This morning I posted about OpenDNS's new URL bar shortcuts option and Compiler reader Ron pointed out that I had overlooked the fact that Firefox offers that feature by default. While it doesn't ...

URL shortening services that allow you to truncate lengthy Web addresses into shorter links have been around for a while now, but today Google announced g.co, a new URL shortener that links only to ...

A company providing free domain name system services has begun offering a tool that will allow subscribers to create their own shortcuts for web addresses. San Francisco-based OpenDNS said shortcuts ...

I've been a very happy user of Saft for several years. However, with Safari 5.1 on Lion automatically restoring state, the only thing that's I really need Saft for is "URL shortcuts" (i.e. type "wp ...

Search giant Google has acquired the go.co domain that will only link to official Google products and services, the company revealed. The idea is that it will make it easier for users to find or ...