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TheStatutoryApe
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How to be devious at work...
(Evo you can lock or delete this if you think it's inappropriate)
My work just installed a program called Websense which blocks our access to various websites. Fortunately I can still get on PF . But it won't let me use any web based e-mail services (and work e-mail won't let us e-mail outside of work) or go to sites like e-bay or what have you. Now I can see where in some instances this is supposed to keep working from blowing all their time when tehy ought to be working buuuut I have nothing to do but surf the net while I'm working. If I didn't have internet access I would just wind up reading the paper or a book or just staring into space or making paper airplanes or something.
Sooooo... I'm wondering if anyone knows how to get around Websense or could point me in the right direction. I don't know anything about proxy servers and Websense won't let me access just about any site related to proxy servers or "proxy avoidance" as it puts it. Even if I knew anything about proxies I'm not sure I would be able to utilize that as an option. I tried Gizoogle thinking that using it might be something like using a proxy but it won't let me access it because it is labeled "tasteless" lol. I tried using the subwindow that pops up when you use google image search and websense still blocks that. I've seen other sites that have that subwindow on them but I am assuming that the same thing will happen with them. I tried downloading Firefox thinking that maybe Websense won't be able to effect another browser if I installed one but without admin access I can't install another browser.
I'm still looking for ways around it. There are quite a few sites out there that talk about how to get around it but most of them Websense won't allow me to access for one reason or another. The ones I do find aren't very useful.
(Evo you can lock or delete this if you think it's inappropriate)
My work just installed a program called Websense which blocks our access to various websites. Fortunately I can still get on PF . But it won't let me use any web based e-mail services (and work e-mail won't let us e-mail outside of work) or go to sites like e-bay or what have you. Now I can see where in some instances this is supposed to keep working from blowing all their time when tehy ought to be working buuuut I have nothing to do but surf the net while I'm working. If I didn't have internet access I would just wind up reading the paper or a book or just staring into space or making paper airplanes or something.
Sooooo... I'm wondering if anyone knows how to get around Websense or could point me in the right direction. I don't know anything about proxy servers and Websense won't let me access just about any site related to proxy servers or "proxy avoidance" as it puts it. Even if I knew anything about proxies I'm not sure I would be able to utilize that as an option. I tried Gizoogle thinking that using it might be something like using a proxy but it won't let me access it because it is labeled "tasteless" lol. I tried using the subwindow that pops up when you use google image search and websense still blocks that. I've seen other sites that have that subwindow on them but I am assuming that the same thing will happen with them. I tried downloading Firefox thinking that maybe Websense won't be able to effect another browser if I installed one but without admin access I can't install another browser.
I'm still looking for ways around it. There are quite a few sites out there that talk about how to get around it but most of them Websense won't allow me to access for one reason or another. The ones I do find aren't very useful.