I need help finding a good one.
What do you people use?

I would one day like to make my own.

LOL, ask James.

You open command prompt.
(run>cmd)
Then you type the website you want to go to. Then tracert.
Then you wait till its finished and there will be a bunch of addresses and an ip address next to each one.
You then type the last one into the browser and it will take you there.
This may or may not work.

That's not a proxy, just the server on which the website resides; in this case, myspace.com is just an alias for that IP address (more or less).

Wow! I didnt even know that! Good to know:0
Then what is a proxy?

I don't trust proxy sites, they're full of viruses. although thats really the only way you can get around the student block at school. but if you use a proxy they know.

A proxy is a way to surf the web anonymously.

Normally, when you go to a webpage, your computer says, "Hey, webserver, I want this webpage; here's the address you should send it to." Which means the webserver can log the fact that you requested the page.

A proxy server sits between you and the webserver. Your computer says to the proxy, "Hey, proxy, I want this webpage; here's my address." The proxy, in turn, says. "Hey, web server, I want this webpage; here's my address." The web server returns the webpage to the proxy, who then passes it along to you. Thus, the webserver thinks the proxy made the request, and never logs the fact that really, you asked for the webpage.

O cool. Im sure there is a way in cmd then.
I saw a internet browser that lets you bypass school blocks.
I forgot what it called though...

Well...you have to specifically setup a connection to a proxy. Probably through Network Settings or something. I dunno, I don't use Windows.

Mac or linux?
I use all three.

Both. I typically prefer a Mac, but I have a Linux machine at home, and I work as a systems administrator for a network of Linux machines.

I haven't had any virus scares with proxy sites. However, many places that block certain content will also block proxy sites.

I like mac best too:) Then xp. Then linux. Then vista.