What is a netbook?

A product that we see more and more lately, and the use of which in 2009 will probably exponentially, a netbook. A netbook or mini laptop is also mentioned. In this article we will go in what is a netbook, the specifications and you should look at buying a netbook.

What is a netbook?
As we in the introduction to this article already written, a netbook is a mini laptop. A netbook is designed to be easily moved. Not only is it lighter than a normal laptop, it is also smaller than a regular laptop. Moreover, a netbook price technically also a lot cheaper. Where a laptop in many cases very powerful hardware, this is in a netbook is not required. It is in a netbook is not for the strong performance, but to take it easy so that also worked on it.

What is a netbook for use?
A netbook is mainly used to work when you are not home or office is. Activities covered are e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet preparation and internet. An important function of a netbook is the ability to connect to the Internet (Wifi / LAN). For major applications a netbook is clearly not suitable. There are few opportunities for additional software.

Differences from an ordinary laptop
We will now focus on different parts of the netbook, which are substantially different from an ordinary laptop

* The display. A normal laptop is usually a screen of 15 "to 19" inches. The display in a netbook is usually between 7 and 12 "inch.
* The weight. Where a regular laptop is a few pounds, the weight of a netbook always around 1 kilo. Easy to take so.
* Shockproof hard drive. A netbook is a different type of hard drive used, one more shock resistant than a normal hard drive.
* Alternating system. Ordinary laptops have mostly standard Windows installed, but netbooks, there is a greater variation in operating systems. Thus there is relatively more Linux installed.
* No CD / DVD player. There is no entry for CD-ROMs, CD's or DVD's in a netbook. Therefore, it is so often difficult to install additional software.


Where should you look to purchase?
Probably the main point where you should look at buying a netbook is the battery life. As a netbook / mini laptop designed to take on and to make them work, it is important that the battery will last long. Because of relatively cheap hardware used in a netbook, and this also applies to batteries, there are many models on the market whose battery that is only 2 hours. It is important to advance this view, for you will regret.

Besides the battery life you can just look at the operating system of the netbook that you may want to buy. Few people have experience with Linux, and if you think this effort to go, you should opt for an alternative with another operating system.

Microsoft launches its new Search Engine

Microsoft is looking for a direct confrontation with Google in search business. With the upcoming launch of Kumo (possibly under the name Bing) wants Microsoft's market share in the billion dollar new business search it up.

Microsoft wants in the coming week, his already much discussed new search engine Kumo start. Kumo (or Bing) is so far the search service Live Search to replace.

After the months before the first screen shots were leaked by Kumo, had already started a discussion about the new features in the Microsoft engine. Significant change is an addition with a semantic analysis and a special edition column. The technology that Microsoft had with the acquisition of Powerset procured in July 2008.

A look at the first screenshots of Kumo shows that it is a three-edition form. In the middle are the search results and on the right edge of the text ads - so it looks up here so just like in Google.

Interestingly, however, could be the left column. The lower part of which contains links to previous queries, so you quickly to the previous results can rely.

But most importantly, the upper part of this column to be. Here are several categories listed, the search for match, for example, songs and biography of a singer, or test reports and special offers with a product queries as well as accessories, videos and photos in the search for a car.

That is, Kumo, the semantics of a chain of search and recognize dependent on the left column generated. It should be exciting, as the search engine with ambiguous terms bypasses, for example, "Hamburg".

Whether these improvements are sufficient remains to be seen, because with the recent improvements in Yahoo and Google are the experts always less difference between the three search operators. "This is a serious course for Microsoft," says Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group. He believes the project is also very controversial internally. He reports: "Microsoft has a lot of money and time invested in this project, and there are many on the board that this money for the projects and products have, in which Microsoft is a leader."

Analysis Tool for Web 2.0

For businesses, it is increasingly important, as they and their products in forums and blogs are perceived. But the data in the Web 2.0 is difficult. Analysis specialist WebTrends now offers a dedicated solution to the web simultaneously with the classical instrument.

Together with Radian6, a provider of Social Media Monitoring, WebTrends provides the framework of the Open Exchange program is a solution on their own site on the collected information with a deeper insight into current discussions about brands and trends in Social Media can link the field. Using this data, companies can its customers throughout the online environment to understand better and learn to gain insight about the issues that move. WebTrends Social Measurement, powered by Radian6 is for WebTrends customers from now on as a common solution available.

