| We all hate to attempt to access a website only to | | | | Flash Drives and download the Ultra-surf program |
| get that annoying "This Page is Blocked by | | | | from home. Then like a stealthy ninja, sneak it onto |
| Websense" or other similar website filtering programs | | | | your computer, or just access it from your Flash Drive |
| when attempting to access such sites at work, school, | | | | for even more security. Portable Flash Drives are |
| universities, libraries, or the office. When I myself was | | | | very cheap and are under $20 and even as low as |
| faced with such a problem, I looked long and hard for | | | | $6. |
| ways around the hated Websense block. These are | | | | #2) Google Cache - This is a nice little trick that I |
| the Top 4 Methods that I have used and taught others | | | | learned before I found out about Ultrasurf. |
| how to circumvent these annoying filters. | | | | Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't it just |
| Sites most typically blocked include many or all of the | | | | depends on the website and your restriction levels. |
| following: | | | | All you do is attempt to go to the site you want to |
| Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, eBay, Blogger Blogs, You | | | | navigate to. Then, if it is blocked, the blocking |
| Tube, TypePad, Orkut, Pandora, PhotoBucket, Flicker, | | | | program will list the full url of the site and say that this |
| last.fm, sports sites, gaming sites, and many more. | | | | site is blocked. Copy and paste that full url into the |
| Hell, at my job they even block recipe sites! | | | | search engine at When the results pull up, click on |
| So down to the Super Secret Tips and Tricks I Use to | | | | the little colored - "Cache" button. Sometimes you |
| Get Around Websense. | | | | can access the snapshot of the page that google |
| #1) Ultrasurf - This amazing little program can be | | | | takes every few minutes. You will not be able to |
| found at but most likely that site will be blocked by | | | | click on any links, but you can see the snapshot of the |
| Websense, etc. because most programs will block this | | | | page that was stored by google. Test it out, if you |
| site as it falls in the proxy / avoidance category. So | | | | don't want to use the proxy route. |
| do a search for it and try link after link until you can | | | | #3) Google Reader - If google reader is not blocked, |
| download it from an unblocked site. I myself have | | | | then this is an awesome way to be able to view your |
| found that I could download while at work from Major | | | | favorite pages that are updated regularly. Just |
| Geeks. This is a stand alone proxy program, just run | | | | create your google reader account and add all your |
| it and wait for it to connect, then minimize it. Be sure | | | | favorites pages and blogs into your subscriptions. |
| to go to options and "Hide the Golden Lock" so that it | | | | Then every time one of those pages is updated, it |
| dissappears from the corner of your screen and you | | | | will appear in your google reader viewer. This one is |
| are now able to go anywhere and do whatever | | | | an excellent option for those of you that are into |
| anonymously and leave no trace in your browser's | | | | reading blogs daily like I am. |
| history! This is the best program I have found due to | | | | #4) Sports Reader Option - Many companies block |
| its simplicity, ease of use, and reliability. While using it, | | | | sites that are in the sports categories like mlb.com, |
| always choose "do not update to new version" upon | | | | espn.com, nfl.com, and These sites are tagged as |
| startup as this can crash your program and force a | | | | "Sports", so they are easily restricted. Here is |
| redownload. Upon exiting it always choose "Keep IE | | | | another option that could work for you. Go to your |
| and close" for the same reason. While using this | | | | team's city news page or newspaper Site. These |
| program, somes sites may not appear instantly, just be | | | | sites are labelled as "News" and are often not blocked. |
| patient and learn to use the F5 function key and reload | | | | Example: |
| the page. This program is safe, secure, and a | | | | I can't log into mlb.com, but if I want to check the |
| stealthly invisible proxy to avoid all those annoying | | | | scores and wrap-ups on the Phillies baseball games, all |
| restricting programs. I also recommend changing the | | | | I have to do is go to and click on the sports tab and |
| folder name to something less obvious and to bury it | | | | I've successfully thwarted another attempt to censor |
| deep in some other folders so that it won't be easily | | | | what I can and can't read at work! |
| stumbled upon, if you are sharing a computer terminal. | | | | So I hope this article has been a great help to you. |
| If you cannot find a website to download from on the | | | | Enjoy your secret knowledge and continue to thwart |
| restricted computer, then here is another option. | | | | the man trying to keep you down! |
| Purchase one of the very inexpensive Portable | | | | |