So, several people have asked me how to do this, so i will cover it right here. So, you may be asking, "Why would i ever want to get rid of Clean Access?" Well, first, you can use any security software of your choosing, second, you can use Windows 7 (!), and third, who likes to be constantly tracked?
1. Gather the software
OSFuscate
Firefox (which you should have already if you have been following my older posts)
User agent switcher for Firefox
2. Configuring OSFuscate
First, unzip the OSFuscate files (windows should automatically ask you if you want to when you try to run the program for the first time). Then if you are using Vista or Windows 7, right click OSFuscate.exe and click "run as administrator". This will allow you to get through the Windows security blocks. Once the software is open, click the down arrow on the first text box, and select linux.os, then click OK. The software will tell you that you need to restart your computer for it to configure properly, but wait.
3. Configuring Firefox
Open Firefox, and install User Agent Switcher. After Firefox has restarted, go to tools --> User agent Switcher --> Options --> Options... A new screen will pop up, and select User agents from the left hand menue. Then select add... In the new box that pops up you will only eed to type in the first two lines. On the First line, type "Mac OS X Firefox (3.0.7)" (no quotes). On the second line, copy this set of text " Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh: U: Intel Mac OS X 10.5: en-US: rv:1.9.0.7) Gecko/2009021906 Firefox/3.0.7 " and paste it. Click OK, then OK on the main screen. When you go to user Agent Switcher in your tools menue, the new profile should pop up. Close Firefox.
4. Make the new profile stay every time you open Firefox up
This part can be a bit tricky if you don't follow it correctly (hopefully i can explain this well). In My Computer, go to C:\Users\insert your user here\AppData . Click on roaming --> Mozilla --> Firefox --> Profiles --> whatever folder is listed --> and right click on "Prefs". Click on the edit option. This should open up a file with a whole list where each line starts with user_pref. Copy and paste " user_pref("useragentswitcher.reset.onclose", false); " on a new line at the end of the file. Make sure Firefox is closed, and save the file.
5. Make sure the new user agent stays on
Open Firefox again, and when you view the user agents from the tools menue, ckick on the new Mac OS X agent you created. Close and restart Firefox, then go back to the user agent menue on the tabs menue, and make sure the new user agent is still selected. If it is not, repeat step 4.
6. Clean and restart your computer
You are almost there! To finish, you just need to uninstall Clean Access Agent, and restart your computer. When your computer boots back up, Clean Access should not pop up, and once you are fully booted up, you should be able to connect to the internet! If you can suf the web, congrats! You are now free of the chains of Clean Access. If not, make sure you followed all of the previous directions carefully.
Feel better now? You should! You should feel free and carefree! And if you tried to do this on a Mac, you probably got stuck on the secont step because this how to does not apply to you. I would like to thank Tyler C. for first showing me how to rid myself of Clean Acess, and I take no credit for coming up with this method. Hope you enjoyed!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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So... It has been quite a while (71 days) since my last post. There is not much to write about. So, I am begging you, the readers, please suggest some topics for me to write about (any topic of your choosing)!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
It is still hanging on, like a...
Wow, this blog is starting back up as slow as Vista after a BSOD (blue screen of death, a.k.a computer crash). I apologize again for the break since the last post (which was supposed to be the start for the second "season"). So, on today's agenda: semester update, clean access agent complaints, upcoming/new/what to expect this time around.
So, an update to, I guess, bring you up to date on what is going on this semester. So far, it has been pretty good. Unfortunately, I am taking all core classes except for Mechanical Engineering 3210 (which I hate anyway). Honors Calculus II is cal 2, there is not much to say about that. English 1120 is still composition, so all it is is writing essays. Technology and Civilization II is basically 60 minutes of "educational" videos a week. The Monday lectures are boring, and in class time, we watch relevant videos for 30 minutes then "discuss" (only around 1/3 of the class does this) the lecture. Honors Physics II is o.k. The class is not hard, and we are using the same book as last year, but the lab is horrible. The t.a. likes to assign us the hardest problems in the book (some even take him the whole lab time to work out), and then we are given a quiz on one of them. The labs that we have done are not that bad, but there is the lab report to write afterward. As for Mech 3210, it is not even relevant to my major. The class is really boring, and the lab is just standing in front of a mill, milling off metal until the piece that you are working on gets to within .005 inches of the given dimensions.
