So, you've just got a netbook....

So, I’ve just recently got a netbook and I’ve decided to put together a few useful things to let people know, they’re not just sad machines that come with (shutters) Windows 7 Starter.
First thing you want to do is just install a different version of Windows. Right now I am running Windows 7 Ultimate. Later, I’ll tell you a few good simple Linux installs too, they can run smoother but I’ve found to be sticking to 7 because of my school. Anyway..
I got my netbook for Santaday, and I just happened to have an install of both Linux and Windows 7 Ultimate on my Droid’s SD card. I keep them incase I need a live CD/ a Windows trouble shooter. Just a thought to some people who like to play around with stuff. Okay, sorry. Now on to actual programs and such.

1. On every new install you should visit http://ninite.com/. You can install multiple apps at once without toolbars or clicking Next. I use it every time I have a new install on any of my machines. It has a lot of good programs.
2. Get Avria, it’s the best free Anti- virus I’ve ever used. There is a paid version but, I’ve never used it.
3. My netbook only has a 160GB HDD, actually only 135 from all the system files and what not. So install as many portable programs as you can or want to. This is a really good site where I get all of my ports from: http://portableapps.com/
4. Slim down windows, if you don’t need it and you can do with out it, lose it.
***Only do  that^ if you know what you are doing, or have someone that does know help.
5. If you want to go for a tiny OS like Linux but never have used it and can’t stray too far away from Windows install Wubi, it’s Linux within Windows so you can just un-install it, like a regular program.
6. Some good easy to use Linux distros for netbooks:
Linux Mint --
I have used it myself on my desktop and it’s very user friendly and it’s simple to use.
Ubuntu Netbook --
I installed the Wubi install of it on my netbook and the interface didn’t really fly with me. It is still very user friendly and I felt I had to include it because it’s a good distro to learn Linux on.
Eeebuntu--
It’s based on well, Ubuntu but it’s a full OS and it’s very user friendly. It runs super well on netbooks of all hardware.
Puppy - *you are root in Puppy
Puppy Linux is a distro I like a lot, you start at root and it can be useful on doing things or working in the system and you need root all the time. I don’t recommend this for less experienced users because you are root, and can be exposed easier while using the Internet, and also the setup can be a little confusing. 
gOS Cloud--
Well, this one is good if you have a tiny drive, and other sort of not-good-at-high-computing-tasks. It pretty much turns your netbook into.. well... an Internet machine! If you do want this and you think you’ll never be able to save things like pictures or word documents, you can always use Google Docks or something of the sort to have things saved.

Well there you go, my first blog post with substance.

This is the kind of Netbook I have/specs some things will run differently on older/newer/better machines!
Acer Aspire One
CPU: two Intel Atom 1.66GHz each
RAM: 1GB
Running: Windows 7 Ultimate. 

This is what happens when I program.

This pretty much explains itself. 

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