Archive for December, 2008

Unsupported Browser

I never knew that browsing with an unsupported browser was such a critical issue… Taking into account that I’m using the browser equivalent of the latest Ferrari such a message becomes even more stupifying.

Sorry sir, our roads are simply not compatible with that nice and shiny vehicle of yours.

Hmmm. Let me see. Don’t support a browser that has been released mere days ago. But if I take the 10-yr old bug ridden IE v6 for a spin around these parts I would have no issues? Of course I can use the site just fine with Opera—so the message is completely useless and a mere nuisance at best. And here I was, thinking that we were starting to come to terms with web standards.

But then again, such a dubious site as the RipOff Report surely is only a mere outpost on the World Wild Web. The further you remove yourself from the buzzing hive in the centre, the harder it gets to properly maintain an infrastructure…

DNSStuff Alternative II

Finally an update on alternatives to DNSStuff. I have found these free sites among the most useful.

All purpose site with handy tools:

For some serious DNS troubleshooting:

Please remember, for troubleshooting more crucial DNS applications it is advisable to always perform your lookups from more than one source…