FBML

I got my first bit of facebook markup language working today in the form of a flash movie on my profile page - but according to the doco waitforclick="false" is disabled on profile pages for aesthetic reasons.... bit weird when you can put any image you want on there. I can understand why they'd restrict CSS and javascript so it doesn't become the mySpace monster, but click for flash?

The flash I have got going (after you click of course) is a nice little depth of field demo from Mr Doob. I guess I'll have to put a "click here to activate" sign.

I'm tossing up a few ideas for a facebook app, but I can't decide what yet.

Open ID

Finally we are starting to see some kind of standard rise up across the net on the subject of authentication in the form of Open ID. Some big names are starting to sign on - AOL have annouced support and apparently Microsoft has announced interoperbility with Windows Cardspace.

This looks like it could be a goer - I'll post more info once I am able to implement it somewhere.

opensource microsoft

I been left really impressed lately with microsoft's efforts at open source. Their source forge equivalent site codeplex is starting to herald some really useful and impressive projects. They're great learning aids for all the new stuff coming out in .NET 3.5 too.

One project the left me particularly interested is paint.net - a free and powerful photo editing program, that has source code included! pwhoar...

Software development - the road to sucess

from worse than failure - says it all really: