Tag: opendns

  • Ubuntu 7.10 DNS issue

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    Tom Raftery
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    Ubuntu 7.10 (aka Gutsy Gibbon) has a DNS-related bug. I referred to it when I posted about having upgraded to 7.10 last week but since then I have found how to get around it. First the problem – After the upgrade, browsers, mail clients and other Internet-related applications run very slowly. Loading pages in Firefox…

  • Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) launched

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    Tom Raftery
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    Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) launched yesterday. Ubuntu is a linux distribution with a focus on desktop systems and usability. It issues major releases at pre-scheduled six monthly intervals. I installed the previous version of Ubuntu (7.04) on one of my laptops recently and was very impressed with its performance and stability. The update from 7.04…

  • OpenDNS speeds up my feed reader

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    Tom Raftery
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    When you see something new being lauded by Matt Mullenweg (of WordPress fame), Kevin Burton (of TailRank) and Chris Pirillo (of GnomeDex fame) you sit up and take notice. In this case they are talking up a new service called OpenDNS. OpenDNS is a very simple idea – it is a centralised series of DNS…