{"id":269,"date":"2007-04-24T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2007-04-24T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheetudeep.com\/blog\/general\/uncategorized\/opendns-shortcuts-powering-browser-addressbar\/"},"modified":"2007-04-25T11:58:13","modified_gmt":"2007-04-25T11:58:13","slug":"opendns-shortcuts-powering-browser-addressbar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sheetudeep.com\/blog\/technology\/opendns-shortcuts-powering-browser-addressbar\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenDNS Shortcuts – Powering Browser Addressbar"},"content":{"rendered":"

OpenDNS, a free DNS resolution services, that claims to offer faster internet speeds to users who redirect traffic through its nameservers has now started offering free customizable browser address keywords with a branding of OpenDNS shortcuts<\/a>. The idea, however, is not new and nor his effort. It is already available on almost all the leading browsers.<\/p>\n

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  1. Opera<\/a> – Assign the nickname to the bookmarks.\n
  2. Firefox<\/a> – Shortcut feature is available by adding an entry to the keyword<\/em> field in properties window of every bookmark.\n
  3. Internet Explorer – Assign Ctrl-Alt shortcuts in property window of bookmark. IE lacks a text keyword capability, though it offers Ctrl-Alt combination shortcuts. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The advantage of OpenDNS shortcut is that it can be applied across an organization network so that a shortcut say “in”  takes everyone in the organization to the intranet website, no matter what browser they are using. But this can be done by adding “in” as a DNS record in the organization’s DNS server or by adding a entry on “in” in the hosts file of every computer. <\/p>\n

    How to use OpenDNS?<\/a><\/strong>
    Change the default DNS server address provided by your ISP with the following DNS addresses <\/p>\n

         208.67.222.222
         208.67.220.220<\/pre>\n
    The DNS server can be changed from the TCP\/IP Properties section. [Control Panel -> Network Connections -> Local Network Connection -> TCP IP Properties]<\/p>\n
    How to create OpenDNS shortcuts?<\/strong><\/p>\n
      \n
    1. Change your Default DNS Server\n
    2. Create an OpenDNS account\n
    3. Go to Shortcuts webpage, enter keyword in shortcut and url in website box and press Create Shortcut button. Done!!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      <\/strong><\/p>\n
      Criticism<\/strong><\/p>\n
        \n
      1. OpenDNS gives an impression of open source project.\n
      2. It removes the redundancy that traditional form of DNS offers.\n
      3. Centralization of the system makes it more susceptible to failure<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        Discuss it<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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