Facebook or Twitter blocked?: How to install TOR

A short description if some body blocked certain websites like it happens at the moment in Egypt. The solution is to use TOR (The Onion Router). It’s very simple to implement – but sometimes a bit slow (better than nothing). Here is a step by step solution:

• Download TOR from here and choose (Windows or Mac OS X) the stable Vidalia Bundle
• Install it and leave everything ticked.
• Restart Firefox
• Use Firefox as the Installation has implemented a TOR button that usually can be found in the lower right corner (see screenshot)
• Wait until Vidalia (it’s a small green onion symbol in your taskbar) has connected to the TOR network.
• Single left click on the TOR button in Firefox to enable TOR
• Enjoy!

TOR button in Firefox

That's how the Vidalia Control Panel looks like (available in different languages)

If you are using Linux and speak German then you will find a detailed article here.