Linked List: August 5, 2004

Thursday, 5 August 2004

Hixie: Why document.write() Doesn’t Work in XML ★

With each passing day, I’m less sure that XHTML is ever going to replace HTML.

Building Web Services the REST Way ★

Excellent introduction to what “REST” means.

iPod Static and Third-Party Headphones ★

Jonathan Seff, at the Macworld Editors’ Notes weblog:

In fact, I purchased a new 40GB Click Wheel iPod recently that suffers from the static affliction. So, I figured I’d try and contact Apple tech support as a regular consumer instead of PR as a member of the press.

After giving my name, phone number, and serial number of my iPod (to make sure I was still entitled to free support, I’m guessing), I was transferred to a person who asked me what the problem was. I explained to him that I got static through my headphones, especially when the hard drive spun up. He asked about my headphones, and I told him I’d tried several different ones. How about the Apple headphones? Those worked fine, I told him. His reply (not an exact quote): “If it sounds fine with the Apple-supplied headphones, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the iPod.”

Delicious Monster Software ★

I missed this back in April when it was news, but former Omni Group guys Wil Shipley and Mike Matas left the company to start a new venture: Delicious Monster Software. (Nice name, but their logo strikes me as suspiciously similar to that of Monsters, Inc.)

Think Secret has a report on a leaked beta of Delicious Monster’s first product: Library 3.0, a personal database app for managing your collection of books, DVDs, video games, etc. The hook is that you’ll be able to enter your library items by scanning the UPC barcodes using an iSight.