Linked List: November 1, 2005

Tuesday, 1 November 2005

Windows Live 

Microsoft’s new Ajax-y Web 2.0 play. Doesn’t work at all with Safari (yet?), but works great with Firefox and Camino. Very webby and not at all Windows-y.

Cf. Tim O’Reilly’s first impressions.

Web Kit Fixes in Safari 2.0.2 / Mac OS X 10.4.3 

Wonderful to see this level of documentation on what’s new.

Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far 

Windows expert Mark Russinovich discovered a very nasty surprise left behind by a “protected” Sony music CD:

The entire experience was frustrating and irritating. Not only had Sony put software on my system that uses techniques commonly used by malware to mask its presence, the software is poorly written and provides no means for uninstall. Worse, most users that stumble across the cloaked files with a RKR scan will cripple their computer if they attempt the obvious step of deleting the cloaked files.

iChat Encryption for .Mac Subscribers 

New in 10.4.3: iChat now supports encryption for text, audio, video, and file transfers between .Mac subscribers. This was originally slated for 10.4.0; not sure what delayed it until now.