In relation to my previous post on “How to change Sun Wireless Broadband DNS Settings”, you can choose any of the following DNS servers for fast and reliable DNS name resolution:
DNS1: 8.8.8.8
DNS2: 8.8.4.4
DNS1: 208.67.222.222
DNS2: 208.67.220.220
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For Sun Wireless Broadband subscribers, here are the steps needed for you to create a new Connection Profile and use your preferred DNS server/s.
1. Open the Sun Broadband Wireless application and make sure that it’s disconnected to the internet.
2. On the Sun Broadband Wireless application menu, click “Tools > Options”. The Sun Broadband Options box will appear. Click on “Profile Management” on the left-side menu.
3. On the Sun Broadband Options box, click the “New” button. A new profile form will appear.
4. Key in your desired Profile Name (Ex. “Sun – Custom DNS”); Select “Static” APN and key in “fbband” on the APN: field box.
5. Click on the “Advanced…” button. The Advanced Settings box will appear.
6. Un-select “CHAP” and select “PAP” on the Authentication Protocol Settings; change the DNS Settings to “Static” and key in your desired DNS server IP address/es (The OpenDNS servers IP addresses – 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 – were used in the example below). Click the “Save” button and click “OK”.
7. The new profile is saved and you can use this to connect to the internet using your specified DNS server/s.
In most cases, especially when using OpenDNS servers, you might notice a slight improvement in internet access speeds and connection stability as compared to using the default Sun Broadband DHCP-issued DNS settings.
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Have you ever sent an email only to realize later on that you shouldn’t have sent it at all? These things usually happen when you’re sending mail at the heat of your emotions, or when you’re sleepy, or funnier but plausible still, when you’re drunk!
It kind of makes you wish you have a Microsoft Exchange server which gives you the ability to “recall” your mail, which is a reactive solution.
But if you want things done proactively, then here’s yet another reason to use Google mail or Gmail. They’ve added a new application tool in their arsenal, called Mail Goggles, that proactively tries to prevent you from making that email blunder.
When enabled, Mail Goggles will make you solve a couple of math problems after you click “send” to make sure that you’re sober or at least in the right state of mind.
But what if you’re “mathematically challenged” you say? The good news is you can set the difficulty level to suit you, the bad news is it won’t go any lower than 1. Well, tough luck, you might as well let another person do the mailing for you then. Kidding aside, this is one neat tool that can save you from humiliation.
Just follow these 4 simple steps to enable Mail Goggles in Gmail:
By default, Mail Goggles is only active on weekends (Friday and Saturday) from 10PM to 4AM, since this is the time when you’ll most likely need it (after partying hard). Once enabled, you can adjust its settings by going to the Gmail General Settings tab.
Once everything’s done, you won’t have to worry about inadvertently sending that hate letter to your boss, or that private, steamy love letter to your entire address book.
Now if only they had text or sms goggles. :)
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Related Blog:
Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Stop sending mail you later regret
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Google recently released the beta version of their new web browser named Google Chrome.
I installed it a few hours ago and found its features to be excellent, in terms of security, ease of use and performance! It looks like the Google guys have another hit in their hands!
The problem is now I can’t decide which browser to use, Firefox or Google Chrome. :)
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Related Reading:
Official Google Blog: A fresh take on the browser
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