dang... sucks to be you. just kidding... but for reals.

//ed

PierreB wrote:
ngoduyviet wrote:
MikeEgan wrote:
Proxies baby, PROXIES!... unless your IT dpt is really on top of the game.

Shoot, if you know how to setup proxies, why not go all the way and ssh tunnel through? encrypted tunneling will leave your IT scratching their heads.


ssh tunnel I have to admit that I have no idea what you are talking about but I've often thought of tunneling out of the office, Great Escape style.

Just google "proxy servers." There are hundreds upon hundreds of sites that allow one to circumvent the little roadblocks that companies like to throw up. The tech guy at our work has unfortunately found an excellent type of software that can't be hacked. No way, no how. Dammit.

If you have a smart phone, you can usually pay to enable it as a modem, $15 a month isn't bad.

Or do what I did and buy a cellular modem... $60 a month isn't cheap, and it's FOR work but it's also handy for goofing off AT work.

PierreB wrote:
ngoduyviet wrote:
MikeEgan wrote:
Proxies baby, PROXIES!... unless your IT dpt is really on top of the game.

Shoot, if you know how to setup proxies, why not go all the way and ssh tunnel through? encrypted tunneling will leave your IT scratching their heads.


ssh tunnel I have to admit that I have no idea what you are talking about but I've often thought of tunneling out of the office, Great Escape style.

Basically means that you re-route all your traffic through ssh via a server setup on the other side. Kinda like proxies, but encrypted.

My brother was able to tunnel through my server from work in the states with all traffic blocked, Saudi Arabia, and even played World of Warcraft, abeit a bit choppy.

Unless your IT dept. opens connection to only pre-approved sites / ports / protocols and block the rest, it's pretty hard to block everything.

You all should read this thread through the eyes of an employer or manager. You would be taking Maalox with them.

FM is blocked on mine too! ahh
i have to google cache everything!

Or you could be getting paid to actually work?

**Drinking a Lemonade with an umbrella in it right now**

~Sam

James R wrote:
You all should read this thread through the eyes of an employer or manager. You would be taking Maalox with them.

Or even worse, through the eyes of a human resources manager who has been told to start making cuts due to the economy. YOU will be taking Maalox.

try this

http://proxify.com/

My work also blocked FM, I bring my laptop and a connect card so I can surf FM all day! Can't keep me down

geez, and i get pissed at my graphic designers for IM'ing everyone all day and reading digg.com /gizmodo.com / prezhilton.com.

why cant you guys just work and read this crap on your own time :P

waiting for my bailout.

James R wrote:
You all should read this thread through the eyes of an employer or manager. You would be taking Maalox with them.

As an employer, I would be close to inclined to fire somebody for what amounts to stealing time...

No wonder we are in this economic mess, no one even works any more...

SAREBEL wrote:
My work also blocked FM, I bring my laptop and a connect card so I can surf FM all day! Can't keep me down

Perhaps you should be self employed.. that way you could surf all day, and you would be paying for your own time... not your employer.

Dooood lighten up; there are definite times where you have things called breaks... I hear those are for time when your not working but I'm not really sure...

I am the manager and the IT guy at our office.....the deal is I really don't even want to know what my guys are doing with their unblocked internet. I'm sure I would just get pissed and someone would get fired.
Oh well.... I guess I have to pick my battles.

syke wrote:
I am the manager and the IT guy at our office.....the deal is I really don't even want to know what my guys are doing with their unblocked internet. I'm sure I would just get pissed and someone would get fired.
Oh well.... I guess I have to pick my battles.

Productivity is a pretty good battle ground.

PROXIFY