Comments on: OpenDNS does not suck http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/04/opendns-does-not-suck.html Tech' views that are 667% more interesting than the tech' news itself... Mon, 21 May 2012 21:21:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Carolina Ayerbe http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/04/opendns-does-not-suck.html#comment-371 Carolina Ayerbe Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:09:00 +0000 http://sv2.mhlists.net/~wwwblah/index.php/2007/04/26/opendns-does-not-suck/#comment-371 I was checking OpenDNS out and at first glance it looks like a neat feature. However if it's kind of "technical" for Wayne being a web developer, how difficult would it be for me (your web challenged common user) to set it up? I wonder... I was checking OpenDNS out and at first glance it looks like a neat feature. However if it’s kind of “technical” for Wayne being a web developer, how difficult would it be for me (your web challenged common user) to set it up? I wonder…

]]> By: Wayne Smallman http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/04/opendns-does-not-suck.html#comment-367 Wayne Smallman Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:17:00 +0000 http://sv2.mhlists.net/~wwwblah/index.php/2007/04/26/opendns-does-not-suck/#comment-367 Hi John and thanks for the feedback & corrections.<br/><br/>It's worth noting that I posted this article a short time after the first, so your original points didn't make the post.<br/><br/>Also, thanks for answering my questions, too.<br/><br/>"Note: you do NOT have to be signed in to OpenDNS shortcuts. You have to be using OpenDNS,..."<br/><br/>Yes, I've made my own network for my workstation and my laptop.<br/><br/>"That feature means that geeks can set it up for others... and if you don't take that step, you can just be signed in -- it's not that hard."<br/><br/>To the likes of us, yes.<br/><br/>My job often sits me along side clients who have little or no technical competence<br/><br/>Configuring OpenDNS would be like black magic to them .. and there's more of them than us.<br/><br/>That said, if the IT guys are won over, no one need get their hands dirty 'cept those that are paid to... Hi John and thanks for the feedback & corrections.

It’s worth noting that I posted this article a short time after the first, so your original points didn’t make the post.

Also, thanks for answering my questions, too.

“Note: you do NOT have to be signed in to OpenDNS shortcuts. You have to be using OpenDNS,…”

Yes, I’ve made my own network for my workstation and my laptop.

“That feature means that geeks can set it up for others… and if you don’t take that step, you can just be signed in — it’s not that hard.”

To the likes of us, yes.

My job often sits me along side clients who have little or no technical competence

Configuring OpenDNS would be like black magic to them .. and there’s more of them than us.

That said, if the IT guys are won over, no one need get their hands dirty ‘cept those that are paid to…

]]> By: John Roberts http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/04/opendns-does-not-suck.html#comment-366 John Roberts Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:22:00 +0000 http://sv2.mhlists.net/~wwwblah/index.php/2007/04/26/opendns-does-not-suck/#comment-366 Wayne, thanks again for digging in. Interesting ideas. We'll look into an export function soon. That's straightforward. Sharing = also good, but more to think about.<br/><br/>We have a start on that with the form at the bottom of this page (http://www.opendns.com/start/features/shortcuts/) where you can create a shortcut to embed in your page. We're enhancing that today.<br/><br/>If you build the functionality into the browser, well, that has been done before. The nifty part (I think) about what we're doing with OpenDNS is taking it up a level, so it's browser independent, and even computer independent.<br/><br/>Note: you do NOT have to be signed in to OpenDNS shortcuts. You have to be using OpenDNS, and be on an IP address (a network) that is part of your OpenDNS account. You can take your personal shortcuts and tag them for the network, and then they work everywhere on your network. Any computer, any browser.<br/><br/>That feature means that geeks can set it up for others... and if you don't take that step, you can just be signed in -- it's not that hard.<br/><br/>Cheers,<br/><br/>John Roberts<br/>OpenDNS Wayne, thanks again for digging in. Interesting ideas. We’ll look into an export function soon. That’s straightforward. Sharing = also good, but more to think about.

We have a start on that with the form at the bottom of this page (http://www.opendns.com/start/features/shortcuts/) where you can create a shortcut to embed in your page. We’re enhancing that today.

If you build the functionality into the browser, well, that has been done before. The nifty part (I think) about what we’re doing with OpenDNS is taking it up a level, so it’s browser independent, and even computer independent.

Note: you do NOT have to be signed in to OpenDNS shortcuts. You have to be using OpenDNS, and be on an IP address (a network) that is part of your OpenDNS account. You can take your personal shortcuts and tag them for the network, and then they work everywhere on your network. Any computer, any browser.

That feature means that geeks can set it up for others… and if you don’t take that step, you can just be signed in — it’s not that hard.

Cheers,

John Roberts
OpenDNS

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