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List of Free and Fast Public DNS Servers

25 Aug, 2010 by Raju PP

DNS (or Domain Name Servers) is basically a system to convert domain names into IP addresses. Domain names are easier to understand, memorize and write for humans while computers only use IP addresses to communicate. Normally, the ISPs provide their users with their own default DNS server IPs which are often unreliable and slow. There are many better, faster, safer and more reliable public DNS servers for your everyday use. Here is a list of all such fast & free public DNS servers along with their IPs.

Free Public DNS Servers List

1. Google DNS

8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4

2. OpenDNS

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

3. ScrubIt

67.138.54.100
207.225.209.66

4. Level 3 Communications

4.2.2.1
4.2.2.2
4.2.2.3
4.2.2.4
4.2.2.5
4.2.2.6

5. DNSadvantage

156.154.70.1
156.154.71.1

6. Servermatrix

216.185.111.10
69.56.222.10
67.19.0.10
67.19.1.10
70.84.160.11

7. Public Name server IP address

209.244.0.3
209.244.0.4

8. Norton Public DNS

198.153.192.1
198.153.194.1

If you are wondering which DNS server is the fastest and works best for you, check out this post Which is the Fastest DNS? If you are on Windows 7, check out this simple guide to change Windows 7 DNS settings Easiest Way to Change Windows 7 DNS Settings And finally, a simple tutorial on how to clear DNS cache How to clear DNS Cache in Windows, Linux &... 7 Comments Read More

WikiLeaks CIA Paper Leak Expected Today

by Raju PP

Tech

WikiLeaks, the hugely controversial site has announced via Twitter that it will be releasing a leaked CIA paper sometime later today. Wikileaks got popular when they released over 70,000 US-Afghanistan war reports exactly a month back. Since then, they have had run-ins with the Pentagon and even shifter their servers to Sweden for safety. Wikileaks has now promised to release more such leaked documents, the latest being a CIA document. The tweet from their official Twitter account read - “WikiLeaks to release CIA paper tomorrow" and gave no further information, either about the exact time or the content of the paper. This latest leak comes just a few days after their founder Julian Assanje was accused of rape and molestation, which was quickly withdrawn. Assanje was quiet vocal about the involvement of US government in what he feels a "smear campaign" against him and his website. Wait for the updates on the actual contents of the leaked CIA...
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Make Free Phone Calls via GMail

by Raju PP

News

If this report from the popular tech news site CNET is to be believed, then we can expect to make free phone calls right inside GMail! Google seems to be testing voice calling directly inside Gmail, with free calls to the U.S. and Canada and very cheap international calls. Update: It's confirmed! Check out more updates and video at the end.
The screenshots provided by CNET look legit and believable. The report says that the service allows users to place and receive calls via a user interface that “strongly resembles” Google Voice, the new-age telephony thingy that lets you attach a single phone number to multiple phones and turn your voice mails into emails.
The user interfaces appear the same—for example, the same icons are used to label missed calls or placed calls—but Google Voice is not a VoIP service. Users of the new chat/phone call service aren't required to have a Google Voice account, and calls placed to U.S. or Canadian numbers will be free, with discounts on international calls as compared to standard rates.
So, it is not clear if this acts as an...
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Free Download – Ashampoo Burning Studio 2010 Advanced

by Karthik Bose

Downloads, Giveaway

If there is one thing which I like about Ashampoo, then it is their Ashampoo Burning Studio software. It has been a popular free CD, DVD and Blu-ray disc burning or writing software for a long time now. But now you can get Ashampoo Burning Studio 2010 Advanced for free as well! Ashampoo Burning Studio 2010 Advanced can be used to create data, video, audio and multi-session CDs and DVDs, in addition to perform disc copying or rip the audio. According to the developer, here are its key features
Ashampoo Burning Studio 2010 Advanced - Features

Burn files and folders to CD/DVD/Blu-Ray and add files and folders to existing discs

Multi-disc file backup and restore on CD/DVD/Blu-Ray with compression and password protection

