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    Recommended software for Netbooks

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by tudyfrutie, Dec 29, 2008.

  1. tudyfrutie

    tudyfrutie Notebook Consultant

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    Do you guys have recommended softwares for netbooks?
    meaning stuff that runs faster and uses less resource

    Stuff that i have so far...

    List of recommended application to install on netbooks

    google chrome instead of internet explorer – gives more screen space
    fox it reader instead of adobe reader –faster and requires less resource
    openoffice instead of microsoft word – requires less resource
    avg instead of norton – requires less resource
    VLC player instead of windows media – requires less resource so videos would smoother
     
    tudyfrutie, Dec 29, 2008
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  2. atbnet

    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    Do you multiple IM clients? If so try Digsby or Pidgin to combine all of them to save screen space.
     
    atbnet, Dec 29, 2008
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  3. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    I use Avira & WinRar on my Netbook.
    I will also be using OpenOffice.
    And, I use Meebo for my IMing needs on my Netbook.
    And, I am proud to say I do not use IE on my Netbook, just FF!
    (I did try IE...not so good...)


    Cin.
     
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  4. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    sumatra pdf instead of adobe reader.
     
    davepermen, Dec 30, 2008
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  5. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    7-zip > WinRar
     
    McGrady, Dec 30, 2008
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  6. vinumsv

    vinumsv MobileFreak™

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    I would Prefer Portables Apps in A Netbook for their portability and easy of use
     
    vinumsv, Dec 30, 2008
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  7. goofball

    goofball Notebook Deity

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    cdburnerXP if you need to burn to recordable media
    Notebook Battery Info as a better power meter measure.
    ccleaner (for any system really, not just netbooks)
    QuietHDD (to quiet the HDD down from all the head parking)
    keytweak (for those who don't like their current keyboard layout)
    Synctoy.
     
    goofball, Dec 30, 2008
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  8. Hildy

    Hildy Newbie

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    How well will a netbook run the open office spreadsheet app? How about PDFs?

    A netbook seems perfect for my livingroom web browsing, but I also run tabletop role playing games and would love a cheap option to run a few spreadhseets and 3 or 4 simultaneous PDFs... I'm just afraid the netbook may slow down or choke with all of that open.
     
    Hildy, Jan 7, 2009
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  9. Narukari

    Narukari Notebook Geek

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    A netbook will run spreadsheets just fine. They are really underrated little machines. My eee pc 1000h is able to run half life 2 at a playable framerate as long as you use dx7.

    The only thing with simultaneous pdfs is that you would have to alt tab them. The screen has a very small resolution(1024x600), so side by side windows is difficult to operate.
     
    Narukari, Jan 7, 2009
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  10. Hildy

    Hildy Newbie

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    Interesting.

    I had read reviews downplaying performance. I was afriad of noticeably long slowdown if I had several multi-MB PDF's open at once. ALT-TABing is fine by me, so long as the pages are readable. I'll have to give these little guys another look.
     
    Hildy, Jan 7, 2009
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  11. ehubbard

    ehubbard Notebook Enthusiast

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    A netbook would be perfect for tabletop gaming. I had a friend that had the old HP "netbook like" Jornada that he used. Worked great! That was 4 years ago.. :)
     
    ehubbard, Mar 9, 2009
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