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Have you ever clicked on a comical video or got redirected to a website and found it just would not work. You could have got a clean page or even a message saying that this website is not obtainable in your country. The reason this is happening is something called geotargeting and essentially means selecting what you can get based on your location. So for example, the technology can be used by the major search engines to ensure you get results tailored to your geographical area. So if you hunted for a plumber, you'll get results from your rough location and not from the other side of the world. In this situation it's really really useful and helps steer your searches into the appropriate way. In many scenarios though, geotargeting is actually detrimental. In the USA some DIY stores will look up your place, subsequently charge you based on how far you are from a challenger. It Is quite common practice for companies to use something called priced discrimination to maximise their profits. Take for example a worldwide service like Netflix, if you logon from the UK you'll get something like half as many pictures as those who logon to the American service. The technology behind this is actually quite easy. Then that address is looked up in a large database to match the address to an unique location. The website subsequently will determine what you can access or what it bills based on where you dwell. But there's a way around these checks, a strategy where you can control access to your place when you're online. The secret is to relay your connection through another server. Using proxies or VPNs in other countries you can choose your virtual place. When your link is relayed through any of these servers, your actual IP address is hidden and only the proxies is observable. It is possible to set these up readily on computers, laptops, iPads and even mobile phones. Here's the way you can free up your net connection on your iPad. Watch the British Broadcasting Company from anywhere, access Pandora.com and Hulu with a click of the button. This video show's you how to setup a VPN on your iPad or iPhone and never get blocked again. Here's how
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