How VPN can help you bypass SOPA

Posted by on December 21, 2011 No comments

The Stop Online Privacy Act states, among other things, that internet providers will prevent access to certain websites, suspected of copyright infringement. This means that, if someone classifies YouTube or any other popular that’s not respecting copyright laws, it can …

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What is OpenVPN?

Posted by on December 17, 2011 No comments

OpenVPN is a free and open source software application that implements virtual private network (VPN) techniques for creating secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities. It uses a custom security protocol[2] that utilizes …

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YouTube fix for This video is not available in your country

Posted by on July 12, 2011 No comments

Sometimes, when you attempt to watch a video in youtube, it gives you the message: “This video is not available in your country”. This happens because the uploader of the video has put a geographic filter on the video, and …

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Firesheep and web privacy

Posted by on May 2, 2011 No comments

I found a really nice article on Wall Street Journal which I thought I’d share: The add-on program, Firesheep, is designed to make it easy to intercept browser “cookies” used by popular Web sites like Facebook, Twitter and others to …

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How to hide your real IP address

Posted by on May 2, 2011 No comments

Whenever you navigate a website, your browser sends some information to the server, like your operating system, your browser and IP address. Using that IP address, the website can find out which country, even which city you are in. They …

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Unblock websites using a VPN service

Posted by on April 18, 2011 No comments

Your ISP, your school, your company might be blocking websites like facebook.com or twitter.com, or any other websites that will distract you from work. Fortunately, there’s an easy way around that restriction. A VPN plan. This hides the actual address …

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Unblock Skype using VPN

Posted by on April 17, 2011 No comments

Skype is a VOIP application, that allows for free PC-to-PC calls, also offering cheap PC-to-phone plans. But you probably know that. What you don’t know, or found out the hard way, is that certain ISPs block their users from using …

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How to choose a VPN service provider

Posted by on April 17, 2011 No comments

There a tons of VPN providers out there. But how can you know which one is the best? Well, best thing is to try them all, but that will be a real hassle. When I was searching for a vpn service …

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How to Unblock Netflix Outside US

Posted by on April 14, 2011 No comments

Netflix offers unlimited movies and TV shows for 7.99/month. However, if you’re outside US, you can’t take advantage of that offer, because they block any visitor that’s not in the US. How do they do that? Easy, using your computer’s …

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Unblock Spotify

Posted by on April 13, 2011 No comments

Spotify is a great service, which gives you access to your music wherever you are, online or offline. However, it’s only accessible in few countries, and if you’re not amongst the lucky few who have access to it, you can’t …

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