Google just released their newest service which is public DNS. DNS is one of the most important services when it come to using the internet. Most of the times your local ISP does not have the resources to set up a good reliable DNS infrastructure. Most end users don’t realize that the average user performs hundreds of DNS requests each day. Going to some web pages only require one look up, but advanced pages make several DNS look ups.
The main reason to use the service is reliability, speed and increased security. For advanced users one thing to note is that the service does not support DNSSEC. Google has put in other measures to help with overall security. I have been using the service for the past couple of days and have not had any issues. Google’s DNS service is a great upgrade from my ISP service. So would encourage to try out the new service. I doubt you will go back.
Google Public DNS Service
http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/
When you collect performance data from perfmon you have a choice to save the file as a certain format. The most common format I run across is .blg. This format works great when you looking at the performance data through perfmon. Sometimes though it would be nice to pull this data into excel or another program in order to manipulate the data. This is were the program from Microsoft called Relog can be used. It has to be run from the command prompt. Below is the command that would need to be run in order to convert a .blg file to a .csv file. The process is quick and easy.
relog filname.blg -f CSV -o newfile.csv
Its an exciting time to be an IT Pro. With the launch of Windows 7 there are allot of opportunities over the next couple of weeks. Starting today Microsoft is starting the 7 days of Windows 7 savings. Check out the link below to see everything that is available. Each day has a theme:
Thursday – Simplify My Life
Friday – More Media, More Places
Saturday – Power Gaming
Sunday – Work From Anywhere
Monday – Safeguard Your Work
7 Days of Windows 7 Savings Official Site
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/offers/7-days/
