Links for 2009-02-18

Microsoft is back to being Microsoft-y, the credit crisis explained, and other bits.

IE8: Standards Mode Opt-In is Back From the Dead

Microsoft is (almost) returning to its original stance on IE. (More on IE8)

YUI 2.7.0 Released

Version 2.7.0 introduces a new StyleSheet component, graduates three components out of “beta”, improves support for the upcoming release of IE8, includes over 180 bug fixes and enhancements, and ships with more than 300 functional examples.

The Crisis of Credit Visualized

A video explanation of how we got here. (You can also watch it on Crisisofcredit.com) [Via Paul Irish‘s Twitter feed.

Todo.txt Command Line Interface Updated Today

Former LifeHacker.com editor Gina Trapani has released an update to her Todo.txt bash script (how-to instructions from LifeHacker). She’s also blogging at her new personal blog Smarterware.

If you’re on a Mac, may I suggest Things for task management? It’s awesome.

The Great Wealth Transfer

Economist Paul Krugman discusses the inequality and argues that the inequality is a bad thing for our country.