Radian6 has a comprehensive monitoring and analysis solution for the Social Media sector, with businesses throughout the Social Web with their customers can communicate and interact. About WebTrends Open Exchange platform may be information that is on their own website have been collected, effective on the events in the Social Web in relation to be: website analysis, advertising and direct marketing campaigns results are thus no longer the sole basis of the data collection, but are supplemented information from Web 2.0-channels such as blogs, forums, wiki, or Twitter.

It includes WebTrends Social Measurement, inter alia, the As-It-Happens Alerts Radian6 of workflow management and various functions. This company win a better overview of the online conversations in relation to their brand, and hence it.

"The monitoring of its website and in parallel to understand the issues and trends in the Web to play, has always been difficult. But by working with Radian6 we create a large workload, "says Karl-Heinz Maier, Director Central Europe at WebTrends.

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ElcomSoft: Russian software package provides power for wireless hackers

The Russian software company ElcomSoft now has a package on the market, with the majority of Wi-Fi passwords in the shortest time to crack. According to official figures, it is the system administrators to assist, but the software is more an ideal tool for professional wireless hackers.

ElcomSoft new 1.0 software package Committee had the data at TJX thieves like you want, when they are five years ago on a geknacktes wireless password access to the cash registers of a supermarket gave to then the largest theft of credit cards made. EESC 1.0, according to manufacturer's specifications "a particularly powerful tool to find out of Wi-Fi passwords after WPA/WPA2 PSK encryption.

And it goes further in the text: "Instead of pure brute-force attacks uses highly sophisticated EESC dictionary attacks. Using a specially refined GPU support, the passwords much faster track than if only the CPU is used. "

The usage of graphics chips for normal computing tasks so far comes only in the context of professional software such as the exploration of oil resources are used - in the consumer sector is still very rare. Committee is currently the ATI HD series, the Nvidia chip the Geforce series 8, 9 and 200 and Nvidias professional Quadro solutions automatically recognize and take advantage of. This can crack a password, according ElcomSoft several hundred times faster equip go than in an exclusive CPU utilization.

For the cracking of the passwords, the software is very complex by dictionary attacks, in which the variations and combinations (called mutations) can be adjusted flexibly.

The software runs on all current Windows systems and costs during the introductory period until 1 March 600, then the price should double.

ElcomSoft is in its advertising for this software to the system administrators who are thus able to determine how easy it into their WLAN can penetrate. But that's just as if a provider of tools for cracking safes says that only the head of the bank branch to be procured, in order to be safe in your own basement to test ...

How many computer do I need really?

What needs to be for notebook computers or pay?

• Who usually only letters and e-mails writes, surfs the Internet, has about 500 euros. For compute-intensive tasks (image and video editing, games) are not suitable.

• For 800 to 900 euros, there's more computing power, more storage space, usually wireless network (WLAN) and a TV card. Many games work without trouble.

• For a high-performance computers to play graphically sophisticated games you have more than 1000 euros.

Can a laptop to a desk PC replacement?

Yes, with these restrictions:

• Speed

Processors (responsible for all the calculations of the computer) in cheap notebooks are generally slower than those in desktop computers. Who, for example, video editing programs to use them, you need a notebook with dual-core "processor (from 700 euros).

• fun

Discounted notebooks usually have no powerful GPU. Not suitable for graphically sophisticated games!

• Space

On disks in desktop computers match up to 1000 gigabytes of data - in notebooks usually a limit of 320 gigabytes.

• Operation

The buttons are mostly small notebook and shallower than the standard PC keyboard. The trackpad as a mouse replacement is getting used to. For longer work extra mouse and keyboard (both from 5 euros).

Internet at work distracting: eight hours working in less a week

One study estimated 900 billion dollars for the loss of efficiency of U.S. companies

Eight hours a week: the cost to productivity of individual workers over information to the Internet has condemned. The whole blame for e-mail, web browsing, RSS feeds, the instant messenger and all the data that arrive on the desks and computers for employees of companies, diverting their attention from the task they are doing and then taking a break of continuous work.

