netbook apps

[DarkTXKnight]

Got a new netbook ( ASUS 1005HAB eepc ) and loaded win7 ultimate on it . It's snappier than I thought it would be and should be fine for light duty around the house and on trips. Since I want to run it more efficiently, what other software should I load that is low on resources (media players, text editors etc)? I couldnt find a free software thread for this so I thoguht I would ask

 

[lxskllr]

I use Ubuntu on my Eee. Runs well out of the box. Look at SumatraPDF as a PDF reader for Windows.

 

[DarkTXKnight]

10-4 on the Ubuntu idea... actually I plan to dual boot this guy with Linux Mint \ Win 7 as my wife has some windows only apps that she needs to use when she borrows the machine. are you running any hulu\netflix stuff on your eepc?

 

[lxskllr]

I don't watch much visual media, so I don't have much experience. Some of the hidef stuff may push the computer to the limit. I have an old model with a 900mhz Celeron, and Youtube is about as high as I can go using Flash. It'll play standard def video clips ok using VLC.

 

[Rottie]

netbook apps depend on what you want to do with netbook? I have a netbook I use lite verison of Adobe like Premiere and Photoshop so I can work on photo on the go.

 

[lxskllr]

Speaking of Photoshop, Paint.NET's a nice program for Windows. I don't know how light it is, but it's worth a try if you do a lot of image manipulation.

 

[DarkTXKnight]

yeah big paint.net supporter here

 

[GaryJohnson]

netbook apps depend on what you want to do with netbook?

That's absolutely accurate. I'm running Server 2008, IIS, MSSQL Server 2008 R2, & PHP on my HP mini. It's my dev & test system.