Yet Another Reason To Use OpenDNS — Patch Your DNS Servers Now

There’s a really ugly DNS security issue that’s affected pretty much everybody, you need to make sure you’ve patched everything you can. While nobody really knows what the problem is, considering that the domain name system is the Internet’s backbone and if it gets broken, it’s a bad thing.

Thankfully, OpenDNS isn’t susceptible to the attack, so you can use them safely (and encourage your ISPs to patch their DNS servers, too, or at least forward all DNS requests to somebody like OpenDNS until they can patch their BIND implementation). I’ve used OpenDNS for quite a while and have set it up at the office, and it’s worked great.

Redneck Bluetooth

A co-worker of mine has a dad who’s a bit less-than-savvy when it comes to tech. He only had a cell phone recently. Somebody should tell him that they do make wireless headsets for those phones:

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Yes, that is a rubber band holding the phone to his head.

Every Help Desk Guy Has Had Days Like This (Including Me)

While I would never play Halo on the clock, I’ve dealt with this kind of obnoxious tech support hell far more than necessary (warning, NSFW language):

Original source and higher res version is here. Thanks Marshall for the link.

For All The Geeks Stuck In IT Hell…

Tyson Homosexual Is the Nation’s Fastest Sprinter

Or, why automatic auto-replacing is a bad thing.

By auto-replacing the word “Gay” with “Homosexual” in some headlines and stories from the Olympic trials, you can end up with some even more hilarious stories, as one site found out.

Addicting Game For The Night

This one will kill off your Monday: Boomshine. I got to level 12, but had to quit before I went nuts trying to get enough of a chain reaction.

UK Courts at Work

In the legal opinion of the decade, a UK court has made it official: Pringles are not potato chips.

Link via bojack.

Be Safe Today

I’ve mentioned before how much I love the Fourth of July.</sarcasm>, but no matter your thoughts on it (I’d enjoy it if I didn’t fear my house would burn down), just be safe today. Hopefully they’ll actually enforce the illegal fireworks ban like they promise.

But if you are looking for something to do today (before they burn up the Butte), Jon has you covered.

In Case Anybody Gives A Rip…

Bend’s pregnant “man” has reportedly given birth to a girl.

What’s The Difference Between A Douche Bag and a Tool?

Leave it to former Bend blogger Dane to explain the difference.