Partial Recall » Links for 2009-02-24

New Safari 4 Beta – New Safari 4 beta, available for both Mac and Windows. Browser tabs are a new style, now on top of the window. The history window now offers a Cover Flow view. And there’s a new feature, Top Sites, that gives you a visually impressive Cover-Flow-esque fan of favorite sites to choose from. The address field and search field are now smarter — the search field, for example, offers Google Suggest-powered as-you-type results.
Tasks More Likely to Get Done with Clear Fonts [Text] – Next time you’re drafting office memos or customizing your desktop, keep this in mind: Researchers have found that instructions written in plain, straight-forward fonts are more likely to be completed—and better, too.
How to Keep Innovating [BusinessWeek - Feb 18, 2009] – The dogged pursuit of excellence might be the wrong strategy. Microsoft Research Principal Scientist Bill Buxton outlines some tips to keep innovating.

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