Comments on: 10 Ways To Trick Out Your Netbook for Free http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:38:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: x-15a2 http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-526344 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:09:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-526344 Anyone that thinks that Chrome is a good choice because of it’s smaller memory footprint is kidding themselves. It’s a huge memory hog and is a poor choice for any low RAM system.

http://www.favbrowser.com/browser-memory-ram-usage-firefox-35-rc-safari-4-opera-10-beta-google-chrome-30-dev/

]]> By: Mees http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-154115 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:19:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-154115 I’m using Moblin right now.
You should really add this os to the list.

” Moblin, short for ‘mobile Linux’, was an open source operating system and application stack for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), netbooks, nettops and embedded devices ” -Wikipedia

My boot time on the Acer Aspire One is 7 seconds.
That’s really fast compared to other os’es.
(I really mean Start up, not recovering out of stand-by.)

]]> By: anonymous http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-154114 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:41:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-154114 Suggesting OOo and Portable Firefox makes absolutely no sense on a netbook. OOO is almost entirely based on Java which is perhaps one of the slowest scripting languages in existence. Firefox takes forever to start and all the menubars take up half the (already smaller) screen. Just go for chrome and office2007/office2010, at least you’ll be able to produce documents which people are actually able to edit without messing up the layout..

]]> By: Tarnum http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-154113 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:58:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-154113 Google Chrome is probably not that good for netbooks as it is sucking all CPU power by using multiple processes – and that drain your battery quickly. I found that Opera browser have smallest CPU and RAM foot print and it’s quit quick also.

]]> By: 8 Timely Tips for the Netbook Buyer – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-154112 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:23:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-154112 [...] Free Apps Can Improve Your Experience. When evaluating a netbook’s platform and what you’ll do with it, don’t forget that there are many free and open source utilities and applications that make navigating, handling hardware resources and other tasks easier. You can find 10 good ideas here. [...]

]]> By: Netbook Guru http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-154111 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:53:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-154111 To the author,
I have been spending a huge amount of time developing a collection of softwares that are compatible with Netbooks.

Check it out : http://www.netbookfiles.com

]]> By: Anthony Coons http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-154110 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:27:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-154110 As for as media goes don’t forget Pandora, for online music, and if you like even more defined music list and top 100 playlist, try nutsie. Both are free, and great. If you like video try zml.com or upstreamtv. Netbooks are filling the gaps for many users, as netcentric computing gets bigger, so will netbooks. I use a Full size laptop HP HDX, but I am considering a HP Mini 311 with 320GB and 3GB Ram, in a netbook running Windows 7. Almost forgot, if you like games try gog, and wildtangent. Have any questions or comments, hit me up on twitter. djsolutions

]]> By: lee http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-154109 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:10:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-154109 first off i have a dell mini 10 which is great so i dont know if this applys to netbooks, if you buy an exteral dvd drive and it has nero,
**********DO NOT INSTALL IT YOU WILL HAVE THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH***
took me ages to figure it out also google chrome ( i think) messed up the card slot. if this affects any other netbooks could you let me know. thanks

]]> By: steve clayton http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-154108 Mon, 04 May 2009 19:24:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-154108 I’m biased but installing Live Mesh on a netbook is a great free way to trick out your device – it get’s you 5GB cloud storage but more than that, it’s 5GB that syncs with your other PC’s, Mac’s or WinMo devices. for me it’a killer app for a netbook.

http://www.mesh.com

]]> By: The Netbooks Are Taking Over! http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-154107 Mon, 04 May 2009 18:16:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-154107 [...] 10 Ways to Trick out Your Netbook for Free [...]

]]> By: Chester72 http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-154106 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:00:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-154106 Linda, installing a codec pack like klite will resolve your problem. Sorry for my english

]]> By: Tom http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-154105 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:00:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-154105 Great Tips. Thanks

]]> By: Linda Bailey http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-154104 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:03:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-154104 I have a Samsung netbook and I would like to use it to watch vidoe taken on a Panasonic camcorder,but it keeps saying that i need a dvd decoder for mpeg 2. Can anyone give me any suggestions?

]]> By: ASUS begins shipping ultra-longevous Eee PC 1000HE - Engadget http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-154103 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:42:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-154103 [...] 10 Ways To Trick Out Your Netbook (gigaom.com) [...]

]]> By: Free Netbook http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-154102 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:54:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-154102 Awesome! Thank you. I have always loved VLC Media Player.

]]> By: Maximize Your Efficiency With 8 Free Netbook Applications | NetBookBoards.com http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/#comment-154101 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:19:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30789#comment-154101 [...] Via Gigaom. [...]

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