By John Gruber
WorkOS launches auth.md — an open protocol for agent registration.
Linked List: November 4, 2005
Friday, 4 November 2005
- Say-So ★
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The guys at Twinsparc — Nate Steiner and Arturo Rodriguez — just launched the cleverly-named Say-So, an intriguingly simple new web app:
We just launched a free service called Say-So.org, it’s a tool you can use to generate discussions on any topic, concern, question or idea you have. It shares similarities with a lot of different things, such as blogs, event organizing tools, product comparison tools, online polls, etc., but it’s much more free-form. The main focus of the tool (and reason for making it) is to allow anyone to gather feedback on an idea without needing a full fledged blog, and with more control over the “structure” of the responses.
- C-Command Blog ★
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Michael Tsai’s new weblog for tracking updates and news regarding his software.
- Eric Blair Reviews OmniGraffle Pro 4 ★
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He’s a long-time OmniGraffle user, and he likes the new version 4.0. I’m not an OmniGraffle user, but I’ve been tinkering with the licensed copy of version 3.2 that came with my new PowerBook.
- Gus Mueller Taking Over MarsEdit Development ★
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Brent Simmons:
This does mean that Gus isn’t starting from scratch: in fact, every new feature has at least been started, and some are near completion. While it’s too soon to announce a ship date, it’s good to know that the road to MarsEdit 1.1 isn’t as long as it would be had I not been able to work on it this summer.
- Simon Willison on the New Yahoo Maps ★
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More than just a cool web app (I love that live zoom), they’ve got an API that compares well against Google’s, too.
- iPod Video Plugged Into Your TV: Is It Good Enough? ★
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Derrick Story says yes.
- 10 Ways to Please Us, the Customers ★
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Excellent list of consumer gripes from David Pogue. A few of these are things I’ve been meaning to write about, e.g.:
Thou shalt not entomb thy product in indestructible plastic. Sure, we understand the temptation: you want your packaging to be sturdy yet see-through, so shoppers can see exactly what they’re buying. Trouble is, you’re caring only about whether people take your product home; you apparently don’t care about what happens after that. You don’t seem to mind that getting those hard plastic packages open is a dangerous ritual involving scissors, steak knives, band saws and, eventually, blow torches.