A proxy is quite handy if you need it. You may be using a computer that does not belong to you. In this case, someone else is the administrator of the computer. To explain this better, let’s use Windows operating system as an example.

The owner of the computer has probably configured the computer with at least one account; the administrator. The administrator has all the rights, from installation and uninstallation of software programs to giving rights to other users on the same computer. The administrator can even enforce ‘parental controls’ on other user accounts to limit their surfing to safe areas only.

The administrator can create other user accounts, and these may be password protected or not, depending on the users’ preferences. A standard user account can make use of most of the capabilities of the computer, without making changes that affect other users on the same computer. Only the administrator can do this. Neither can the standard user make changes to the way the computer works. In fact, some areas may be password protected by the administrator.

The administrator can definitely block other users from surfing on certain sites. But you can get around this by surfing anonymously. Get an updated proxy list and select one of the proxy sites to surf from. It is a good idea to get an updated proxy list because some are discovered by certain websites that may then block people from surfing from those proxy sites. An updated proxy list may also offer you proxy sites that load faster.

Don’t be confused with anonymous proxy list. It means the same. When you are using a proxy, you are surfing anonymously; even the IP address of the computer you are surfing from is unrecorded.