April 24, 2010
If you thought cheap gigabyte hard drives meant no one is concerned about space on their computers anymore, think again. There are plenty of netbook owners out there who, because they opted for a solid state drive instead of a conventional one, have as little as 16, 8 or even 4 gigs of hard drive [...]
March 11, 2010
Installing a new operating system on a netbook without a CD/DVD drive should be an easy task thanks to Unetbootin, but when it comes to installing Windows 7, there are a few extra steps that need to be taken before you are able to get the latest Windows OS onto your netbook. In this guide, we’re [...]
March 3, 2010
We live in a wondrous age. Access to information most people could only have dreamed of just a short time ago is today at our fingertips, and many people don’t even know about it. For example: do you know about Project Gutenberg? Named after one of the inventors of the moveable type printing press, this [...]
February 18, 2010
I’ve finally found my ideal netbook operating system. It’s called Jolicloud. Let me explain. A netbook is not a laptop. It is smaller, less powerful and considerably cheaper. This isn’t to say a netbook is inferior to a laptop; on the contrary, I use my Eee PC more often than any other computer. I mean only [...]
January 3, 2010
Netbooks are light, portable, and have become a great intermediary between smartphones and full-sized laptops. While first generation netbooks offered weak hardware specifications, most modern netbooks come equipped with high-end hardware and batteries that can last a full day. There are a few downsides to netbooks, though. Their light weight and portability is mostly due [...]
December 10, 2009
Google’s new netbook-oriented operating system, Chrome OS, got more than its fair share of press when its source code was released (including a download from our very own Jorge Sierra.) But Google’s not the only major tech company developing a speedy, open-source operating system for netbooks – Intel’s been working on Moblin netbook OS since [...]
August 9, 2009
I just let myself be lured into buying a Netbook for my daughter. It was a good deal actually and I love the machine. The only problem is that it came with no OS and no optical disc drive (it has two USB ports, though). The only option to get it up and running – [...]
