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Google DNS

Submitted by Don on Fri, 12/04/2009 - 1:37pm
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I've been using OpenDNS for some time now, mainly for faster DNS queries which result in faster website connect times. Something that's annoyed me, though, is that OpenDNS always shows, for example, "Did you mean 'donmorris.com'" when I type just "donmorris" in my browser's location bar. Seems like they could figure that out, but instead they want to show me a bunch of ads whenever I don't provide the TLD (.com, .net, etc.).

Yesterday, Google announced Google Public DNS, which, like OpenDNS, replaces the DNS servers provided by your ISP. I gave it a spin and I'm sticking with it. No longer do I have to type in the TLD to get to many websites, which means I get more done in less time.

(BTW, OpenDNS offers website filtering which is useful to many people -- something Google doesn't have.)

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