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February 17th, 2012Google Public DNS reaches 70 billion DNS queries a day
February 14th, 2012Google public DNS came to life in December of 2009 as a means to help the Internet. ISPs DNS servers can be slow, spammy, or unreliable.
Well it’s grown to significant proportions . Google today said Google public DNS handles 70 billion DNS queries a day.
Which is a lot if you think about it.
What is dns? Dns is like a phone book of sorts to the Internet. It converts a domain name like arstechnica to a series of numbers ***.***.***.*** so that your computer can understand them. We dont like #’s and computers don’t like letters.
I’m surprised that google dns is handling so much traffic. It’s just absurd how much dns traffic can be done in a day.
Want to use Google dns? Easy.
Change your dns servers to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. And restart your computer or router depending on where you set it. Nothing else has to be configured – just that easy.
Telus to Launch 4G LTE in 14 Canadian Cities February 10th, 2012
February 9th, 2012Technology is always changing, always advancing. Well it’s doing it again. 3G isn’t bleeding edge anymore its old.
Telus like other carriers in Canada (Bell, Rogers) are slowly rolling out their own 4G LTE networks.
» Read more: Telus to Launch 4G LTE in 14 Canadian Cities February 10th, 2012
Google updates Chrome stable to make it safer/faster
February 8th, 2012Google has once again updated the stable channel for chrome users.
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The changes are when you type a url chrome will try to autoload what it thinks you will view (say google.com).
But the biggest change is how google handles downloads now. It now screens .exe’s and .msi’s to see if there safe or not. So now Chrome acts like IE9 in the way it can block malicious downloads. Which is why I now recommend it over Firefox.
Chrome dev was also updated to have minor fixes. So was the stable/dev channels of chrome book.
Google chrome for Android was also released as a beta today. But only for Ice Cream Sandwich (v 4) users, which is 1% of the Android user base 
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Which defragmenter is the best?
January 26th, 2012Ah the world of computers. If you know the world of computers you will of heard the term defragmenting. Defragmenting is basically the process of putting all the files on your hard drive into one neat pile. Windows tends to like to thrash it all over the place for “time saving” purposes.
NOTE: Mac users and Linux users (Ubuntu etc) do not apply. The filesystem(s) associated with your OS either automatically corrects this problem or stops it from happing in the first place.
So then the question is, which defragmenter should I pick?
The main stream ones are;
- Diskeeper
- Defraggler
- Auslogics Disk Defrag
- Perfect Disk
- JK defrag
- O&O defrag
I know there are a thousand others, but for this article I am only going to pick the ones that I hear of the most.
Which one do I prefer? Defraggler. Why?
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Well its free, its easy to use, and its simple.
I have tried Perfect Disk and Diskeeper along with Auslogics disk defrag…but you either pay an arm and a leg for them or I just personally don’t like em.
Defraggler allows you to schedule a defrag, shutdown after defrag, quick or full defrag, book defrag, so its got all the bases covered. It does it all.
You can download defraggler here; its free 
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Which one do you use and why? Leave a comment .
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Google Streamlining its privacy policy by March, 1, 2012
January 24th, 2012Google apparently has 60 different privacy policy’s for all of its products, yikes.
Well thats gonna change pretty soon, as Google is majorly changing its privacy policy along with its terms of conditions.
Which is good right? Yes .
The new policy is much more clear and simple, and without much of the legal mumbo jumbo.
Glad Google is starting to care more about its privacy of its users…wish Facebook would!
Watch the video below for a explanation of the changes:
The 3 Best Ways to Waste Time on Google
January 24th, 2012Besides being the most popular search engine, if not the greatest and most exhaustive, on the internet, Google is also always adding fun tricks to keep their users happy. All the banner art is the first thing that comes to mind: on every holiday, and they often make up holidays, Google artistically changes their search banner to match. (During the SOPA blackout, for example, Google pasted a black rectangle over their familiar logo in protest.)
Other neat features are the customizable email skins and themes you can apply to your Gmail account to give it more personality, and Google Instant which predicts what you are searching for as you type it to save you time.
Like it or not Facebook Timeline is coming to your profile
January 24th, 2012Facebook is well known for changing its site quite drastically without users wants (or permissions).
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Except for Facebook timeline which seemed to slowly come to our profiles…until now. You have a few short weeks before Facebook timeline becomes a standard feature.
» Read more: Like it or not Facebook Timeline is coming to your profile
Sites Around The Internet Blackout In Protest Of SOPA/PIPA
January 18th, 2012Sites around the internet are going on voluntary strike to protest SOPA/PIPA.
What is SOPA? Watch the Video:
» Read more: Sites Around The Internet Blackout In Protest Of SOPA/PIPA
Looking forward to 3 smartphone developments in 2012
January 12th, 2012With a new year comes a renewed sense of hope. This extends to all aspects of our lives. For tech geeks, that certainly means the latest round of gadgets. We’ll get a preview of what to expect in the first half of 2012 shortly, as the Consumer Electronics Show convenes next week. Then, in February, we’ll have Mobile World Congress. Between the two events we’re sure to see plenty of new smartphones introduced. Here are a few big developments I’m looking forward to in 2012.
» Read more: Looking forward to 3 smartphone developments in 2012
