By John Gruber
WorkOS launches auth.md: an open protocol for agent registration.
Linked List: June 25, 2004
Friday, 25 June 2004
- ‘Hoefler Type Foundry’ now ‘Hoefler & Frere-Jones’ ★
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The Hoefler Type Foundry has changed its name to Hoefler & Frere-Jones. (The DF logo is set in Hoefler’s Champion Lightweight.)
- Yet Another Win/IE Security Exploit ★
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BBC:
In its round-up of the threat the Internet Storm Center bluntly stated that users should if possible “use a browser other then MS Internet Explorer until the current vulnerabilities in MSIE are patched.”
Microsoft Corp. acknowledged Thursday that Internet Information Server (IIS), a component of the Windows 2000 Server, and holes in the Internet Explorer Web browser are being used in widespread attacks that are compromising Web pages and using them as launching pads for malicious computer code.
- Joe Clark: More Safari odds ’n’ ends ★
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Joe Clark’s extensive wishlist for Safari improvements.
- Matt Neuburg Reviews Word 2004 ★
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Matt Neuburg, in TidBITS:
AppleScript support has been rewritten from the ground up — a massive undertaking, and an extremely welcome change. A great proportion of Word’s capabilities (perhaps all of them; time and experimentation will tell) are now exposed directly to AppleScript in a natural manner. This truly splendid improvement will completely change the way Word fits into people’s workflows.