OpenDNS

For those who don't know what a DNS is, all sites on the internet are actually server systems connected to the internet with an IP address. A DNS is what converts the domain names we enter into the IP address of the server. Usually, when we connect to the internet (Dial-up, DSL, etc.), our service provider returns a DNS server. The usual problems with DNS is that, they can sometimes go down even if the internet connection is fine. Also, when there are typos in the entered domain, the DNS is not intelligent enough to redirect you to the correct site.

OpenDNS is a free DNS provider. They have been around from 2006. They run on a geographically distributed servers. Thus, there are very little chance of the DNS server going down. Also, from my experience, they are really hi-speed owing to the fact that many DNS domains are actually cached well.

It is also quiet intelligent. If there are typos when you enter the domain, they are intelligent enough to forward you to the correct site most times. For example, if you enter google.om instead of google.com, the server will automatically redirect you to google.com .

One question that remains is, what does the company get by providing free DNS service? Well, when you enter a domain that is not accessible, normal DNS actually fires an error. But in the case of OpenDNS, you are forwarded to their search page containing advertisement links. The revenue they gain from these links are used to sustain the server.

To use OpenDNS, simply point your change the DNS settings of your connection to:

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

The below button would indicate weather you are currently using OpenDNS or not:

Edit Plus

This is one simple text editor I love the most. The main plus point of this software is that, with all those complex features it support, it is still a very fast and simple text editor.

From a developer's point of view, it supports color coding of: HTML, ASP, C/C++, Perl, PHP, Java, JSP, JavaScript, VBScript, CSS, XML, C# and SQL. To support more languages, you can download or write your own syntax file. The syntax file structure is very simple.

Features

• Syntax Highlighting support for: HTML, ASP, C/C++, Perl, PHP, Java, JSP, JavaScript, VBScript, CSS, XML, C# and SQL.
• Tabbed structure when showing multiple files.
• Ability to capture outputs from external Console Applications (e.g. It can capture outputs from a Java or C++ compiler and show it within the interface.
• Regular Expression - The Regular Expression supported by the Find & Replace of this software is probably the best I have seen in any software.
• FTP - Ability to open and upload directly from an FTP server
• Has many text formatting features like: Trim Trailing Spaces, Convert Tabs to Spaces and Vice Verse, Join and Split lines, Increase and Decrease Indent, Line Comment and Uncomment, etc.
• Column Selection - This is probably the only Windows Application I have seen that supports column selection. A cool feature if you want to delete the starting few character(s) of all lines in a file.
• Integrated Browser - Many software support Integration of Internet Explorer. So, nothing new here.

Overall, this is a great utility for developers. Of course, it cant replace other major development environments. But still, this can be a handy utility in your toolbox.

Software Reviews

I love downloading and trying out softwares. It is one of my major pass times. Download and install softwares, use it for the trial period, and the uninstall the software. Here I will be posting my reviews about the various softwares I have tested. Hope you guys will like it.

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I am Sujith Sreedhar, from India. My greatest passion is Web Programming.