As for Clean Access Agent... Come on Auburn please have wifi that works consistantly in the dorms, and thanks for making only windows use clean access. Because of this problem, I am not able to use the glorious redemption known as Windows 7. Clean Access Agent is not "the latest version, and therefore is not compatible" with 7 when clearly, it is the most recent version shown on their website. Without the internet, I cannot get updates, or report bugs for them to be fixed. Please get your act together!
As for what to expect for the blog in the upcoming months (hopefully) there is much to be said. I want it to be whatever the readers want it to be. It can't be outrageous, but I will do anything reasonable. Other than that, you can expect the same stuff as before.
So, an update to, I guess, bring you up to date on what is going on this semester. So far, it has been pretty good. Unfortunately, I am taking all core classes except for Mechanical Engineering 3210 (which I hate anyway). Honors Calculus II is cal 2, there is not much to say about that. English 1120 is still composition, so all it is is writing essays. Technology and Civilization II is basically 60 minutes of "educational" videos a week. The Monday lectures are boring, and in class time, we watch relevant videos for 30 minutes then "discuss" (only around 1/3 of the class does this) the lecture. Honors Physics II is o.k. The class is not hard, and we are using the same book as last year, but the lab is horrible. The t.a. likes to assign us the hardest problems in the book (some even take him the whole lab time to work out), and then we are given a quiz on one of them. The labs that we have done are not that bad, but there is the lab report to write afterward. As for Mech 3210, it is not even relevant to my major. The class is really boring, and the lab is just standing in front of a mill, milling off metal until the piece that you are working on gets to within .005 inches of the given dimensions.
As for Clean Access Agent... Come on Auburn please have wifi that works consistantly in the dorms, and thanks for making only windows use clean access. Because of this problem, I am not able to use the glorious redemption known as Windows 7. Clean Access Agent is not "the latest version, and therefore is not compatible" with 7 when clearly, it is the most recent version shown on their website. Without the internet, I cannot get updates, or report bugs for them to be fixed. Please get your act together!
As for what to expect for the blog in the upcoming months (hopefully) there is much to be said. I want it to be whatever the readers want it to be. It can't be outrageous, but I will do anything reasonable. Other than that, you can expect the same stuff as before.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
2Pac isn't dead, and neither is this blog!
Like a phoenix from it's ashes, this blog is rising anew from the pitiful thing it once was. More to come tomorrow night. The internets here are messing up, so I had to keep it short.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Grillin' n' Chillin'
Sorry that I have not had an update in half a week. So, here I am. I have my second college football game to go to tomorrow. I am excited, unfortunately, it is in the middle of the day, so it will be pretty hot.
I just got back from another cookout at Grant's. It was pretty fun. We had lots of meat, and standing around the grill felt very manly. Lol. After tonight, we decided that we need to extend Grant's deck (and fix it up; sorry for your foot TJ). Once you have several people on it, it can get pretty crowded really quickly.
To sum things up (although I haven't written much), this week has to be the best week so far.
Love all you guys.
Good night, and good luck.
I just got back from another cookout at Grant's. It was pretty fun. We had lots of meat, and standing around the grill felt very manly. Lol. After tonight, we decided that we need to extend Grant's deck (and fix it up; sorry for your foot TJ). Once you have several people on it, it can get pretty crowded really quickly.
To sum things up (although I haven't written much), this week has to be the best week so far.
Love all you guys.
Good night, and good luck.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Back at home
Yes, Auburn is my home. I am back and it feels great! When I went home, I realized why I didn't miss it much. But now I am back, and I don't have class until 11 tomorrow which is awesome! Um, that is about all I have to say.
Good night
Good night
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