Netbooks are becoming popular day by day because of their small size and reliable performance.With a netbook we can do most of our daily tasks which we normally  do on a laptop or notebook.Some of the well know netbooks are Sony Vaio Netbook,Acer Aspire One,Asus Eee PC and Dell Mini 10.

I have read many reviews,seen videos,Pictures and prices of different netbooks.After doing research on netbooks.I have found that Dell Mini 10 Netbook is better as compare to any netbook in the sense of features,prices and look.

You must have the following questions in your mind.

Should i get a netbook or not ?

How well will netbook perform with its too small size ?

The answer is very simple and mentioned below.

You should buy a netbook because netbook is leightweight,easy to use and easy to take anywhere with you and it has got everything you will need.It will costs you about $300 – $350 the performance of netbook is really awesome it can run almost everything you will need except of heavy games and softwares like Visual studio and Adobe CS 3.

Well netbooks are little sensitive as compare to notebook or laptops and the resources of netbooks is also limited too.Therefore i am gonna list down 10 Tips for Using Netbook and Optimizing its Performance.

1) Keep in mind it is a small netbook.

Before started using a netbook always keep in mind that this is a small netbook not a big size desktop computer or laptop.Therefore use it with a little care.

2) Donot use netbook as a primary computer.

Although netbook can be used for several hours but you shouldn’t use it as a primary computer because it is designed for small and medium tasks.

3) Donot use antivirus.(Use Ccleaner Instead)

Please don’t start laughing on my this point.I know not using an antivirus is dangerous and can harm your netbook.But the reason behind my this point is that antivirus is a resource consuming software and netbook has limited resources so antivirus can slow down your netbook.If you wanna use antivirus than use but you should disable its auto protect so it won’t scan every program on launch.

You can also use Ccleaner for clearing internet cache and temp files which is also another source of viruses.

4) Close down unnecessary Services.

One of the main reason behind resource consumption is backgroud services.You can free some resources on your netbook by closing some unnecessary Services.To close any service.Lauch task manager by pressing ctrl – alt – delete and then click on task manager then click on services.Right click on the services you wanna close and click end task.

5) Check CPU and Memory Usage.

Checking CPU and Memory usage on the regular interval can give you a quick look on how much your processor and memory are being used and if you see that processor usage is 100% then there must a service which is causing this so close down that service.

If the available ram is low than you can increase the performance of your netbook by increasing the pagefile size.

6) Donot install Games and heavy softwares.

Netbook is not designed for playing games or using softwares like visual studio.It is designed for browsing,messaging,blogging,chatting and other office work.So always refrain from installing games or heavy software on netbook.

7) Try to use Linux.

As all of us know that linux is more secure as compare to windows therefore using linux rather than windows on netbook is a better approach.I mentioned earlier that netbook is designed for small and medium tasks.Most of the peoples install windows for playing games and using software which can’t be run on linux and netbook is not designed for playing games or using heavy software.

Linux has got all the softwares required for blogging,browsing,chatting,listening songs and watching videos.So install linux on netbooks and have fun with secure OS.

Keep your files and folders organized.

I have seen that most of the computer users (Normally non-techies) donot manage files and folder on their computer and this is also another reason of decreased computer performance and unstable windows.So always keep your files and folders manage.

Create a separate partion for your data rather than using C drive or the Drive in which OS is installed.Before installing a software first create a folder with the name of software and then install software on that folder.

9) Adjust Windows XP for best Performance.

Default theme of windows XP is resource consuming.It will be better if you use a classic theme and adjust windows xp for best performance it will disable all the effect (Who needs effects in a netbook).To Adjust windows xp for better performance following the steps given below.

• Right Click on my computer > Go to properties > Click on advanced tab > Click on settings button below the performance text > Select adjust for best performance > Click Apply and OK.

10) Donot Press Keys Hardly.

Keys of netbooks are little sensitive so pressing them hardly can cause internal damage to them.Most of the peoples are used to press keys little hardly on their desktop computer and laptop there it will be little difficult for them to manage in start so avoid pressing keys hardly.

Nowadays ubuntu and other linux distros are becoming very popular.Lots of peoples has quit the use of windows and started using linux but here the question is that how easy linux is as compare to windows for home or office users (Non-techies).It is quite easy to install and configure for the techie peoples but when we talk about the people whose jobs are not related to computer or they just use computer for Listening music,Watching movies,Office work or email.

