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| author | luxagraf <sng@luxagraf.net> | 2020-04-28 10:24:02 -0400 |
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| committer | luxagraf <sng@luxagraf.net> | 2020-04-28 10:24:02 -0400 |
| commit | f343ef4d92352f9fc442aeb9c8b1abee27d74c62 (patch) | |
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| parent | a222e73b9d352f7dd53027832d04dc531cdf217e (diff) | |
cleaned up wired import
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diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.23.07/Mon/openDNS.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.23.07/Mon/openDNS.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fa8d6c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.23.07/Mon/openDNS.txt @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +[OpenDNS][2], the service that makes it easy to set up an alternative DNS server, has announced a new service that allows users to browse the web by using keyword shortcuts. The new service allows people to create keywords that point to their favorite web sites. + +For instance, Compiler lovers could create a shortcut that allows them to simple type "compiler" in the URL bar and the browser would be directed to this page. OpenDNS sees the service as a ways to make the browser's url bar more usable. + +Of course there are already Firefox plug-ins that can do the same thing and Opera comes with such features built in, but OpenDNS allows the shortcuts to be totally independent of browser choice. + +In addition, because the shortcuts are actually on the OpenDNS server its possible to for administrators to easily create network wide shortcuts. For example, if you administer a large network you could use OpenDNS to create a shortcut "mail" which would lead to your company's mail servers. And that shortcut would be usable by everyone on the network. + +To create shortcuts you can either login in to your OpenDNS account and use the system tools to create new shortcuts, or by using a Javascript bookmarklet. Shortcuts can also take parameters which means a shortcut can take the form <code>g Compiler</a> where "g" is a shortcut to Google search and Compiler is the search term. + +OpenDNS, which we [profiled when it launched last year][1], also offers phishing protection, caching services and quite a bit of advanced options of the network savvy to tweak to their liking. + +[1]: http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/07/71345 "Site-Lookup Service Foils Fraud" +[2]: http://www.opendns.com/ "OpenDNS" +[3]: http://www.opendns.com/start/features/shortcuts/ "OpenDNS Shortcuts"
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