between MySQL and MySQL Administrator using an SSH tunnel - This is a description of how to set up a secure tunnel between your MySQL Server and a locally running MySQL Administrator using Putty. By creating a secure tunnel to your MySQL server using Putty, you can grant localhost access to powerful applications like MySQL Administrator while at the same time, make your server appear as if it isn’t even there.

(Web) Development

• Script.aculo.us is a framework for enriching your website’s user experience. Scriptaculous makes working with AJAX easy, and gives everyone the power to have a smooth AJAX-powered website. Scriptaculous is a tiny (140kb) javascript framework that gives you the powerful effects, several dynamic data components.
• The D programming language - D is a systems programming language. Its focus is on combining the power and high performance of C and C++ with the programmer productivity of modern languages like Ruby and Python. Special attention is given to the needs of quality assurance, documentation, management, portability and reliability.

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Tags: BlueDot, Amie+Street, Apple, iPod, MySQL, Script.aculo.us

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