OpenDNS – Another Smart Idea
Scott Hanselman pointed towards a DNS service on his blog called OpenDNS. From the OpenDNS homepage:
“OpenDNS is a better DNS, free to all. OpenDNS uses its distributed network of DNS servers to speed up your Internet experience, increase reliability, improve security and make DNS smarter for users all over the world.”
DNS (Domain Name System) is what translates the address that you type in your browser (e.g. blog.gadodia.net) to a numerical address which computers and network devices understand. For a better description, visit the OpenDNS page here. The DNS servers that OpenDNS uses are: 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220. The OpenDNS website has detailed instructions on how to set them on your computer in case you don’t know how.
The main reason for why I would recommend using OpenDNS on every computer is that it blocks Phishing Sites. So if I go to a phishing site such as http://www.internetbadguys.com/, I see the following page:
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March 19th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
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