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Addict-o-Matic may addict you to search
Users of custom homepages (like iGoogle) and search engines (like Rollo) may just get ‘addicted’ to the latest site to break out on the Internet. It’s called Addict-O-Matic, and according to a Compiler article, it’s pretty awesome.
Rubik’s Cube Twisted Cake - DIY
Cake. Rubik’s Cube. Something everyone loves pretty much - right? So, why not combine the two of them? Instructables, a website devoted to teaching people how to do things, or as they call it “the World’s Largest Show and Tell,’ even provides convenient instructions, photos and ingredients to make it all happen.
OpenDNS - Fast, Feature Rich and FREE
DNS issues are something that isn’t discussed widely, but when they affect you - you’ll know it. When your browser says “Looking up www.xxx.xxx…” and then says it can’t find anything - the reason is generally because your DNS servers provided by the ISP aren’t responding quickly enough.
Comcast has had troubles with their DNS servers off and on, as well as AT&T - and once it happened to me with my BellSouth (now AT&T) DSL - I was freaking out.
That is when I learned about OpenDNS. It’s a public project that is FREE and provides you with a super fast DNS service as well as other great features - especially for families. You are able to block certain website categories, suspected phishing sites and much more - and it is all done by people. People utilize OpenDNS tools to assist in the categorization and tagging of domains so that the consensus answer is utilized to protect others as appropriate.
