Posted by Vectro 21 Feb 2010

It is possible to install a Firefox add-on which installs a small button in the lower-right corner. All you have to do is click it to turn your proxy on Continue reading “How To Enable and Disable Your Proxy In Firefox On-the-Fly” »

Posted by Vectro 21 Feb 2010

To unblock Blogger, a.k.a. Blogspot, try using a proxy that runs Glype. The login feature will work and so will posting and most other features. This works great Continue reading “Using Glype as a Blogspot Proxy” »

Posted by Vectro 21 Feb 2010

For those familiar with using SOCKS proxies, you might want to know what makes SOCKS4 different from SOCKS5. In a nutshell, version 5 of the protocol is more advanced. Here is Continue reading “The difference between SOCKS4 and SOCKS5” »

Posted by Vectro 21 Feb 2010

Firefox is the preferred web browser for security. Below are the settings to make Firefox work with a proxy.

1) Click ‘Tools’.
2) Click ‘Options…’.
3) Click the ‘Advanced’ tab.
4) Where it Continue reading “How To Change Proxy Settings in Firefox” »

Posted by Vectro 21 Feb 2010

If you want to configure Internet Explorer for proxy access you first need to know the address and port you need to connect to. This information should be given to Continue reading “How To Change Proxy Settings in Internet Explorer” »

Posted by Vectro 21 Feb 2010

Web Based Proxies

Web-based proxies are ones you connect to via your web browser. For example, let’s say there is a web proxy on www.example.com. You connect to Continue reading “Different Types of Proxies Explained” »

Posted by Vectro 21 Feb 2010

Do you use web-based proxies to surf the net anonymously? Be careful, different ones have different levels of anonymity. The ones that are common on the web provide only a Continue reading “Not All Proxies are Truly Anonymous” »

Posted by Vectro 21 Feb 2010

When browsing via a web-based proxy, it is a good idea to make sure JavaScript is blocked before you begin. It is a good idea only to enable it on Continue reading “How To Make Sure JavaScript is Blocked When Using a Proxy” »

Posted by Vectro 21 Feb 2010

Some people access their online banking using a proxy thinking this adds security to their browsing. One problem with public proxies is that you never know if your activity is Continue reading “Is It Safe To Access Online Banking Using a Proxy?” »

Posted by Vectro 21 Feb 2010

This is a brief description of 4 different proxy scripts that are all written in PHP. We will skip over CGI proxies. This is not intended for webmasters, but more as Continue reading “Different Types of Web-Based Proxies” »

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