Comments on: How to surf discretely at work?

Question: How to surf discretely at work?

m2002 — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:55:41 -0800

How to surf discretely at work? Looking for a replacement for WorkFriendly and Ghostzilla...

For the next few weeks I'll be working at a client's office. This client is a bit of a jerk about allowing us to use the Internet. I used to rely on WorkFriendly, but I see that's no longer online. Ghostzilla is no longer being supported, and GhostFox is filled with problems.

Any suggestions on how I can find a good browser that can visually hide my browsing would be awesome!

By: zaebiz

zaebiz — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:28:03 -0800

Some alternatives -
Hidie
Magic Boss Key
Panic

I've never used them and if I was your client and I caught you using them, you'd be looking for another client.

By: jrockway

jrockway — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:21:07 -0800

w3m is always nice when you are supposed to be programming. Just add it to your screen session and you are always a keystroke away from your "real work" (assuming your real work is done in screen :)

BTW, if a client ever pulled this on me, I would probably just tell them to find someone else.

By: devbrain

devbrain — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:58:50 -0800

Cell phone. Data plan. Lunch break.

By: PenDevil

PenDevil — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:44:28 -0800

If you're using Firefox disable images and stylesheets. Customise the toolbar to remove the address bar and all the 'web buttons' (back, forward, reload). It'll look like a word processing document.

By: JJ86

JJ86 — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:06:25 -0800

Ditto on PenDevil's idea^^. In Firefox, go to View menu, click on Page Style, then No Style. Then disable images by going to Tools/Options/Content and you are good to go.

But unless it is work-related surfing maybe just keep it in your pants, as they say. Surely there is a Starbucks you can go to during your lunch or before work for your fix of the Blue?

By: bbyboi

bbyboi — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:05:57 -0800

Wouldn't recommend it less u get caught but sometimes discretionary browsing is required even for simple tasks like email checking soo...

Use Firefox with the Stealth extension
OR
use Google's Chrome in the Incognito mode

both can be carried around on a thumbdrive - firefox - http://portableapps.com/news/2008-07-21_-_firefox_portable_3.0.1
and
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/09/04/google-chrome-goes-portable-carry-it-on-a-usb-flash-drive/

:)

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:43:35 -0800

[a few comments removed - stop please, thanks.]

By: IndigoRain

IndigoRain — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:42:25 -0800

So why is it a problem that Ghostzilla is no longer being supported? It still works, I have it.

By: m2002

m2002 — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:06:01 -0800

Thank you for the advice everyone. I will try to Firefox mods and flash drive options you guys suggested. That sounds like the best bet so far.

I apologize if the idea of surfing at work offended anyone. There is a ton of downtime in my line of work. 99% of the time our clients understand this and allows us to at least use the internet to check emails and read the news (of course I'm not downloading porn or anything at work). This particular client shares his floor with a lot of other fancy businesses. He wants to look like a big shot so he told us he didn't want any of his contractors to do anything that doesn't look like work in case his neighbors stop by (we are working in very nice, but also very public conference rooms with glass walls).

IndigoRain, I heard Ghostzilla doesn't have the most updated security fixes. If it is working fine for you maybe I'll give it a shot as well. What is the best download link for it? Thanks in advance.

By: IndigoRain

IndigoRain — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:27:51 -0800

You can get it at Softpedia.

By: m2002

m2002 — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:26:04 -0800

Thanks IndigoRain!