Microsoft really wants to make it expensive to stay on XP. One way to make the TCO look better is to jack-up the cost side of staying on XP.

Some interesting numbers. I especially like the Dell stats and the Google Enterprise numbers.

Great bullet point over view of Google I/O 2009. The cow paths have been paved and common rules of the road have increased the velocity of change on the "interpipes". Big wave on the horizon get ready to surf or drown.

Seth Godin makes a great distinction between Luxury and premium. The funny thing is customers are clearly more capable at determining the actual value of a premium product. This means that companies are going to have to really focus on their value proposition and know that premium will have to translate into real value.

Go buy your art work and blank CD.

A good article by Jim Collins discussing how leading companies/countries fall from a position of leadership.

A well laid out diagram of the process of design

Google's list of guiding principles.

Great brief articles to get you thinking.

Cool Java Graph editor. Can export to many formats and does the basics well. Not really a tool for the first timer but nice otherwise.