Does World of Warcraft Cataclysm Work on Hughesnet?

Yeah, that's what you think it is.

In response to my article about using Xbox Live on Hughesnet, I decided to put together a quick post about how WoW runs on satellite internet.

Well if you have not looked at my other posts about Hughesnet, then you might be missing out on some good info. I have a post about using Hughesnet for Xbox Live, and some other general Hughesnet information.

Well, the long and the short of things is this: Hughesnet works with World of Warcraft. It sucks though.

Is Google Music in Trouble?

Are you using Google Music? The more important question is have you purchased music through Google Music? While there was quite an uproar to get Google Music Beta invites, and there was a large movement to upload songs to Google Music; there is concern that Google Music isn't living up to expectations. Cnet posted that Google is reporting that adaptation and revenue are well below expectations.

While it is fair to say that the service has not officially been released for even a quarter yet, there is still concern that the service isn't making any money, and there are still issues that need to ironed out.

Did Google Just Squash Android Skins?

A post on the Google Devs site just outlined standards that Google is requiring of OEMs that use ICS on their phones. The "Halo" theme that is used on the Galaxy Nexus is now required on ICS builds. Google is not implicitly requiring the Halo theme, but those devices that do not comply with Google's wishes will find themselves locked out of the Google Market, and its 400,000 apps. That may mean that official Google apps might not be included, including Gmail and Google Maps and Google Nav, which is sure to discourage noncompliance.

Free and Fast Fix: Galaxy Nexus Can't Hear my Ringtones/Notifications

The GNex is a wonderful piece of engineering, combining Google's latest software, Android 4.0 and Samsung's beautiful displays.

Hughesnet...um what?

Hughesnet has a little thing called a FAP, where you get a tiny bit of internet metered out to you. If you exceed your allowance you are busted down to a crawl for TWENTY-FOUR hours! My plan is for 400 MB a day. That's right 400 MB. Hughesnet is so nice, they threw in any extra 25 MB as a percentage. So my usual allowance is 425 MB. I've learned to live with that, and I check my allowance all the time. Imagine my surprise when I check ed my allowance and it was this:

HOLY FUCK a GB!

What happened? Are you guys seeing numbers like this? I am not complaining at all, but I can't even touch that, I've been trained to avoid using the internet for so long...