Comments on: Shortcut your way around the web! http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/ Making the Internet safer and faster Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:35:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: colin http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-71451 colin Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:48:44 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-71451 The google trick works somewhat. If I use 'home' as the shortcut it takes me to the desired URL. However, using 'mail' as a shortcut should take me to the company webmail login. It doesn't. Instead it enters a search string in google which brings back Gmail. Nice! The google trick works somewhat. If I use ‘home’ as the shortcut it takes me to the desired URL. However, using ‘mail’ as a shortcut should take me to the company webmail login. It doesn’t. Instead it enters a search string in google which brings back Gmail. Nice!

]]> By: OpenDNS: non “soltanto” un servizio di *FREE* DNS… « Panique Médiatique http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-70428 OpenDNS: non “soltanto” un servizio di *FREE* DNS… « Panique Médiatique Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:53:00 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-70428 [...] Ad esempio, oltre a poter configurare un intero network per l’utilizzo dei DNS, č possibile creare shortcuts (peraltro “taggabili”) da associare ai siti web - visto che il servizio “sovrascrive”, ad esempio, la ricerca dalla barra degli indirizzi di Firefox -; funzione ampiamente descritta sul blog di sviluppo. [...] […] Ad esempio, oltre a poter configurare un intero network per l’utilizzo dei DNS, č possibile creare shortcuts (peraltro “taggabili”) da associare ai siti web - visto che il servizio “sovrascrive”, ad esempio, la ricerca dalla barra degli indirizzi di Firefox -; funzione ampiamente descritta sul blog di sviluppo. […]

]]> By: Lee Munsil http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-51873 Lee Munsil Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:17:43 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-51873 I’ve seen several comments about problems with shortcuts on IE7. I’ve had them also. I now have shortcuts working on a home network with 2 XP machines and 1 Win98 machine. Without a logical explanation, my “work-around” is quite simple. But if you like to do google/yahoo/etc web searches from the URL address window instead of the new IE7 “search window”, forget it, as the solution means that your address window web searches will be done by OpenDNS. You can however still use the search engine of your choice in the new IE7 search window at the top right of the screen. If you are interested, check out the “OpenDNS” forum on “shortcuts”. I will post my simple “work-around” there. (In a few minutes). I’ve seen several comments about problems with shortcuts on IE7. I’ve had them also. I now have shortcuts working on a home network with 2 XP machines and 1 Win98 machine.

Without a logical explanation, my “work-around” is quite simple. But if you like to do google/yahoo/etc web searches from the URL address window instead of the new IE7 “search window”, forget it, as the solution means that your address window web searches will be done by OpenDNS. You can however still use the search engine of your choice in the new IE7 search window at the top right of the screen.

If you are interested, check out the “OpenDNS” forum on “shortcuts”. I will post my simple “work-around” there. (In a few minutes).

]]> By: John Roberts http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-49384 John Roberts Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:20:16 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-49384 @Seth - most have found shortcuts very useful. Our usage of our service and of shortcuts demonstrates that. I'm not offended if you don't like the service, although I'd wonder whether or not examples beyond "apple" are so clearcut. Note: to use an OpenDNS account, which is optional, with a dynamic IP service, you don't have to sign up for any other service. You do need to run software to update us of the change in your IP. Details here: http://www.opendns.com/account/dynamic_dns/ @Seth - most have found shortcuts very useful. Our usage of our service and of shortcuts demonstrates that. I’m not offended if you don’t like the service, although I’d wonder whether or not examples beyond “apple” are so clearcut.

