OpenID for Dummies

"There's a symptom of those being introduced to microformats and OpenID; They tend to go cross-eyed in confusion. If you're new to OpenID, you might hear the jargon, most of it starting with the letter "O," and think it's some kind of ancient Gaelic language strung together by a bunch of English conjunctions.

It's not your fault. OpenID is mostly invisible, or behind the scenes. Despite the fact many of you probably already have an OpenID account, you might not have had the chance to use it. "