Practical Technology

I want to like Opera. I really do. But, while this version is a step up from where it’s been, it’s still just not as good as its competition: Chrome, Internet Explorer, or even the beleaguered Firefox, are simply better. On the plus side, Opera 11.6, which is available as a free download for Linux, [...]

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According to the BBC, South Korea’s Internet and Security Agency is asking all ISPs to block all e-mail sent from anything but “official” e-mail servers. The idea is to block spam, but will it really accomplish this goal? It’s not like this is a new idea. The Anti-Spam Technical Alliance proposed it as a best [...]

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I’ve been running my own e-mail servers for decades. After all, back in the 80s I was helping run NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s e-mail systems and let me tell you in those days it wasn’t easy! Today, thanks to easy e-mail servers such as CapeSoft Email Server, hMailServer, and Zimbra pretty much any tech [...]

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I’d much rather write about what was new and neat about networking in 2010, but the sad truth is I think the many of the most important networking stories in 2010 were about regulations rather than innovations. That said, there was some “good news” about networking in 2010 as well. Number one with a bullet [...]

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If you’re concerned with email privacy, at first glance, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the Constitution forbids the U.S. Federal Government from grabbing stored email without a warrant (PDF Link) sounds like great news. And, it is. It’s just not as great as you might think. What happened in the case was [...]

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