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Screenshots: Five apps to fend off boredom on a long flight

By Brien Posey May 18, 2016, 10:32 AM PDT

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Between speaking at IT conferences, training, and personalrntravel, I spend a lot of time in the air. In fact, when people ask what I dornfor a living, my wife often jokes that I am a professional airline passenger. MyrnSurface tablet is my go-to resource for avoiding boredom during long flights,rnand this article lists five apps I like to use when I travel.

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Fairway Solitaire
Fairway Solitaire
Screenshots: Five apps to fend off boredom on a long flight

Fairway Solitaire

Fairway Solitaire

The game is loosely based around the story of an evil gopherrnwho wants to get revenge on the golfers. Gameplay is simple, but many of thernlevels are deceptively difficult. For whatever reason, I find this game to berncompletely addictive… and I’m not even a golfer. I have spent many flightsrntrying to beat the gopher.

Fairway Solitaire’s price varies by platform, but a freerntrial version is available for download.

Smarter Battery
Smarter Battery
Screenshots: Five apps to fend off boredom on a long flight

Smarter Battery

Smarter Battery

Smarter Battery sells for $14, but a free trial is availablernfor download.

Free YouTube Downloader
Free YouTube Downloader
Screenshots: Five apps to fend off boredom on a long flight

Free YouTube Downloader

Free YouTube Downloader

I have spent many flightrnhours watching YouTube videos thanks to this app and a few other downloaders Irnuse from time to time.

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* 1988 - Started teaching myself about computers \ * 1992 - Mainframe programmer for an insurance company \ * 1993 - Network Administrator for a different insurance company \ * 1996 - Author for The Cobb Group \ * 1998 - Network Administrator
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