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Google Public DNS down?

Google Public DNS servers, 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 are really sluggish today. Shit load of timeouts and really bad lag. I’m switching back to openDNS now. 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 Know something I don’t? Please share

Google Chrome for Linux is Ready

Google Chrome for Linux is finally out!! It’s in BETA for now so expect to run into a few bugs here and there. 23 developer builds 2,713 Linux-specific bugs fixed 12 external committers and bug editors to the Google Chrome for Linux code base, 48 external code contributors 60,000 lines of Linux-specific code written 23 [...]

Google Public DNS

Google today introduced their latest offering. “Google Public DNS”. I’ve always been on OpenDNS. However, they have no presence in Asia and this doesn’t exactly boost DNS performance for us. Google’s new “Google Public DNS” is surprising fast and after switching over to it I experince improvements my web browsing experience. Here’s a quick benchmark of Google vs OpenDNS. Link Currently Google does [...]

What is Google Chrome OS?

My first 3 Google Chrome extensions

Finally installed Google Chrome 4.0 Dev Channel today. Up until recently my top 3 Firefox extensions have never played nice with Chrome. Taking them for a spin now. 1. LastPass – Best password manager ever! [ DOWNLOAD ] 2. Xmarks – My favorite bookmark sync tool.[  DOWNLOAD ALPHA ] 3. Feedly – My favorite news aggregator. Magazine style! [ DOWNLOAD ]