Experiments with web technology

Here is a chuck of my ESATInformer admin SPAM report for today. Click the small picture below for the full size version of the SPAM if you can not read the text. USA is the number one SPAM sender and has been for as long as I can remember. I have some more details about this report after the jump.

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The Locate IP service has been revived from the old SideBit site. The service looks up location details for a given IP address. Details include the city, state, country and Lat/lon. A map is also generated with a marker showing the location. Tryout the new version here.

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I saw an article in the Make blog about a web cast called Reinventing Television. Bre Pettis was a featured guest so I had to check it out. The show was great. Jonny Goldstein is on to something. I marked my calendar and hope to interact with all the upcoming shows.

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I removed a bunch of old images that were being linked from My Space users. If you are one of the affected My Space users, you will find the original images in the Temp_graphics directory. You can build a url to the moved images by replacing the “/graphics/” with “/Temp_graphics/” in the url you were using.

Please copy the images to your own site. The bandwidth needed to deliver these images cost me money. I plan to remove the Temp_graphics directory in about a month so you need to get the images before then.

I would appreciate a link back to www.sidebit.com. I may put the images back up so others can download them if I see some return links.

Sorry for the trouble.

I love to play Texas No-Limit Hold’em poker. I have always wanted to learn more about the game so I could compete better. I am giving the Poker Academy software a try. Maybe it can teach me to win more consistently. Click here for more Info. If your new to Texas Hold’em they have a good flash tutorial at the site.

I have a new site to help hobbyist get started with microcontrollers. The primary focus is ARM7 based microcontrollers which can be a big step for persons new to embedded development.

Starter Projects, how-tos, and videos will make getting started with microcontrollers easier.

If you are a hobbyist interested in microcontrollers, especial the ARM7, then bookmark this site and check back often.

I use XWall to filter spam on my Exchange mail server. One great thing about XWall is that it works with ESATInformer to give me detailed reports on Spam. I know how much spam I receive, where it comes from, which users are getting it, and a lot more. Check it out XWall if you need a good filter. Once you have XWall get ESATInformer for the reports.

SideBit.com is under major construction. The site has sat idle for a long time but now it is moving to WordPress. After the change over is done, I can start some new projects on the site.

From the logs, I can tell that Locate IP is popular and I really like the 360 Panoramic View so those pages are still here and will be moved.

The old page links should still work for now. They may be removed in a short time so let me know if I am missing something you need.