Translated into soldoni, the overload of information is the national Use something like 900 billion dollars every year. The estimated value of lost productivity caused by the Internet and its tools have been made by research firm Basex in collaboration with Intel, which have also developed a calculator, available online, able to generate an assessment of the cost According to data posted by users.

The instrument developed by Basex is actually very basic and takes into account a few basic criteria, such as the number of employees, the area where the company operates and the level of expertise of employees. Thus, for example, want to lose a little 'time, making the calculation for an advertising company with 12 employees, half of which will be highly qualified, you get an estimate of a loss ranging from 161 thousand to 226 thousand dollars annually.

Toyota aims on self solar

It will reload with panels placed on buildings. In a second time 'directly' from the sun

Toyota is developing a car powered exclusively to solar energy as a weapon in response to the crisis. It reveals the Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei, but specifies that it will take years before the vehicle can land on the market.

This would be an electric with batteries that recharge through solar panels placed on buildings. In a second stage, the company is to develop panels for direct self. In December, the Japanese carmaker announced its first operating loss in 70 years of history, the collapse of sales mainly in the U.S. market. The company, already active in green technology, using solar panels in its Tsutsumi plant which produces the Lexus and the Camry. I installed solar panels covering an area of 60 tennis courts and produce energy, according to Toyota, enough to cover the needs of 500 homes.

The hard disk is not only betrays you if you destroy it

Delete files from your computer is not enough to hide the private information.

The experts advise tecnolgica magazine "Which?", And Fausto Tonna knew well: the only way to permanently inaccessible data stored on a hard disk is to destroy it physically. Not by chance, in fact, the man key to crack Parmalat had seen choosing to take a martelli the computer that contained documents proving the famous forgery in the budget.

Although there are concerns to clean the hard drive of your computer before you throw it or sell it, what was contained in it can be recovered. And the computer criminals - interested in entering into possession of sensitive data, allowing for example to access online bank accounts and the like - I am obviously aware of and take advantage dell'ingenuità (if not the sprovvedutezza) who in one way or ' others are free of the old computer. In practice, these thieves are looking for laptop or desktop PC used or no longer functional (they are selling on eBay or simply abandoned next to bins dell'immondizia) and begin their work to recover data.

This is what did those "Which?", With its intent to demonstrate that if we want the old hard disk does not tell us anything it is always better to do it to pieces before you throw it aside. And what if we like to sell it worthwhile to have one of the many free software that promise to format the machine and cleaned up completely. The proof of the hi-tech experts involved 8 of second-hand laptop specially purchased on eBay, which has been recovered 22 thousand files in theory should no longer be traced. Part of these were represented by digital photos (more or less only), and other information contained on access to private accounts for social networking sites or online stores. In short, all things that probably any of us would prefer to remain private. So even if you do not have to hide experiments Finance creative but just like your privacy and do not want to fall victim to cunning computer experts motivated by anything but friendly intentions, munitevi and put the hammer silenced for ever the computer that you you want to liberate.

A guide to MP3 rescue some lost tourists

The light of an MP3 player saved some tourists lost an icy night trapped in snow mountains as Swiss authorities said on Saturday the rescue.

The two tourists - living in France - were lost on Friday night on the outskirts of the winter resort of Savognin, southeast of Switzerland, said Gery Baumann, spokesman for the rescue service Rega.

The two subjects were able to alert authorities using a mobile phone, but the device was later without battery, said Baumann.

-15 Degrees

"The two fans of winter sports were found by staff Rega helicopter shortly after midnight (Saturday), with the light on your MP3 player," he explained.

Both suffered only mild hypothermia, despite temperatures that dropped to -15 degrees Celsius.

Create a universal charger for MP3, PSP, PDA, mobile ...

A shipper will connect all the electronics such as mobile phones and MP3 connection without wires.
There will be no need to use a charger for each device.
The article works for magnetic induction and it is a novelty that will present the company Powermat a technology fair in Las Vegas (USA), the 2009 CES, which will begin next Monday.

But even that will connect the charger Powermat Wireless Charging to the grid, then place the gadget with its own adapter and nothing else.

