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A couple of months back I started using OpenDNS, a DNS service that offers a number of nice services. One that I have just started to utilize more is the shortcut feature. OpenDNS allows you to define short cuts that you can type right into the address bar of your browser.  The great part of using OpenDNS for shortcuts is that they are browser and system independent.  So on any browser on any computer connected on my network (OpenDNS is setup in the router), I can access my URL shortcuts.

I've started to add more short cuts to those commonly accessed urls.  Its very easy to setup:

So looking above you can see in order to get to gmail, all I have to do is type "g" in the URL address bar.

Filtering

Another nice thing about OpenDNS is the filtering service.  If you're one of those people who doesn't enjoy naked people showing up on their computer (expectedly or unexpectedly), OpenDNS is a nice way to filter your Internet connection from all sorts of nasty stuff.   If you have kids who can get near a computer and pound away on the keyboard, you will definitely want to consider this service.