This "rubber squegee" method that you use, is it the california water blade? Just curious because this is the method that I dry my car with and I found it to be the best and fastest. Of course it doesn't get every single drop of water, but it gets most of it out where when you finally use a towel/chamois, there is very little water left to cause streaking.

Another good thing to have is an air compressor to blow out water out of hard areas like between bumpers. I especially found it useful when having wheels with polished lips. Instead of using a towel to drying the nice shiny finish (and quite possibly scratching it), just use the air to dry the wheel.