Devices like personal computer, camera, PDA, the GPS navigator and even game consoles like the PSP can be recharged with the new instrument without the need to have the usual bunch of cables.

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Imation Apollo Pro WX, hard disks WUSB

The Wireless USB begins to position itself in the marketplace. Probably you do not hit it until laptops and computers come pre-installed with this technology.


Without specifying whom will be in sizes that will be sold, we do know that the largest of the discs will offer 1.5 TB of storage capacity. They also have a few tabs on the side with whom we can have them stand without using a carrier.

Anyway, still will have to wait to opt for WUSB technology, since it seems that prices around 150 dollars, not counting the hard drive to add. Hence we must add either a WUSB adapter or a computer that supports this technology. I want rid of the wires, but not at this price.

Asus RT-N11, create up to four wireless networks

With most wireless routers are used to define little more than the network name that we use, security and begin to use them. But if we give access to someone, for example, if a friend comes home, this is not the safest solution.

To this end, the Asus RT-N11 allows the creation of up to four areas, namely, four subnets, each with a corresponding name, and in which we can define what kind of security we want and the width of banda that offer.

This allows us to, for example, connect all our computers in one of the sub, using WPA2 with a strong password and ancho de banda unlimited, while also offering another subnet, without using passwords to connect with a width of banda limited, so that we do not saturate ours.

The options are several, but the improvement in security if we share the wireless network is clear. The RT-Asus N11 is compatible with the preliminary version of 802.11n, offering higher speed and coverage, in addition to incorporate mime, which also increases their performance.

We forgot to comment on the Asus RT-N11 has a WAN connection, ie is a router for ADSL and not separate from this. It is on sale for 81.20 euros.

Asus AiGuru SV1, video calls via Skype

The range of Asus AiGuru was created by the manufacturer in combination with Skype, offering phones that allow us to make calls through this service VoIP. So far, we have seen models like S2, which also calls SideShow available for use on computers with Vista.

The last appearance of this family is the Asus AiGuru SV1, which adds a new feature on the phone, conducting video calls via Skype. In return, his party loses more portable, as it is a big and that is not intended to be carried anywhere.

It is rather a complement to fixed telephone, a bit in the style of those films that futurists predict that within a few years have videoteléfonos with those who see him face to our interlocutor. As the AiGuru SV1 brings that future, which I am not convinced that is what they really want. Without trying to make a video call early in the morning, newly erected.

Its LCD screen is 7 inches and offers a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels. The camera has a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels and integrates the microphone and a loudspeaker, although we may use our own through which includes connectors. It connects to the network via Ethernet connector or via Wi-Fi, being compatible with 802.11g.

For if we really need to take it from side to side (which he does not seem advisable too) has a battery that offers 20 minutes of autonomy. It is on sale from October and will be priced at about $ 300.

Is Expensive and unnecessary? You can, taking into account that an ultraportable could perform the same functions but have the future available right now is what we have.

Google Chrome: How good is the new fast-surfers

Google Attacks: With its new Web browser Google Chrome attacked the Internet giant Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. According to Google is the new software faster, more user-friendly and safer than other currently available products.

The test version of Google's browser Chrome is now ready for download. The news about Google's advance were already in advance of the Internet blog "Google Blogoscoped" gesickert into the net - and Google decided then, to go public.

What can Google Chrome?

The browser opens new web pages thanks to the powerful Java engine very rapidly.

Now you can even in the address bar googlen, because the search function has been integrated. Are you a word, several suggested solutions for Internet addresses and search terms. Betätigt the Enter key, in addition to the ordinary Google search engine function.

When incognito mode opens a separate window incognito. Users can surf the net without the data on their activity on the computer. It is also possible to the cookies (text files that a Web server sends to a browser) and records of downloads to the meeting to delete the end.

The Safe Browsing protects users from unwanted access of phishing sites and malware sites, trying to collect personal data, and are designed to malicious software (malware) on the computer.

The function "browser history search" enables Internet surfers, the history of visited websites in order addresses believed rediscover forgotten or unwanted addresses from the course to delete.

Smaller shortcomings, the beta version yet. Thus, they do not have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player and the attempt to some pages, such as the media service Turi2 to open leads to an error.

