The Great Firewall (GFW), sometimes referred to as the Net Nanny, may be the bane of your existence in China. But it doesn’t have to be.
Most blocked sites (blogging services, certain news sites, anything with “sensitive” words), can be accessed in China with the use of a proxy. Those willing to fork over […]
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More tips on accessing blocked sites in China
July 6th, 2008 · 4 Comments
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Updated maps
March 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments
Who knew that Google has two completely different map servers for China and the rest of the world?
If you’ve tried to use http://maps.google.com before you may have encountered the problem with Chinese cities having no detail. But the detailed maps can be found at http://ditu.google.com, it’s all in Chinese, but it still […]
Getting around the Great Firewall
July 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment
To view most blogging sites and others deemed “unacceptable” in China you will need to use a proxy like Anonymouse or if you have your own computer try the following workaround. [Originally found this fix at Lostlaowai]
Viewing Blogger, Wordpress, Wikipedia without a proxy
[For PC]
Save this: gfw-hack.doc onto your C:/ drive
Change the extension from […]
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