links for 2008-03-17

Life is so good, it gets better every day » Blog Archive » Thoughts on a probable opensolaris.com

a look at some of the ideas for opensolaris.com; i think some of the top level nav elements are a bit abstract, but it’s otherwise pretty good

(tags: opensolaris.com glynnfoster informationarchitecture)
When standards ain’t standards – Perspectives – Opinion – Technology

“It’s a shame, really. Microsoft Office 2007 is a fabulous piece of work, but few people are using it, partly because of the new file format. OOXML works well, but things would have been much better had Microsoft adopted ODF.”

(tags: ooxml odf standards office2007 via:jdub)
The Dilettante’s Dilemma: The Great Daylight Saving Time Conspiracy

more reasons to hate daylight savings time

(tags: daylight savings time energy environment politics via:rafe)
nanocr.eu » Blog Archive » Rogue developers

looks like the Rogue folks are violating the GPL; unfortunate

(tags: licensing gpl mac osx rogueamoeba airfoil)
Daring Fireball: One App at a Time

more on the no-background-daemons iPhone SDK restriction

(tags: iphone apple sdk programming daringfireball)
Airtrain JFK – Information on Public Transit from JFK to Manhattan via Subway and Airtrain

cool; an explanation of the public transit process from JFK to Manhattan

(tags: airtrain jfk manhattan subway via:dchurbuck)