Category: Resource

  • Best DNS servers to use

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    To know which DNS servers would be the best/fastest one based on your location (IP address), visit the following website: http://dnsserverlist.org/ Note: I used to use 4.2.2.3 and 4.2.2.4. It’s basically a site that dynamically updates a listing of thousands of fast and slow DNS servers, and [simply] visiting it will give you your top…

  • Free Burning software

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    Gone are the days where one would need to pay for “burning” software (i.e. burn CDs, MP3s, etc.) … now you can download it for free!  So without further adieu, here are two that I recommend: Burnaware – a free CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc burning software. It is ideal for users with basic disc burning…

  • Yahoo! Open Strategy

    Check out Yahoo! Developer Network’s Y!OS at: http://developer.yahoo.com/yos/intro/

  • Earth Clock

    Watch the world’s population and environmental stats in (somewhat) real-time. Disclaimer: Found this through the EcoSource Blog and developed by Poodwaddle.com. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.poodwaddle.com/earthclock.swf” height=”350″ width=”440″ /]

  • The Internet’s under the sea fiber optic cables

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    Here’s a diagram (on the Guardian website) showing the fiber optic cables under the sea that connects the world together.  Very interesting!

  • Read PDF files on your iPod

    With 4 steps, you can read PDF files on your iPod. To do so: 1. Open the PDF document in Adobe Reader and save it as a text file. 2. Upload the text file to either eBookhood.com (my first choice) or iPod Notes Packager to convert it to Notes format, then download the converted file…