Elsewhere for Mac, test build
This is a test build. Don't use it for anything private.
Short repeated connections on this build have tested stable; longer ordinary browsing is still being checked. Until that is done, test it only while Lee is with you.
One download, everything inside it:
- Elsewhere-0.1.0-tester.pkg the Elsewhere installer
- Elsewhere Rescue.pkg only if the internet stops working
- Elsewhere Check the app you open before every Connect
- Elsewhere test note.pdf the test note
- Elsewhere removal blocks.txt the removal blocks
To unpack it, double-click the downloaded zip. A folder with these files appears next to it. Keep the unpacked folder until Lee says otherwise.
The zip: 162,792,383 bytes
SHA-256 d292d31ec591f2703a3e51f8ead031addeb51db458a396884bf2bfd1b94f97c9
The installer inside it, Elsewhere-0.1.0-tester.pkg
SHA-256 2af8373b918ad3c20800fd79de3447c3f1b6821288880832e6e61faa46013d2f
To check the download in Terminal: shasum -a 256 and drag the zip in.
Before you start
- Quit any other VPN or proxy app, and leave it off while you test.
- Download the test build above and double-click the zip to unpack it. Keep the unpacked folder, with Elsewhere Rescue.pkg, Elsewhere Check, the note and Elsewhere removal blocks.txt in it, where you can find it.
- Keep Lee's phone number where you can reach it without the internet.
- Lee shows you how to open the build when you test together.
Limits
- At most 30 minutes from your first Connect, and at most six Connect presses in all, including setup and any that fail.
- Press Disconnect within 10 minutes of each Connect. Lee keeps the time.
- Before every Connect press, the first one too, double-click Elsewhere Check and read both numbers to Lee. Press Connect only if it says Fine to continue. It says Stop testing and tell Lee from 140 up, and whenever its limit is under 256 or could not be read. If it says anything else, or no window opens, stop there and tell Lee.
- Stop testing the first time a Connect fails or the app shows Sites need attention or any other warning. Stop earlier if Lee asks.
What to use it for, and nothing else
When you choose sites, choose exactly two, ifconfig.co and ipinfo.io, and the country United States.
While connected, Chrome or Brave is used only for this: about every 2 minutes, when Lee says "now", type https://ifconfig.co/json in the address bar and press Return, wait until the page shows, then type https://ipinfo.io/json and press Return, and wait until it shows. That is at most five times each per connection. Don't open anything else on those two sites, and don't browse anything else until you have pressed Disconnect.
What it does: in Chrome or Brave, the https:// pages of the sites you choose open through the one country you pick. The rest of your Mac uses your normal connection.
To finish
Press Disconnect and wait until the app says Disconnected. Then open an ordinary website in Chrome or Brave and check that it loads, with Lee watching both. Don't finish by quitting the app: it can quit and keep Elsewhere connected. Don't restart the Mac unless Lee asks you to.
If the internet stops working
If websites or other apps have no internet and Disconnect doesn't fix it within a minute: double-click Elsewhere Rescue.pkg, click Continue and Install, and type your Mac password. Then stop testing and call Lee, whether it worked or not. The rescue leaves Elsewhere unable to connect until Lee restores it. To restore it, Lee will ask you to open the same Elsewhere package again, install it, and restart your Mac when it asks. Don't press Connect again until Lee says it is ready.
Afterwards
Don't remove the app on your own. Lee will walk you through it.
After today's session, please don't use it again until Lee says the repaired build is ready.