Note: to use an OpenDNS account, which is optional, with a dynamic IP service, you don’t have to sign up for any other service. You do need to run software to update us of the change in your IP. Details here:
http://www.opendns.com/account/dynamic_dns/

]]> By: Seth http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-49117 Seth Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:51:17 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-49117 Uh, I feel like I'm going against the whole universe here, but am I the only one who thinks OpenDNS shortcuts completely suck? I mainly use Safari, and I can simply type "apple" in the address bar and end up at www.apple.com. Just the way I want it to work, and the way Firefox used to work. Now, thanks to the OpenDNS improvement, when I type apple in the address bar in Firefox I don't go to Apple, I end up at the OpenDNS guide page. How could you possibly think I wouldn't want to go to Apple if I type Apple, and why would you divert my "normal" page request to disturbingly misdirect me to the guide page? I have nothing against using optional shortcuts, but your "feature" completely breaks the normal behavior of Firefox. Thankfully, the new "fix" doesn't work in Safari so I can go about my business somewhat normally. Plus, I can't turn it off because I'm on a dynamic IP address at home. Yeah, sure, I could sign up for a dynamically assigned static IP service, but now instead of making my life easier, the purpose of OpenDNS in the first place, now I'm having to jump through ridiculous hoops just to get back to the way my browsers worked in the first place. Please, make it stop! Uh, I feel like I’m going against the whole universe here, but am I the only one who thinks OpenDNS shortcuts completely suck? I mainly use Safari, and I can simply type “apple” in the address bar and end up at www.apple.com. Just the way I want it to work, and the way Firefox used to work. Now, thanks to the OpenDNS improvement, when I type apple in the address bar in Firefox I don’t go to Apple, I end up at the OpenDNS guide page. How could you possibly think I wouldn’t want to go to Apple if I type Apple, and why would you divert my “normal” page request to disturbingly misdirect me to the guide page?

I have nothing against using optional shortcuts, but your “feature” completely breaks the normal behavior of Firefox. Thankfully, the new “fix” doesn’t work in Safari so I can go about my business somewhat normally. Plus, I can’t turn it off because I’m on a dynamic IP address at home. Yeah, sure, I could sign up for a dynamically assigned static IP service, but now instead of making my life easier, the purpose of OpenDNS in the first place, now I’m having to jump through ridiculous hoops just to get back to the way my browsers worked in the first place.

Please, make it stop!

]]> By: jtron http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-47194 jtron Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:58:30 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-47194 I know im bleeding edge here, but Safari for Windows shortcuts are not working for me. It now has a drop down for search page options, and selecting neither google, nor yahoo will make them work. An e for engadget becomes http://e/ That is then looked up on OpenDNS search. I know im bleeding edge here, but Safari for Windows shortcuts are not working for me.
It now has a drop down for search page options, and selecting neither google, nor yahoo will make them work. An e for engadget becomes http://e/
That is then looked up on OpenDNS search.

]]> By: techlesia » OpenDNS Rocks http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-39598 techlesia » OpenDNS Rocks Sat, 26 May 2007 23:44:56 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-39598 [...] the reason I wanted to post about OpenDNS today is this sweet new “shortcuts” feature they’ve recently added (actually about a month ago). As part of your account [...] […] the reason I wanted to post about OpenDNS today is this sweet new “shortcuts” feature they’ve recently added (actually about a month ago). As part of your account […]

]]> By: Devnull http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-39122 Devnull Fri, 25 May 2007 00:59:42 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-39122 good job.. made my browsing life faster.. keep up the good work. good job.. made my browsing life faster.. keep up the good work.

]]> By: OpenDNS adding shortcut services to web address at AdGlobe Tech Blog http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-35171 OpenDNS adding shortcut services to web address at AdGlobe Tech Blog Wed, 09 May 2007 02:22:17 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-35171 [...] , A Shortcut feature has been introduces to lets you visit URLs with short character and change the way you navigate the Internet. This [...] […] , A Shortcut feature has been introduces to lets you visit URLs with short character and change the way you navigate the Internet. This […]

]]> By: jab http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-34697 jab Mon, 07 May 2007 18:39:54 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/#comment-34697 I'm not quite clear on this "enter a search domain" thingy to get shortcuts working in Safari. Can someone please elaborate a bit, like what to enter, and where? Thanks folks. I’m not quite clear on this “enter a search domain” thingy to get shortcuts working in Safari.
Can someone please elaborate a bit, like what to enter, and where?
Thanks folks.

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