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OpenDNS – A Free Alternative

I think you all are aware of OpenDNS as there have been lots of blog posts about it. Here, I am discussing all the areas where you can use it as an alternative. Before that,  let’s briefly look into what DNS is and why OpenDNS?
What is DNS?
DNS stands for Domain Name System, whose task is to translate alphabetic domain name to numeric (IP Address) like for locating and…

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What does ‘Unlimited Broadband’ really mean?

Major Indian Broadband market players viz. Airtel,  TataIndicom and Reliance now have an asterisk (*) on their unlimited Broadband plans. Following the metered broadband trend from International players, they are also providing unlimited Broadband attached with
“Fair Usage Policy” 

Under this scheme if you violate their policy, your speed may be reduced to half or you have to pay some more bucks. Worse, they may terminate your connection.

There are a…

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Your Netsafe Card for Online Shopping


Many of us have a fear of fraud while using our Credit/Debit Card for online shopping – it may be stored at the merchant website or it may be charged extra, etc.

Most of the merchant sites are still not accepting Debit Cards. You can’t think about online shopping if you are not having any Credit Card and your friend is not interested in giving his/her Credit Card number…

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