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DNS Explained... Like I'm Five
Your computer is terrible with names. Meet DNS, the internet's Contacts app that turns names like techlikeimfive.com into the numbers computers actually use.
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Big tech ideas, explained simply.
Short, friendly videos about how the internet (and the gadgets around you) actually work. One idea at a time: big pictures, small words, and a little bit of silly.
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DNS cheat sheet: everything from the video on one page
The quick-reference version of "DNS Explained... Like I'm Five." Records, TTL, IPv4 vs IPv6, subdomains and aliases.