Ulevitch At It Again
3 years ago I was pointed to EveryDNS.net, and I have been a big fan ever since. EveryDNS is a free service for domain holders to use to host their DNS entries (if that doesn’t mean anything to you, and you care, read about it here, but basically it’s a necessary part of having an Internet domain that, absent something like EveryDNS is either going to cost you money at a domain registrar or will require that you have access to your own DNS server). Not only is EveryDNS damn useful, it really captures the spirit of the Internet (or, at least, the spirit of the Internet I remember from the early-mid 90s).
Well, the founder of EveryDNS, David Ulevitch, is at it again. This time with a new company called OpenDNS. The service is currently in a closed beta, and David asked that we not spill the beans just yet, but you can sign up to be notified when they launch. If you’ve ever messed with the DNS settings on your computer you probably can see where he’s going…
By the way, David Ulevitch and David Weekly (who is no fan of blogs but does run a great service called PBwiki) started the California Community Colocation Project, a free colocation hosting service for non-profits that Nicenet, the small non-profit that I started, has been using for a few years, so I have lots to be thankful for.
OpenDNS: Better DNS…
Wired is running an interesting story on OpenDNS. What is OpenDNS you ask? “OpenDNS makes the Internet experience safer, faster and smarter for you and everyone using your network.” Here’s a peice from the article:
The OpenDNS syst…
Trackback by T. Longren — July 10, 2006 @ 6:34 am
[…] I am told I have the distinction of being the first person to blog about the fantastic (and free) service OpenDNS (created by the inimitable David Ulevitch). If you aren’t using OpenDNS, you should be — it will make your Internet browsing faster and more secure. […]
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