By John Gruber
WorkOS launches auth.md — an open protocol for agent registration.
New release fixes recently-discovered security flaws; Mark Pilgrim confirms that it closes all known security holes and yet still works with all of the scripts from his upcoming Greasemonkey Hacks book. (Both links via Andy Baio.)
Firewheel Design’s online invoicing app is out of beta. Looks really useful, with a thoughtful UI.
Nat Irons points out that today’s new Mac Minis and iBooks still ship with video cards that aren’t good enough for Core Image. (Update: According to this forum thread at MacNN, the ATI Radeon 9550 graphics card in the new iBooks does handle Core Image, even though it isn’t on Core Image’s list of supported cards.)
PhotoshopNews has photos from their recent tour of Adobe headquarters in San Jose. (Via Andy Baio.)
Default memory is now, finally, up to 512 MB in all the Minis and iBooks. No processor changes for the Mini, but AirPort and Bluetooth are now standard on the $599 and $699 models. The iBooks pick up the sudden motion sensor and scrolling trackpads from the PowerBook line. Bogus rumor of the month goes to Think Secret for their hype of a “widescreen” iBook.