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Comment by Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. (Ernie) on It’s Been Verified - Your Free Search Just Hit a Paywall (February 26, 2026 10:42 AM)
@Dave! Hrmmm ... Interesting, and confusing! When I try https:mycase.gov, or https://mycase.on.gov, I get a 404 error, reporting that the site cannot...
Comment by Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. on Change These Settings to Boost Speed, Security, Privacy (February 25, 2026 10:55 PM)
In this item you provide IPv4 DNS addresses, but Windows now fully supports IPv6 addressing as well, and you can and should configure both, so here th...
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Comment by Ian Stewart on Change These Settings to Boost Speed, Security, Privacy (February 25, 2026 10:19 AM)
For certain sites - e.g. secure cloud storage - it would be good to bypass DNS altogether and just use the numerical IP address. This would be another...
Comment by Renaud OLGIATI on Change These Settings to Boost Speed, Security, Privacy (February 25, 2026 07:58 AM)
For added security and speed gain, invest $35 in a Raspberry Pi, install the PiHole distribution, and give your router its IP Address as primary DSN. ...
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