Create VideoCDs and Super VideoCDs

Rip music from audio CDs to MP3, WMA and WAV files

Create audio CDs from WAV, MP3, FLAC, WMA and Ogg Vorbis files

Create MP3 or WMA CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray discs or just copy music to CD, DVD or Blu-Ray

Copy CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray discs

Create and burn disc images for CD, DVD and Blu-Ray

Quickly erase any rewritable media

Store disc images larger than 2GB on FAT32 file systems

Interactive troubleshooting assistant for solving hardware and...
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[How to] Block/Bypass and Remove Survey Pop-ups

by Raju PP

Tiny Tip, Tutorial

Survey pop-ups are one of the most annoying stuff on the web, specially while watching free tv episodes. The sad part is some of the popular sites are killing their visitors by adding CPAlead and other survey ads. These types of ads can only be skipped after completing a survey. While most of the surveys are scams or requires money to complete, they are bound to get on your nerves. Sometimes, you might not have any alternative but to complete the survey. Not to worry, we have 2 simple hacks to bypass cpalead survey ads which are explained in detail below.
1. XJZ Survey Remover Bookmarklet
a) Go to Survey remover and install the bookmarklet. I have tested it on Chrome and Firefox.
b) When you come across a CPALead survey popup, just click on this installed bookmarklet and whoosh, the survey popup is now gone!
They also have a Firefox add-on which you can install. The bookmarkelt works on CPALead, adscendmedia, cpalock and many other survey pop-over ads. Important: Though XJX Survey remover looks legit and clean,...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab Android Tablet Confirmed

24 Aug, 2010 by Raju PP

Gadgets, News

Samsung has finally confirmed the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the first seven inch Android based mainstream rival to the iPad. A short teaser video has been posted on a new teaser Galaxy tab website. Update: Samsung Galaxy Tab Price - $599 on Verizon The video highlights Swype text entry, applications galore and talks up HD video watching, e-book reading, augmented reality and video chatting.
Galaxy Tab - Specs & features
From the video and from reliable sources we now know this much about the Galaxy Tab specifications.

Android 2.2 Froyo OS

7-inch OLED Screen

SWYPE keyboard

HD movie playback

GPS navigation

e-reading

Flash support

Video calling

According to the teaser video, the official announcement will happen at IFA, Berlin on September 2, where we will get to know the exact specs, features and more importantly the pricing. Stay...
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Top 5 Free Tools to Speed up Copying Files in Windows

by Raju PP

Downloads, Featured, Windows 7

When you try to copy or move large number of files on Windows 7 (or Vista), it can get on your nerves specially if the destination directory is on a different partition or a different folder under the same partition. This is when you would need a File copying tool which can act as an alternative for Windows Copy command. There are several such file copying tools available, some of which are paid and others free. Since most of the free ones are good enough, we have reviewed and listed down five of the best file copying tools to speed up your Windows experience.
Top 5 Free File Copying Tools

1. TeraCopy

TeraCopy tops the list for a reason. It lets seamlessly replace Windows’ Explorer copy and move functions. It lets you copy files faster by dynamically adjusting buffers to reduce seek times. The program also lets you pause and resume file transfers, so you can free up system resources and pause the copy process at any time. What more? TeraCopy also offers asynchronous copy to speed up file transfer between two physical hard drives. And you know the best...
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PS Jailbreak Users Face Ban from Sony PSN

by Raju PP

Gadgets, News

Now that everyone knows that PS Jailbreak was indeed a real deal and many users did go ahead and jailbroke their PS3, there is some unrest amongst the playstation community as it has come to know that Sony can easily patch the exploit in the next firmware update. The hack supports playing backed up games off a FAT32 external HDD when a special USB jailbreak dongle is connected to the PS3 game console. Console owners can play pirated and backed up video games. More importantly, it has now come to know that Sony will be able to monitor when jailbroken PS3 owners log into PlayStation Network using the backup game manager exploit. Many gamers are warning other jailbreakers to avoid PSN, since some of them have started to get an error code 8002A227 on Playstation 3 whenever they log on to the PSN. Sony is yet to issue an official statement on the recent PS3 hacking, may be since they are busy patching the exploit in their new firmware update. PS3Hax has a detailed discussion going on the same...
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