We are slowly getting to our usual self with some good finds. So, balance you CPU on Vista, edit your XML feeds with Microsoft’s lightweight XML editor, twitted any RSS feed, get blogging applications, hack Apple TV, find new bargains and more in today’s edition of the Daily Friction.

Software and Services

• Balance CPU 1.0 – Use Vista APIs to investigate scaling in multi-CPU systems.
• XML Notepad 2007 – New revision of Microsoft’s lightweight XML editor.
• With RSS 2 Twitter any RSS feed can now be twittered.
• Apps for Bloggers – A collection of applications for bloggers.

Hardware

• Apple TV Hacks – Some of the hack are done without opening the case.

Information

• Big media videos play small role on YouTube – Less than one in 10 videos on the Google Inc.-owned site were uploaded without the permission of copyright holders, according to a study by online video tracking firm Vidmeter.com.

Wed Development

• Fortify Defender is a tool to monitor Web application security from right inside the application itself.

Bargains

• Remember: Many of these bargains may be discontinued hours or less after they are announced, check the specified price to see if you arrived on time.
• V-MODA Bass Freq Earbuds ($49.99).
• Etymotic Research ER6i Isolator Earphones ($63.99).

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