Archive for February, 2007

Add OpenSearch to your site in five minutes
Thursday, February 8th, 2007

You have a website. Google makes a pretty good search engine. Firefox 2 and Internet Explorer 7 both support OpenSearch as a way of customizing the browser’s search box. And you can make all three work together in five minutes. No programming required. Check this out: Step 1: Save the template Use the template below [...]

OpenSearch and OpenID? A sure way to get my attention.
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

Steven Wittens, the clever hacker behind the OpenSearch for Drupal plugins, writes about two of my favorite topics and how to combine them. Link: Authenticated Distributed Search (OpenSearch, OpenID)

What a day!
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Microsoft is supporting OpenID and Apple is denouncing DRM. Hell just froze over and I’m standing here like an idiot without my skates. Way to go, guys! More when I can pick my jaw off the ground. Update: My guesses as to why each of these are being announced? (Everyone has a pet theory, these [...]