The following are a couple ways to block the paywall, one easy and one a little more complicated.

Turn off JavaScript in your browser (quick fix)
It’s that simple. You can use the NoScript plugin for Firefox and Chrome to target just the Daily Herald or their paywall service. You’ll have to turn JavaScript completely off in Internet Explorer. You’ll run into problems when trying to view some features with JavaScript disabled though.

The real fix comes in blocking the paywall completely. The Daily Herald outsources the paywall functionality to a company called Press Plus. The steps below illustrate how to block the Press Plus functionality on the Daily Herald website.

Windows XP, Vista, 7

1. Go to your Start menu > All Programs > Accessories
2. Right click on Notepad, and select Run As Administrator
3. If a User Account Control window comes up, click Yes
4. Go to File > Open
5. Navigate to C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\
6. On the bottom right of the Open dialog, change the dropdown from “Text Documents” to “All Files”
7. You should now see a file named hosts in the folder, open it
8. Add the following lines to the bottom of the document – press return to add a couple new lines if you need to
   • 127.0.0.1 ppjol.com #daily herald paywall workaround
   • 127.0.0.1 ui.ppjol.com #daily herald paywall workaround
9. Save and close the file
10. Enjoy the Daily Herald website for free

Mac (OS X 10.2? and later)

1. Open Terminal either in Spotlight (type Terminal), Launchpad (Utilities > Terminal), or by going to Applications > Utilities > Terminal
2. Type sudo nano /private/etc/hosts
3. Enter your password when prompted
4. Add the following lines to the bottom of the document
   • 127.0.0.1 ppjol.com #daily herald paywall workaround
   • 127.0.0.1 ui.ppjol.com #daily herald paywall workaround
5. Save the file (control-o) – you may have to press Enter to confirm file location
6. Close the file (control-x)
7. Flush the DNS cache by tying dscacheutil -flushcache into Terminal
8. Quit Terminal
9. Enjoy the Daily Herald website for free