This is not cool on Google and Dell’s part. This blog post from the guys at OpenDNS describes this little bit of "spyware" the two companies have started loading onto Dell computers. OpenDNS has a workaround for it’s users that functions entirely on the server side. Incidently, OpenDNS is an awesome service and I’ve noticed a huge speed increase in DNS lookups since I’ve started pointing my router to their servers.
OpenDNS Blog » Google turns the page… in a bad way.
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Checking Out Google Reader
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On recommendation of far too many people to mention, I’m checking out Google Reader again.
I remember peeking at it when it was first released, when I was stubbornly intent on sticking with browser/desktop based reader, and I remember being less than impressed.
A Few Thoughts On Google+ From A Digital Misanthrope
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This Is Not A Review> This Is Not A Review # I have been using Google+ for a little over a week now, and over the course of that time, I have written several versions of this post you are reading right now.
HTML Video Codec Support in Chrome
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Google is dropping H.264 support in Chrome, in favor of WebM and Theora. Considering the tide of sites that are doing H.264 streaming these days, this seems like a bad move.