Monthly Archives: March 2007

Problems with OpenID on Highrise

Turns out that 37 Signals’ implementation of OpenID could use some… getting real.
Let me go over these issues and provide either resources or remedies.
Normalization of OpenIDs URLs
Look at these three URLs and make a note to yourself about any differences you see:

factoryjoe.com
http://www.factoryjoe.com
http://factoryjoe.com
http://factoryjoe.com/

To a lay person (or even your average geek), these URLs all represent the [...]

Netscape will add support for OpenID

Alex Rudloff from Emurse just pinged me that Netscape will formally launch their support for OpenID on Monday:
One of the most consistent pieces of feedback that we have received thus far is that we should look into allowing people to log in using their AOL accounts that are currently used for Netscape/AOL mail, were once [...]

What news feels like

I was walking down the street today when I glanced sidelong at a newspaper box and caught the words “Bush Announces Iraq Exit Strategy”.
A fleeting moment of relief came over me and I thought to myself, “Finally.”
But sometimes we believe into existence that which we want to see. And sometimes that belief, though powerful, [...]