Test your DNS speed - or "I've got a fast connection, why do my pages take ages to load?"

... want. If that computer (the DNS computer) takes a while in answering, no matter how fast your internet connection is, you will be sat waiting for the page to load, until the DNS computer supplies the ...type two DNS computer names in. This is usually set up for you when you get connected to the internet for the first time, automatically. I can tell what your thinking... "How can I tell how fast my...

The Google Monster Swallows the Internet a Little More

Today, as part of our ongoing effort to make the web faster , we’re launching our own public DNS resolver called Google Public DNS , and we invite you to try it out. Now I just need to go back to my Google House and plug the new address into my Google Router, so my Google DSL service will go vroom vroom, beep, beeeeeeeeeep, screeeeeeeeetch, crash, bang, rattle, rattle, weee-wooo-weee...

Customer Service done wrong.

...finally purchased a house, I went to get cable and Internet setup. Like most of the country, I live in an unfortunate area where there is nearly a monopoly on cable and high speed Internet, so my choices were severely limited. Eventually I ended up going with Cox. The installation... so I agreed to take it anyway. I got my Internet connection setup, and as directed on the credit certificate, I...

New Beginnings

... thing about the move was that she would be closer to her friends and work. Another good thing is that she would have high speed Internet access for the computer that she had recently purchased to use in her new apartment and the Internet access will be included in the rent. One issue that she had to work out was to move the ...

January sublet

...comes with a full sized bed, desk, dresser, mirror, shelf and three windows facing the front of the building. $750 including utilities (gas/heat/electric/hi-speed internet)! The building is close to the C train (163rd), 1 train (157th), and A/C/1 trains (168th). There is laundry within the building, ...

It's a red-letter day chez EEK-Chats

...had the potential to be really cool. We're getting cable. Yes, you read that right. AT&T offers a package in this area of cable, phone, and high speed internet that turned out to be less than what we were paying for the old phone/DSL all by its lonesome, even once our first-year pricing expires. The DSL is...

.... Gone on an African photo safari. 153. Rode on a motorcycle. 154. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of 100mph or faster? 155. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced. 156. Fired a rifle,...you're even old enough to read this. 11% - 20%: Pretty damn innocent. I say you need more internet exposure. 21% - 30%: Pretty sheltered...you go to church, right? 31% - 40%: OK, this is acceptable - ...

How to become a wedding photographer

... editing software, such as Photoshop and Lightroom. Make sure you understand concepts like aperture, shutter speed, ISO, depth of field, focal length, underexposure, overexposure, and the rule of thirds. Relying..., such as venues, coordinators, florists, and DJs. I have done very little paid internet advertising throughout my career, and no print advertising. I've read several marketing books and ...

Shady lady: The truth about pop's Lady Gaga

...a 23-year-old New York singer-songwriter, née Stefani Joanne Germanotta, daughter of an Italian-American internet entrepreneur. She went to the same Convent of the Sacred Heart school in Manhattan as Paris and Nicky ... f*** are we going to build it?’ ” Moreover, the whole show has been put together at speed, because she was meant to be touring with Kanye West, but that tour was cancelled so she had ...

... know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ’s. We just figured... me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking. 49. I like all of the music in... 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles… 51. As a driver I hate pedestrians...the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit. 60. I think the freezer deserves a light...