Thursday, February 17, 2011

How to Access Blocked Sites?

Access Blocked Sites

Illustration by Lab Partners

If your employer nixes non-work-related sites like Gmail, YouTube, and Facebook, you could try bypassing the blocks with a public proxy -- but those are typically blacklisted, too.


Here's how to forge your own detour:
Download the PHProxy program from Sourceforge.net.
Unzip the file and upload the entire folder's contents to a Web host that can run PHP scripts (GoDaddy and Dreamhost offer plans for less than $10 a month).
Enter the host URL into your browser. When the proxy page pops up, type your actual destination into the blank address bar.
You're now free -- and free to poke away.

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