Title Windows Netbooks: The Path to Low-Cost Computing Author James Floyd Kelly Publisher Apress Release date September, 2009 Description  

In this books, Windows Netbooks: The Path to Low-Cost Computing, we will learn about MS Windows and Netbooks. Netbooks are breaking all the rules—longer battery life, lightweight, and easy to use. And best of all is the low price. Whether we already own a netbook or are considering purchasing one, the good news doesn’t end there, however. Throw in some free open source and “cloud computing” software and we’ve got yourself a powerful little computer at a fraction of the cost of the bigger laptops and desktops. This book is all about finding the best netbook for our needs and then keeping the cost of netbook ownership down. We can choose to spend some of our savings on a few “must have” extras such as a CD/DVD burner and a nice carrying case or save even more money by installing some (or all) of the 100% free software covered in the chapters of this book.

Windows Netbooks: The Path to Low Cost Computing is your guide to pushing a netbook to its maximum potential and keeping spending to an absolute minimum. Learn how to protect your netbook with 100% free antivirus applications and then get to work with 100% free word processing, spreadsheet, email, calendar, and presentation applications. We’ll find these and many more applications, along with helpful discussions on netbook hardware and maintenance, that will super-charge your netbook, your productivity, and your Internet time.

In this book we’ll learn how to

  • Optimize your netbook's performance
  • Make the most of a small screen
  • Secure your netbook
  • Dual-boot Linux and Windows
  • Upgrade your netbook's hardware
  • Install new applications on your netbook

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