More Easier Internet Filtering -- At the DNS Level

More Easier Internet Filtering -- At the DNS Level

Sometime back we saw about 'Three Best Software' to filter out bad websites in our home networks. People who are wary about installing extra software can choose to use OpenDNS, a free DNS solution whilst accessing the Internet. The only thing required is to signup for an account and to route our system's nameserver requests through their nameservers. When a particular website is found to be a bad website their nameservers automatically routed to the blocked page. They even support customizing the blocked pages with our logo.

For businesses they have cost-effective and proven plans which could be explored too. An example block page is given below:



Now even if you type an incorrect URL their name servers would help you locate the correct URL.

Proud to share that a milestone reward in Symantec Connect

Helping others in a technical discussion forums is a rewarding experience. Symantec Connect presents one more exhilarating rewarding experience. As you cross earning 100 points you stand to win a $15 Amazon Gift Certificate.

Just today crossed the first milestone and received the first gift certificate by email.

Another victory with Symantec Connect Forums

A whilst back we have seen my first Symantec forum gift certificate. I am delighted to share with you that in less than a week my points soar up to 100 again bringing in laurels and achievements of the next gift certificate. Please find an update from Symantec Rewards Redemption page over here:

06 Jul 2010

$15 US Amazon.com Certificate

shipped

06 Jul 2010

Email

I appreciate Symantec for the healthy competitive spirit that they encourage amongst the forum users.

Todolist' Recurring Task hid in wild today

Todolist' Recurring Task hid in wild today

Today morning there was an interesting observation in my Todolist. I was wondering the mysterious missing of the 'recurring' attribute set in some of my tasks. After a little digging I found out that unless the Sort Recurring is selected from options the same does not get displayed in the control pane of the application too.

svchost.exe -- It is no more a Bermuda Triangle!

svchost.exe -- It is no more a Bermuda Triangle!

Next time you see in TaskManager a lot of svchost.exe processes taking toll on your CPU and avarciously gobbling up all your memory need not scare you any more. I just came across a small tool called SVCHost Process Analyser, a freeware from Neuber Software. I would like to thank Ajeetkumar for sharing the same in Symantec Connect.

You may need to run the tool as an administrator to ensure it is able to probe into all the svchost.exe to see what are the processes running (and or hiding) within the same.

Renewal of Microsoft MVP Award

Renewal of Microsoft MVP Award

It was a pleasant surprise today morning to receive an email from Microsoft MVPAward on their renewing my MVP for another year.

A few things to recall -- I have been MVP since 2003 respectively in the areas marked thereto:

1. 2003-04: .NET Framework
2. 2004-05: C#
3. 2006-07: ASP/ASP.NET
4. 2007-08: ASP/ASP.NET
5. 2008-09: ASP/ASP.NET
6. 2009-10: ASP/ASP.NET
7. 2010-11: ASP/ASP.NET
   

You can find my MVP Profile being linked to from the right navigation widget of this weblog.