Tag Archives: dns

One-click switching to any DNS provider of your choice

Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by in .NET

Overwhelmed with the fantastic response to my Google DNS Helper, I decided to write a much better version of it, not restricted only to using Google Public DNS but other popular public DNS services. Presenting the DNS Helper The name says it all. The utility runs in your Windows notification area and provides a popup [...]

Safely switch to Google Public DNS for a faster internet experience

Posted on 13. Dec, 2009 by in .NET

Earlier this week, Google announced a new service – Google Public DNS. For the uniniated, DNS is a system that converts simple website addresses like www.google.com to IP addresses like 209.85.231.99. So for every website you visit, your browser requests the DNS to resolve the IP address before it can show you the actual page [...]