Do you want to speed up your Internet surfing?  Do you want an extra layer of protection from “bad” websites, phishing and other assorted nastiness?  Then give OpenDSN a try.  Without getting to techie let me explain what this service does.  DNS (Domain Name System) is a bunch of servers working in conjunction to direct your browser to your chosen website.  It takes a human friendly string like Google.com and finds its’ computer friendly IP address (74.125.199.103).  Try it – enter in that IP in your browser and see what you get.  If you are so inclined you can read more here.

When implementing OpenDNS on your device you will be directing your browser to use OpenDNS servers.  This is where a slight enhancement to speed can happen.  Your typical Internet service provider’s (ISP) servers aren’t as fast as OpenDNS servers.  That isn’t an ISP’s focus area.  In addition OpenDNS servers block all known bad guys which can help prevent you being given an fake website that will give you all kinds of grief.  Another feature of using OpenDNS is you can configure the level of filtering desired.  Want to block adult sights?  Tell it to and you or others on your network can’t get to them.

Don’t panic on trying to implement this.  They have done a really good job of making it easy.