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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 30

Welcome to Episode 30 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. In this show we discuss the TechNet Virtual labs; Apple’s iOS5 battery issues; a time lapse video from the ISS; Wi-Fi on international flights over water; NASA’s Mars Rovers latest discovery; the PODCAST App Starter Kit for Windows Phone 7; Windows 8 Battery life and power consumption; Tango video calling app for Windows Phone 7; percentage of employee’s banned from social networks while at work; automated MAC backups to your Windows Home Server 2011 or Small Business Server 2011 Essentials systems; Smartphone multitasking while watching TV; Xbox Live auto-renewal option; military veteran’s support from Microsoft and Google; Facebook backs of on organizing your timeline a bit; mobile Flash is no more; 1st gen iPod Nano’s battery issue gets worldwide replacement program; keyboard shortcuts for your Windows PC; new Windows Phone Wallpaper site; why Google+ and Facebook are not competing with each other; YouTube redesign; a Lumia 800 Windows Phone makes a reviewer think about giving up their iPhone; why Amazon is not sweating selling you the hardware for less than cost; and news agencies use of Twitter. We wrap up the show with a review of the past week on WindowsObserver.com. . . .

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 29

Welcome to Episode 29 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. We are coming at you one day later than normal because of the NAS Jacksonville Airshow which I worked for three days and then I had jury duty yesterday. After catching up I just could not get the show recorded so you have it now for your listening pleasure. I started the show off talking about today being Patch Tuesday for your Windows based clients and server systems. So after you fire up Windows Update you can continue to listen to the show where we talk about Andy Rooney’s death; pinning the Control Panel icon to your taskbar for quick access in Windows 8; possibility of Windows 8 becoming a base OS for Microsoft’s consumer products; 2005 YU55 Asteroid passed by Earth while recording the show; Google+ Pages launch; Amazon Prime users borrowing Kindle books now; Netflix on the new Nook Color; watching for Confirm Your Account scams; DuQu Security Advisory and workaround solution and fix; Spotify for Windows Phone 7 Hands on; relaxed hardware requirements for Windows Phone 7 devices; ChevronWP7 Unlock Tool for Windows Phone 7; AP Guidelines for Journalists and RT’s; Twitter features for Top News, Top People and Activity tabs; Commodore 64 Revived by Intel; share your printer on the Internet; hard drive prices going up due to flooding in Thailand; United and Continental adding Wi-Fi to flights next year; speed of USB 3.0 compared to USB 2.0; Wi-Fi Do’s and Don’ts; Samsung Focus S review; tips for creating great content; and our first appearance in the PC Pitstop newsletter. As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com. . . .

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Inflight WiFi Over Water: When Will We See It?

As I made my 9 plus hour flight yesterday I got to thinking about how different a flight it would have been if there was WiFi connectivity while we were over water.

Most everyone who flies these days knows that WiFi is possible over the Continental US because the system uses cell . . .

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In Flight WiFi and Internet Service from GoGo Inflight

If you follow me on Twitter ( @WinObs ) you are aware that I am headed to El Salvador today with Delta.  In fact I am sitting on our flight in a ground delay here in Jax due to overhead issues in Atlanta.  We are being used as a fill in flight . . .

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