Looking for a quick, easy speed-up for your Internet? Try OpenDNS. Simply log in to your router and substitute the IP addresses of their DNS servers for your ISP's DNS. Reboot your PC's and Router. Presto — internet pages which used to load slowly are now lickety split.
The brainchild of entrepreneur David Ulevitch, OpenDNS is a speedy, modern and secure DNS system. Designed to be faster, outwit phishing schemes, and support applications as well, it's a clear and immediate improvement over the old system I was using. For example:
- it can automatically correct spelling errors in site names, taking you to the domain you wanted, rather than the one you typed. Type Yahoo.cmo, and it will automatically make it Yahoo.com.
- it can be configured to block porn sites, and automatically blocks known phishing sites.
- it has HUGE DNS caches, and they're distributed all over the world on their own network. Fast, and reliable.
- you can create shortcuts to your favorite sites or applications. For instance, you can configure it so that when you type "call andy abramson" into your browser, it will launch Skype and call Andy.
The price? It's all free, apparently subsidized by an advertising deal with Yahoo search.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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hi, cool web site and good articles.
The The first step is to learn how to find out what your Internet speed is.The Internet speed is determined by 2 components: the download rate and the upload rate of data which are usually measured in Kilobits per second.
Then after you know the upload and download rate, you can use tools or tweaks to improve your internet speed, or take the decision to change your ISP.