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Snappy Windows 7 installation

Just finished installing Windows 7 on an ASUS 1000HE netbook. 23 minutes from inserting the install DVD to first boot into finished OS. While I use this netbook for a week with Win7, a reinstall was necessary because I “found” an SSD disk, 64GB. I want Read More...
Posted Friday, March 20, 2009 2:14 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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Meetings and email

Here’s a look at the summary of application usage on my netbook (1000HE) this morning between 7:00am and noon. I run Windows 7, Aero Glass is enabled and the power settings are left at “Balanced”. The morning was filled with meetings, not so much email Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:33 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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Size matters

Size matters when it comes to netbooks. See the picture of my last 3 generations of laptop, notebook, netbook bags. The netbook is almost completely sunken in the small cross body bag right of the apple. No, not what you might think. I put the apple there Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:33 AM by Volker Will | 2 Comments
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Netbook or Notebook?

I can tell you, I love Windows 7 on the ASUS 1000HE . I mentioned it already? All this rah rah about netbooks are netbook and not notebooks and you only use them for web surfing. Windows 7 (Win7) and the 1000HE make all the difference. At least for me. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:22 PM by Volker Will | 5 Comments
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Netbook memory upgrade

Just upgraded the 1000HE from ASUS from 1GB to 2GB. No obvious difference in Win7 performance. Apps seem to run faster now. I just had to install Office 2007. Runs very well with the built-in 1GB but feels snappier with 2GB. TaskMgr still shows only 700MB Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:18 AM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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Netbook and Windows 7

A combination that goes together extremely well. Over the past months I read a lot about netbooks and the Twittersphere is full of netbook enthusiasts twittering about their experiences and the fun they have. So I decided it was time for me to try one Read More...
Posted Monday, March 16, 2009 5:22 PM by Volker Will | 1 Comments
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