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gigaom.com - 12/3/2008

10 Ways To Trick Out Your Netbook for Free [GigaOM]

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Netbooks are all the rage at the moment, with Asus predicting that it will sell 5 million of its Asus Eee PC netbooks by the end of this year. However, one of the tricky aspects of netbooks is that they have much more limited hardware resources than larger, traditional notebooks. For that ...

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marketshare.hitslink.com - 12/1/2008

Market share for browsers, operating systems and search engines

— marketshare.hitslink.com — For the first time since we began tracking, the Firefox browser has exceeded 20% share for a... full month. Mozilla's CEO, John Lilly, gives credit to the Mozilla community and shared his thoughts with us on this accomplishment: "Reaching 20 percent ... (more) Market share for browsers, operating systems and search ...

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blogs.computerworld.com - 12/1/2008

Atheros Wi-Fi goes open-source, Linux friendly

— blogs.computerworld.com — At long last, Atheros has opened up the last binary barriers to making completely open-source, Linux-friendly drivers... for its popular Wi-Fi chipsets. read more (more) Atheros Wi-Fi goes open-source, Linux friendly

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phoronix.com - 12/1/2008

[Phoronix] Steam Client For Linux Confirmed: Linux Libraries Appear In Left 4 Dead Demo

— phoronix.com — Earlier this year we shared that Valve's Source Engine is coming to Linux after receiving some information... that pointed in this direction. In addition, a year ago Valve Software was publicly looking for a senior software engineer to port Windows-based ... (more) [Phoronix] Steam Client For Linux Confirmed: Linux ...

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10 (plus 1) free netbook tweaks for Windows and Linux: GigaOM
jkOnTheRun — ... It's always good to see our brethern blogs pick up on the growing netbook trend. Sam Dean penned a nice list over at GigaOM with ten ways to tweak your XP or Linux netbook that's worth passing along. The best news: every single one of them is a freebie! ...

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OStatic blogs — Study: By 2020, 40 percent of jobs will be in open source..... Microsoft disparages open source TCO with year-old case study..... 40 open source tools for protecting your privacy..... Red Hat: Moving beyond 'rip and replace'..... 10 ways to trick out your netbook for free..... Nokia closes its Symbian acquisition, seeding an open source foundation.....   ...

OStatic Buffer Overflow..... [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — Study: By 2020, 40 percent of jobs will be in open source..... Microsoft disparages open source TCO with year-old case study..... 40 open source tools for protecting your privacy..... Red Hat: Moving beyond 'rip and replace'..... 10 ways to trick out your netbook for free..... Nokia closes its Symbian acquisition, seeding an open source foundation.....   ...

End-of-Year Thoughts and Resources on Netbooks [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... How can you get the most out of a netbook? One of the limitations of netbooks is that they come in at low prices by limiting some local hardware resources. For that reason, it makes a lot of sense to optimize the applications you use on these systems, and lightweight open source applications are often good choices. For recommendations on which applications can make the biggest difference, check this post I did on GigaOm. You'll find the applications there to deliver lots of productivity benefits without breaking the hardware ...

End-of-Year Thoughts and Resources on Netbooks
OStatic blogs — ... How can you get the most out of a netbook? One of the limitations of netbooks is that they come in at low prices by limiting some local hardware resources. For that reason, it makes a lot of sense to optimize the applications you use on these systems, and lightweight open source applications are often good choices. For recommendations on which applications can make the biggest difference, check this post I did on GigaOm. You'll find the applications there to deliver lots of productivity benefits without breaking the hardware resource bank. ...

10 ways to tweak your netbooks
My Asus Eee PC — 10 ways to tweak your netbooks GigaOM has posted a great article detailing 10 ways to trick out your netbooks for the best performance possible. I’ve been using most of the tips on Linux and Windows way before this article came out, and any help given to budding Eee enthusiasts would be great. December 17, 2008 Filed by ...

Tips for new netbook owners: how to get big results from your tiny machines [jkOnTheRun]
GigaOM Network — ... Your new netbook likely didn’t come with much software and we know a PC is only as good as the programs it has. It also seems a bit incongruous to install a lot of expensive software on a computer that likely only cost a few hundred bucks. Our parent blog GigaOM recently shared 10 Ways to Trick Out Your Netbook that points out some good free programs like OpenOffice that will help you get the most out of your new netbook. ...

The Netbooks Are Taking Over! [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... plenty of others do. As more people seek cheap alternatives to laptops for their kids and smaller machines for travel and to take to coffee shops, I could soon be in the minority. For those seeking netbook nirvana, check out the broad coverage over at our sister blog jkOnTheRun or some of the following posts that offer a quick primer on the machines. A Quick Guide to Netbooks 5 Things to Consider before Buying a Netbook 10 Ways to Trick out Your Netbook for Free 7 Ways to Make your WinXP Netbook Shine ...