Add Free Content-Filtering to Your Network with OpenDNS

If you run a small office, you no doubt want to keep your employees from visiting inappropriate Web sites. Normally this would require pricey filtering software, complex proxy servers, or the like, but you can use the free OpenDNS service to filter content and even protect employees from phishing. MakeUseOf shows you how to set up and use OpenDNS as a free content-filtering system.

It's literally a three-step process, the result of which is that all your Internet traffic gets routed through the OpenDNS servers (where the content-filtering magic takes place). Said servers also promise faster performance, "smart" spelling suggestions for mistyped URLs, detailed stats for administrators, and more. (Check the OpenDNS SMB info page for a full roster of features.)

Strings? None that I can see. OpenDNS does collect (and sell) data about your Internet usage, but doesn't tie it to your company. If you don't mind that minor privacy hit, this is a great way to keep your employees on the Internet straight and narrow.