So I take it Tuan has never heard of a proxy before. Its really simple. In Firefox go to Tools->Options...->Advanced->Network->Settings...->Manual proxy configuration:
Then enter your HTTP Proxy and Port and you are good to go. Google up some proxy lists and you can surf without the need for ads. Or maybe this is just another Tom's advertisement for some service right. Hope they pay well.

But quality proxies are hard to find. This application assures you'll have an US ip and is reasonably fast.

Nice, now just pray no People's Republic of China officer read this and decide to block this app

The software ensures you don't end up using a proxy that isn't secure. There's no point trying to run from the chinese censorship just to use a proxy in russia that collects passwords

I tried to use hotspot shield on vista 64 here in Japan but couldn't get it to work, for the same reason mentioned in the article, I wanted to watch hulu. Maybe I'll try again.

its going to be on torent sites, blocking the site wouldnt help

Hi mrubermonkey -

As a matter of fact, I have used proxies many times, and I even wrote the word "proxy" in the story's URL.

I'm happy you know how to setup a proxy. Some others may not have known and may prefer something like this for a quick fix.

You made two big assumptions about me that are way out of line. I've done Linux and Windows network administration for years, and no, AnchorFree didn't pay me a cent for this article. I stumbled onto it today actually.

Not sure why it's so offensive that I share something I found interesting with the community.

/ Tuan

i may not agree with tuan's mac articles from time to time but you sir are being a douchebag.

But it's not a proxy. It's VPN based setup. Hulu used to work through a proxy, but not any more, otherwise I'd just tunnel through my web host. I've had limited success with Hotspot Shield from Japan. Most of the time, it's unable to provide enough bandwidth to watch videos without pausing every minute or two. Also, there's no Linux version, so that makes it pretty much useless to me.

I had to laugh at this. I tried the link, my employer has the website blocked. I tried to Google proxy lists, every site it brought up that I clicked on, my employer blocked. Guess I'm still stuck not being able to check my email or watch videos at work.

Try checking your internet explorer (or equivalent) if you have a proxy active. Tools - Internet Options - Connections - Lan settings. If your employer uses an isa server, and isn't too skilled in the use of such, you can bypass it simply by turning off stuff in that tab. Also you might try to use the ip instead of the name ( start - run - cmd - nslookup whatever.site.you.need.com )

its not working for me at all...anyone having the same problem?

sounds like some people at work have just blocked the dns server from resovling. try doing a whois and just enter the ip number for that website insted of the dns. who know it might work.

If a corporate network is well managed, there won't be much use because:
- you won't be able to download it
- usb keys are blocked
- you can't install anything since youre not admin

..and so on... But it's still a nice thing for people outside US that can't access some of their sites or get showed to wait in lines and so on. Maybe you won't be able to watch Hulu, but you'll be able to access other content more easily.

I won't use it cos I don't like small ad-based apps all over my PCs .. and besides - I'm admin, so I know how to use proxies, and I have no problems with corporate firewalls

For me the issue if a school firewall.
However since everything is blocked from Internet Explorer, I can just use Firefox on USB.

If you're on 64bit OS it doesn't work. You have to use work around which you can find using google.

I had hotspot shield... I used it for sites that were USA only- it's quite nice... but ads piss me off. As a result, I don't use it anymore.

i use freedur.com, best I've found so far.

you've found what?