Opera and OpenDNS announced this morning that the latest version of the browser blocks phishing sites with PhishTank data. We’re pretty excited about it. (Just blogged about this over on the PhishTank blog, too.)

If you’re poking around the site because you were given the Gift of Safe by an Opera user, welcome.

If you have any problems setting up OpenDNS don’t hesitate to e-mail us at contact at opendns dot com. We’ll reply asap and help you get started. And once you’re all set, pay it forward. Give the Gift of Safe to everyone you want to protect from phishing sites.

If you’d like to add your story, send it along with a photo to gift of safe at opendns dot com. It’s a great way to show someone you care about them without spending any money.

A quick post to thank everyone who has added their story Gift of Safe so far. That’s Judi, Paul, Daniel, Tom, Al, Trey, Alek, Rick, Michelle, Eddy and Chai.

Thanks also to those of you who have given the Gift of Safe by sending an e-mail from the site to family and friends. It’s a great holiday gift and I’m confident those who’ve received it appreciate it.

If you haven’t yet told us who you’d keep safe from phishing, please do! Add your story by sending an e-mail to giftofsafe at opendns dot com. I’ll get the e-mail and make sure your story is added to the site as soon as possible. Most people have sent a picture, either of the person they would protect or the two of them together. A picture is certainly not required, but makes your story more interesting for others to read.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Check out our holiday campaign, The Gift of Safe.

We asked a handful of OpenDNS users who they would give the Gift of Safe to, or who they would keep safe from phishing. The answers are good - some are funny, some are touching, all are heartfelt.

I know there are lots of people who aren’t necessarily on your gift list, but who you would like to show your appreciation to. What better a gift than helping to keep them safe?

Give the Gift of Safe, and add your story.

Who would you protect?

http://www.thegiftofsafe.com

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OpenDNS Thanks Its Users with Cranberry Choice for Thanksgiving

Canned or whole cranberries, intelligent DNS platform offers users choice about how they want their turk…err, DNS.

PLYMOUTH ROCK, Mass. - Nov. 22, 2006 - Just in time for the American holiday of Thanksgiving, OpenDNS offers additional choice in DNS: canned cranberry sauce or whole cranberry sauce or none at all.

All OpenDNS users enjoy a fast, free, reliable DNS service, with the safety of phishing prevention and the intelligence of typo correction. That service is available with or without an Account. With a free OpenDNS Account. users can choose their own DNS preferences. Those preferences now include cranberries: canned, whole, or none at all.

By default, OpenDNS will deliver DNS without cranberries. But with an account, OpenDNS users can change their cranberry preference and have that taste distributed around the global OpenDNS network instantly.

Canned versus Whole

It’s a debate that stretches back generations: which kind of cranberry sauce goes best with the traditional turkey dinner? The advocates of canned sauce praise the consistency, in texture, mouth feel, and shape, and welcome the common thread that weaves together Americans throughout the nation. The ridges left by the sturdy can mean Thanksgiving to many.

For others, nothing says Thanksgiving more than whole cranberries, in all their aromatic tartness, waiting to be dribbled over their turkey (and anything else!). The variations are cherished, and the “natural” state gently evokes the first Thanksgiving’s hardships (without actually requiring suffering).

Further background may be enjoyed at “The Great Cranberry Sauce Debate.”

Note: For those who stay on the side of this great divide, stay with the default: DNS without cranberries. It’s still free, fast, and reliable.

Next year’s preference? Indicate whether you like your DNS with dark meat, white meat or drumsticks.

P.S. Happy Thanksgiving. OpenDNS understands that the cranberry preference may be of limited value to those who do not celebrate Thanksgiving; we promise to consider other preferences appropriate to local holidays.

There’s no denying it. The holidays are officially here.

My family will be en route to San Francisco by tomorrow morning and come early Thursday, the house will smell of baking turkey and sound of screaming football fans. (Not kidding about the screaming part. The neighbors have complained.)

It’s at this time of year, more than any other, that we’re compelled to pause and appreciate what we have - family, friends, health, a place to live and food to eat.

If you’re traveling to visit family or friends this week, I urge you to share your knowledge of OpenDNS and help keep them safe from phishing. Perhaps they don’t know what phishing is, even. Think about how much you’ve benefited from the service and know you can pass the benefit along. Take two minutes to add 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 to their Internet preferences and know you’ve done them a service - one that will give over and over again.

If you choose to share OpenDNS, tell us about it. We’d love to hear.

PS - A reminder to print the instructions out before you travel. If you don’t know what type of router your friends or family use, our single computer instructions for Mac and Windows are a good way to go.

PPS - If you live in a part of the world that doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving, this is still as good a time as any to tell friends and family. Giving thanks shouldn’t happen only once a year, anyway.