I have listed some reasons why windows is better than linux for non-techies based on my experience and the questions asked to me about linux by non-techies.

1) Which distro to use.

As all of us know linux has got tons of distro and this is the first confusing point for non-techies that which distro is best for them.

2) Where to get linux.

Linux is not much popular as windows so it is also possible that you won’t find linux CDs on all shops.

3) How to install Linux.

Although linux is not very difficult to install and distro like ubuntu has also provided Wubi install by using which you can easily install ubuntu with linux on NTFS parition.But it is still difficult to install linux for Non-techies.Partitions concept of linux is little difficult for them.

4) Configuring desktops and settings.

Desktop,network,control panel and screen saver all the setting is little different as compare to windows so in the first look most of the non-techies get confused on how to configure their desktop.

5) Installing Software.

This is the most confusing and difficult thing for non-techie because software installation is totally different in linux as compare to windows.We have to install from sources rather than just running a setup files.

6) Installing drivers.

Although linux has some driver so some of your devices will work plug and play but it will be real headache for non-techies to install drivers of devices which is not available in linux.

7) Playing music files.

Most of the peoples have songs or other music files in MP3,WMA or any other format and the thing is that linux by default doesn’t have codecs installed for playing these type of media files.You can also check my post How to play mp3 and other multimedia files in ubuntu

Playing games.

Not all the games are available for linux as if some games like counter strike are available for linux the difficult point is again the installation of game.

9) Softwares availability.

Almost all of the latest softwares are available for windows but not all of them are available for linux.This is also tricky point for non-techies for find the alternatives of the software which are not available in linux.

10) Difficult to get help.

Non-techies prefer to ask from others rather than searching on google as it is little easy for them to understand and if they ask for help from their family members or colleagues very few will be able to help them but if we talk about windows most of the peoples are familar with most of the windows features.

11) Partitioning

I also mention in reason 1 that partition table of linux is little confusing as compare to windows then partitions of linux looks like.

/hda1/disk8

/hda2/disk4

and if we have a look at windows partitions it looks like.

C:

D:

E:

You can see which one is easier.

12) Requires research.

Linux requires little more research as compare to windows and non-techies don’t have time or they don’t wanna research on linux as this is not the part of their job so they prefers windows.

I have tried to posted as much reasons as currently i have in my mind if i have missed any reason please write in comments.

Also check out my Post : 40 Cool Linux Wallpapers

In the market of Tablet PC fujitsu is step ahead as compare to other companies producing Tablet PCs.Fujitsu has recently introduced its latest 8.9 inch LifeBook P1630 Tablet PC.With its feather-light weight, innovative bi-directional hinge, and versatile touch screen display, the LifeBook P1630 notebook is one of the most compelling mobile computing products on the market today.

This latest Tablet PC has everything OK except one bad thing that the Price for this tablet PC is $2,354.This price is really too high for most of the peoples.

Specifications of LifeBook P1630 Tablet PC.

•    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor Ultra Low Voltage SU9300 (1.20 GHz, 3 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB)
•    Genuine Windows® Vista Business (SP1)
•    Microsoft® Office OneNote® 20071
•    8.9″ WXGA touch screen display
•    1 GB DDR2 667 SDRAM memory
•    80 GB S-ATA, 5400 rpm hard drive2
•    Multinational3 56K4 V.92 modem and Gigabit Ethernet LAN
•    Atheros XSPAN® Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/draft-n)
•    Bluetooth wireless
•    TPM and Fingerprint Sensor
•    Digital microphone and Webcam
•    High-Capacity Main battery: Lithium ion (6-cell, 10.8V, 5200 mAh)
•    Three-year International Limited Warranty
•    M-code FPCM21873

Buy : LifeBook P1630 Tablet PC

Apple always surprises us by introducing new and cool product all the time. Macbook is a well know product of apple but now apple is trying to get some moreattractions towards macbook by introducing the latest fastest macbook ever.Techradar has reviewed this new macbook from all aspects.

Apple’s New macbook has the slim body and a stylish 13.3-inch screen that will surely attrach your eyes.If we look at this new macbook from the view of price then it is really too expensive.This new macbook comes in two different type with some changes in hardware.

1) 2.0 GHz Intel,2GB of RAM and 160 GB Hard Drive.This will cost you £949
2) Core II Duo,2Gb of RAM and 250 GB Hard Drive.This will cost you £1149

Now the desicion is your which one you choose.

Via : TechRadar