I’ve had my eyes on OpenDNS for a while now and I’ve seen them grow from an initial concept to what they are now.
For those that don’t know, OpenDNS provide a top quality service for the domain name system. DNS is used in most things you do online such as looking up websites, sending email, uploading your web pages, using MSN and so on. This is automatically provided to you by your ISP, but in most cases it isn’t that well looked after and can often break (I’ve experienced that a few times on NTL!)
By changing two IP addresses in your router or computer, you can take advantage of the OpenDNS system. You don’t even have to signup to use it!
What you get for changing those two IP addresses is a reliable and fast DNS service which has had no downtime since it came to life in July 2006 along with options to block phishing websites and adult websites. You also have the option to log statistics and create shortcuts.
There’s plenty of things to take advantage over, but the main thing is more speed. Definitely worth it for that alone!