Immerse yourself in the history

The days are slowly out gray, the summer - and so is also the time for the numerous outdoor pools expired. No cause for mourning, because this begins the season for the indoor pools. And because Germany has a few real pieces of jewelry to offer ...

Many pools in Germany were at the turn of the century built when the idea of physical culture and healthy way of life made the rounds. Magnificent Art Nouveau buildings, spas and swimming generous therapies should be stressed big city dwellers return to bring peace and the impact of industrialization on life and limb a little catch.

The Müller'sche indoor pool in Munich, for example, was the town from a major industrialist gift - with the stipulation an inexpensive recreational site especially for the poor. For interior decoration and equipment was not saved, the bathroom was at its opening as one of the most beautiful Art Nouveau baths in Europe.

Many of the beautiful indoor swimming pools were in the Second World War destroyed, but were mostly with donations and attention to detail rebuilt.

The Hyper Communication Technology akes Depressed Teenagers

Today adolescents suffer from hyper-communication, clearly helped and encouraged by the many ways to dialogue and share experiences offered by digital technologies. SMS, email, social networking sites allow teenagers to speak in so many ways and in many moments. From a little 'time conversations of kids are being studied among psychologists, known today as the New York Times, which focused mainly on talk of girls, noting among females not only un'iper-communication than to males, but also some aspects of this little healthy dialogue excessive.

According to experts in short, the gentle sex is much more garrulo of males, but this production disproportionate speeches, messaggini, mail and chat can amplify, in people already predisposed, the trend all'ossessività and all'ansia. In particular, according to a study by Professor Amanda J. Rose, assistant director of psychological sciences at the University of Missouri, the girls put in motion a mechanism called by the experts co-ruminating (rimuginare sharing), rimuginando precisely on the problems and anxieties, ingigantendo problems and placing himself at risk of what experts call "emotional contagion". Also emerging gender differences also in relation to the themes treated between boys and girls between the first, confirming the clichés tend to speak less of fear and personal issues and are generally less inclined all'introspezione. Other studies confirm the intuitions of Dr. Rose and will be soon published a book on the subject of co-ruminating by researchers at State University at Stony Brook.

Honey Remedy Against Mouth Infections

Eating honey to combat sore throat and mouth infections: an ancient remedy the grandmother whose effectiveness is now confirmed by science. In fact, according to a recent research conducted by Professor Roberto Barale University of Pisa some special varieties of honey, in particular those chestnut, eucalyptus and honeydew fir, have been shown to possess a powerful antimicrobial activity and bactericidal.

The full results of the trial will be presented to preview the national "Week of Honey 'di Montalcino (12-14 September), one of the most important sector apistico. The research was created to verify whether the habit, widespread use of honey in the case of oral diseases had a real scientific validity: Roberto Barale, professor of genetics at the University of Pisa, has thus launched for myself, along with microbiologists of the same University, a series of experiments to test the effectiveness of different types of honey in combating pathogenic bacteria.

In particular occurred bactericidal activity against various bacteria including Staphylococcus aureus, one of the major pathogens, responsible for numerous ailments. The in vitro experiments have shown that only some particular types of honey can kill the bacterium in particular the most effective were the chestnut honey, eucalyptus and honeydew spruce. Preliminary analysis showed a powerful bactericidal activity of honey also against other important microorganisms responsible for other diseases.

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Motivational Tips for Blogger

I have seen many people that they start their blog with some hope and watching for few days they just give up. Why? Answer is Lack of application, Lack of Patience as well as Lack of Consistency. So when you create a blog be patience and focus. Blogging is not all about posting, but post articles that make sense and read by peoples. If there are no visitors to read your post do you think it gives you encouragement to post more and more regularly? So Blogging is not simply about writing article and posting it to your blog; its commitment, dedication, patience and motivation that gives you results for the effort applied. So here are some useful tips which give you much needed boost

*Be focused and motivated *Always post new article to your Blog; which keeps visitor rolling to your website daily. *Be yourself, write honestly and openly. *Learn from others Blog that reached the position you are dreaming off. *The best way to make yourself successful is to make others success with your blog *If not getting the success for your efforts you are putting in it. Don't give up be there; they will bring success to you in near future.

By Rajeev