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UPDATED: AT&T website won't sell iPhones to New York City zipcodes

Web Technology News items, Blog posts | ZDNet — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:50:19

According to a Consumerist tipster, AT&T's website won't sell you an iPhone is you are shopping from an NYC zip code. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Google gets online book competition from unlikely source: Library of Congress

Web Technology News items, Blog posts | ZDNet — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:50:18

The U.S. Library of Congress has announced that thousands of historic books are now available online through their website portal. Over 60,000 different books will be available. Access to the collection is free. by Doug Hanchard

Target names its tech team as it plans to migrate off Amazon.com's platform

Web Technology News items, Blog posts | ZDNet — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:50:17

Target announced its lineup as it prepares to separate its store from the Amazon.com infrastructure in 2011. IBM, Sapient and Oracle are among the core vendors. by Larry Dignan

Local merchant helps after briefcase died

Web Technology News items, Blog posts | ZDNet — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:50:15

Christina's Luggage helped me get a better computer bag and do something good for the community by Dan Kusnetzky

Adobe strikes back at Apple over iPad/Flash debacle

Web Technology News items, Blog posts | ZDNet — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:50:14

We reported recently that Apple CEO Steve Jobs lashed out a bit at Google and Adobe, calling the latter "lazy," and accusing their Flash software of being a regular culprit when an Apple computer crashes. Well, Adobe has something to say about that. by Rachel King

Google Store View: Imagine the possibilities, concerns

Web Technology News items, Blog posts | ZDNet — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:50:14

Rumor has it that Google is looking into a "Store View" feature, similar to Street View on Google Maps. by Sam Diaz

FBI wants records kept of Web sites visited

Web Technology News items, Blog posts | ZDNet — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:50:13

The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years. by Declan McCullagh CNET News

Netflix will add 1080p, 5.1-channel surround sound streaming to its online video service later ...

Web Technology News items, Blog posts | ZDNet — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:50:12

[UPDATE: As one of our readers points out below, Netflix will not be adding 1080p this year. Apparently, the feature was mistakenly placed on the 2010 development road map. That's a fairly big boo-boo. In any event, 5.1 surround sound is still on the list for adoption this year. ]...

Is TiVo readying refreshed UI, new hardware to announce at March 2 event?

Web Technology News items, Blog posts | ZDNet — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:50:12

TiVo is planning a major event for March 2, and speculation is already running rampant about what the DVR company will be unveiling. In particular, Crunchgear has the usual anonymous tipster who is leaking details like a refreshed user interface that boost the resolution to full HD...

Back in business

The Tlog - a technology blog — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:51:56

Yes, I haven’t blogged here for a while (a year and a half, in fact). Stuff happens. However, I have recently been playing with my home server’s Postfix anti-spam configuration (due to a conversation in a mailing list), and I’ve been feeling the itch to write a couple of technical articles about that… [...] Related posts:

SPF, part 1: what is SPF, and how to fight spam with it

The Tlog - a technology blog — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:51:55

(Note: this is the first of a series of posts related to email servers and spam. This one is more of a theoretical intro; future posts will delve into the gory details.) (Later note: here are parts 2 and 3.) You may have heard of SPF (Sender Policy Framework), but what is it? To put it simply, [...] Related posts:

SPF, part 2: how to configure SPF for a domain

The Tlog - a technology blog — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:51:53

(this is part 2 of a series. You should read part 1 first, and after this post you should read part 3.) Suppose you have a domain and send email from it (in fact, even if you don’t, this is still a good idea; more about that later). How to configure SPF for it? Easy: you simply [...] Related posts:

What?s this site running?

The Tlog - a technology blog — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:51:49

As an intermission (there’s more to come in the SPF series), here’s what’s changed on my server since, oh, about a year and a half ago: The OS is now Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10), and all the server’s running software comes from the standard Ubuntu packages, which means that whatever version is in Karmic1, that’s what [...] Related posts:

SPF, part 3: configuring Postfix to check SPF records when receiving mail

The Tlog - a technology blog — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:51:46

(for extra fun, read parts 1 and 2 first.) Now that you know how to configure an SPF record for your domain(s), the natural next step, if you administer an email server, is to start checking SPF records for mails you receive. Now, spammers are infamous for not respecting rules, not “playing nice”, so, you might ask, [...] Related posts:

Postfix?s log file when using SPF: what it looks like

The Tlog - a technology blog — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:51:44

In the previous post, I wrote, at the end of the recipe: restart Postfix. Check your logs to see if everything is working properly. But what to look for? Here are a few real life examples, from my own Postfix log file: Nov 26 07:07:27 sh postfix/policy-spf[10685]: : SPF none (No applicable sender policy available): Envelope-from: bounce-1492514-406278644@lyris.diskeepermail.com Nov 26 [...] Related posts: