Oh noes, no more CA for me while at work

themoneycollector · 06-23-2009, 10:05 PM

Damn IT folks

They are banning all sites that are filtered through a 3rd party selected category of 'tobacco' from being viewable through our work computers. CA was in that category.

Proxies, categorized as anonymizer websites were blocked as well. I wonder if I could create my own proxy through a personal domain?

FYI to anyone, I may not be able to respond much during the day.

Genetic Defect · 06-23-2009, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by themoneycollector

Damn IT folks

They are banning all sites that are filtered through a 3rd party selected category of 'tobacco' from being viewable through our work computers. CA was in that category.

Proxies, categorized as anonymizer websites were blocked as well. I wonder if I could create my own proxy through a personal domain?

FYI to anyone, I may not be able to respond much during the day.

I get around this buy using my iphone

----------------
Now playing: Megadeth - Black Friday (Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England 10/16/90)
via FoxyTunes

06-25-2009, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Vito

I get around this buy using my iphone

----------------
Now playing: Megadeth - Black Friday (Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England 10/16/90)
via FoxyTunes

+1, me too (although I'm breaking the rules right now)

Ratters · 06-24-2009, 03:38 AM

Yep, my work did this too. Now just use the phone. Better anyhow as I don't leave any trails on my computer to show the boss I wasn't working.

WildBlueSooner · 06-24-2009, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ratters

Yep, my work did this too. Now just use the phone. Better anyhow as I don't leave any trails on my computer to show the boss I wasn't working.

I use my crackberry...they cant stop me!

cbsmokin · 06-24-2009, 07:43 AM

There are about a billion proxy sites out there.

themoneycollector · 06-24-2009, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbsmokin

There are about a billion proxy sites out there.

Please PM or post. All I could find was a few translator sites, and if they are popular, they have been banned as well.

ucla695 · 06-24-2009, 09:13 PM

Sorry to hear that. Smart phones are definitely the way to go for surfing at work!!

Wolfgang · 06-24-2009, 09:16 PM

Dam pleasure police. Taking away the fun one thing at a time.

kaisersozei · 06-25-2009, 07:59 AM

I guess this means we can talk about you while you're not here.

poker · 06-25-2009, 09:01 AM

Want a way around it? Try this

No programs to download, no proxies, no IP tricks. (no guarantee it will work either though lol)

Visit Google Translate http://translate.google.com/

Type in or paste the URL you want to visit in the second form. In this case:
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/index.php

Make sure that the translation is set to translate the site "to" English. Leave "from" language as Spanish.

Pull up the page as usual.

Google translate should read the page, copy the content and display a temporary cache of it from their own server. Since the site was already in English, it does not perform any actual translation. You will see the page as it is, or rather, as Google sees it. The links should also work as Google sees it.

Best of all, almost no one blocks Google.

06-25-2009, 09:04 AM

Oooo, good tip. Gotta cache that one away.

06-25-2009, 09:08 AM

Nice Kelly!

The Poet · 06-25-2009, 02:43 PM

Rules? We don't need no stinkin' rules!

Starscream · 06-25-2009, 02:46 PM

I'm in the same boat as you.
Thanks for the tip, Kelly. I'll have to try that one Monday at work.

themoneycollector · 06-25-2009, 11:43 PM

The google trick doesn't work. Work also blocks any popular language translators as they are "anonymizer" websites.

06-26-2009, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by themoneycollector

The google trick doesn't work. Work also blocks any popular language translators as they are "anonymizer" websites.

You need a new job.

Texan in Mexico · 06-26-2009, 09:20 AM

The Crackberry is the way to go! It really is best to keep the trail off of the work computer.

poker · 06-26-2009, 07:53 AM

damn.

06-23-2009, 10:05 PM	#1
themoneycollector Nicotiana Tabacum Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hill AFB, UT Posts: 1,258 Trading: (108)	Oh noes, no more CA for me while at work Damn IT folks They are banning all sites that are filtered through a 3rd party selected category of 'tobacco' from being viewable through our work computers. CA was in that category. Proxies, categorized as anonymizer websites were blocked as well. I wonder if I could create my own proxy through a personal domain? FYI to anyone, I may not be able to respond much during the day.

06-24-2009, 03:38 AM	#4
Ratters Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,848 Trading: (2)	Re: Oh noes, no more CA for me while at work Yep, my work did this too. Now just use the phone. Better anyhow as I don't leave any trails on my computer to show the boss I wasn't working.

06-24-2009, 07:43 AM	#6
cbsmokin Looking for the Apex Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Craig Location: In da ATL Posts: 880 Trading: (10)	Re: Oh noes, no more CA for me while at work There are about a billion proxy sites out there. __________________ Check out C.A.R.B. IV http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...840#post879840

06-24-2009, 09:13 PM	#8
ucla695 Neither here, nor there Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Pool Posts: 3,696 Trading: (5)	Re: Oh noes, no more CA for me while at work Sorry to hear that. Smart phones are definitely the way to go for surfing at work!!

06-24-2009, 09:16 PM	#9
Wolfgang Back from the dead Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 2,541 Trading: (14)	Re: Oh noes, no more CA for me while at work Dam pleasure police. Taking away the fun one thing at a time. __________________ You probably wont remember that test you failed, but you'll never forget the girl you were with the night before, when you decided not to study.

06-25-2009, 07:59 AM	#10
kaisersozei The Homebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gerard Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 3,183 Trading: (40)	Re: Oh noes, no more CA for me while at work I guess this means we can talk about you while you're not here. __________________

06-25-2009, 09:01 AM	#11
poker 1:11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kelly Location: SoCal Posts: 5,280 Trading: (7)	Re: Oh noes, no more CA for me while at work Want a way around it? Try this No programs to download, no proxies, no IP tricks. (no guarantee it will work either though lol) Visit Google Translate http://translate.google.com/ Type in or paste the URL you want to visit in the second form. In this case: http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/index.php Make sure that the translation is set to translate the site "to" English. Leave "from" language as Spanish. Pull up the page as usual. Google translate should read the page, copy the content and display a temporary cache of it from their own server. Since the site was already in English, it does not perform any actual translation. You will see the page as it is, or rather, as Google sees it. The links should also work as Google sees it. Best of all, almost no one blocks Google. __________________ Cigar Asylum: A cigar board birthed without agendas, without profiting, and without advertisements. Amor puro Character is what you do when no one is watching Last edited by poker; 06-25-2009 at 02:37 PM.

06-25-2009, 09:04 AM	#12
zonedar Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Oh noes, no more CA for me while at work Oooo, good tip. Gotta cache that one away.

06-25-2009, 09:08 AM	#13
ahc4353 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Oh noes, no more CA for me while at work Nice Kelly!

06-25-2009, 02:43 PM	#14
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: Oh noes, no more CA for me while at work Rules? We don't need no stinkin' rules!

06-25-2009, 02:46 PM	#15
Starscream Knowhutimean, Vern? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andy Location: In a little town somewhere in the USA Posts: 10,237 Trading: (4)	Re: Oh noes, no more CA for me while at work I'm in the same boat as you. Thanks for the tip, Kelly. I'll have to try that one Monday at work. __________________ Insert quote here.

06-25-2009, 11:43 PM	#16
themoneycollector Nicotiana Tabacum Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hill AFB, UT Posts: 1,258 Trading: (108)	Re: Oh noes, no more CA for me while at work The google trick doesn't work. Work also blocks any popular language translators as they are "anonymizer" websites.

06-26-2009, 09:20 AM	#18
Texan in Mexico Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Travis Location: Puerto Morelos, Mexico Posts: 958 Trading: (0)	Re: Oh noes, no more CA for me while at work The Crackberry is the way to go! It really is best to keep the trail off of the work computer.

06-26-2009, 07:53 AM	#19
poker 1:11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kelly Location: SoCal Posts: 5,280 Trading: (7)	Re: Oh noes, no more CA for me while at work damn. __________________ Cigar Asylum: A cigar board birthed without agendas, without profiting, and without advertisements. Amor puro Character is what you do when no one is watching

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode