links for 2007-03-10

Apple are now seen as a leading company in terms of retail design, taking leads from hotel experience and a focus on what people do, not what Apple sell. The Apple retail experience will be hard to replicate though. A good article.

How to make your own domain your openid and how to ensure it degrades gracefully, a really clear, well written article.

Explaining the history of my "ducks" from my childhood, which now reside on the mantlepiece in our bedroom. They used to live on my Granny's mantlepiece, nice to read about them, thanks Dad.