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When you can't access a website, how can you tell if the problem's at your end (say, your firewall over-reacting), or the site's down?

The New York Times has a nod to a site created by 24-year-old Internet engineer Alex Payne, downforeveryoneorjustme.com, which answers that very question.

To pre-empt smart remarks - no, I didn't Photoshop the above screen shot.

Posted by Chris Keall on July 6, 2008 8:54 PM |

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I have used Alertra.com for a few years now and it does the same thing.

[There you go - all you need is a clever name for the hacks to take notice. CK]

Posted by: Nigel Thomson | July 7, 2008 12:02 PM

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