DNS is a service that changes what you type (such as Google.com) into a valid IP Address that computers & routers understand. Your ISP handles this normally and is transparent to most but there is alternatives out there such as OpenDNS and Google DNS to name but two. In a nutshell, this utility will go through a whole rafter of different DNS services, measures them and give you a nice pretty graph at the end. Give the program a try , it runs on OSX, Windows and Linux. I tested mine and it worked out that my very own ISP was faster.
Posts tagged opensource
NameBench – Opensource DNS Benchmark Utiliy
PogoPlug – A Tech Review
After seeing various reviews littered about the web and watching video’s of people using and unboxing a pogoplug, there was not enough detailed write up about how it works on a day to day unit rather than just something to shares your files across the internet. I had spotted this device in a local store for £79, the retail price was £99, so a saving of £20 to be had. Was this a cheap NAS box that could suit my needs or would it turn out to be something slow and unusable.
Magical Jelly Bean – KeyFinder
The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It also has a community-updated configuration file that retrieves product keys for many other applications. Another feature is the ability to retrieve product keys from unbootable Windows installations
UltraVNC – Free Remote Control
I was searching for a VNC Client and normally either choose TightVNC or RealVNC but I happened to come across a more feature rich tool by the name of UltraVNC – thjis is Open source and thus Free.
Key features: File transfer, Video driver, Optional Encryption Plugins, MS Logon, Text chat, Viewer Toolbar, Java Viewer with File Transfer , as well as Auto scaling and Server Side Scaling, Multiple-Monitors-support,Repeater/Proxy-support, Auto reconnection, good performances and tons of other functionalities.
Addons: Repeater , SingleClick generator and NATtoNAT connectors , that help you to easily handle the most complex connection situations.
UltraVNC runs under Windows operating systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Windows 7 ) 32 and 64bit. 95, 98, Me, NT4 require v102. Its embedded Java Viewer allows you to connect (and make File transfers) from a simple Web Browser on any Operating system supporting Java (Linux, Mac OS…) to an UltraVNC server.
