F Microsoft

OpenOffice.org is a FREE multi-lingual open source mulitplatform software package that basically replaces the need for Microsoft products like Word and Excel. It may not be ideal for every work environment (yet), but if you're fed up with the software you have now (and the company that makes it), it's certainly worth checking out. Find out more or just start downloading HERE.

Open Source Restaurants?

In a move rare in the commercial restaurant arena the UK based Pret a Manger chain, which sells preservative-free foods is now offering it's recipes to the public...for free. Download a wide selection of soups, sandwiches, and deserts here.

Thanks Mica!

The Future of Design?

Opensource Productdesign is an online forum that presents a new working environment for industrial designers that embraces the Open Source movement and proposes a democratic means of creation. The currently listed projects are only in idea/research phases so it'll be a little while before we see how successful the model will really be. Does this have an application for graphic design as well or is this a potential for too many cooks in the kitchen?

Thanks Christian!