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Enhance your Firefox browser
How to improve the performance of Mozilla Firefox on your netbook
What happens when your reliable browser tends to get sluggish on your netbook, especially when you are on the move? You simply don't have the time or patience to wait till the browser finally gets down to its task. Inorder to prevent these browsing glitches in future, I found some simple, but advanced tweaks for the Firefox browser on my notebook. Lets find out more.
Grab the best deals online
I love shopping, and online shopping has simply made shopping hassle free. I usually dig deep into the Web to find the best deals at online stores for my next buy. There are lots of online stores, which offer great deals, but browsing each site for the best offer is a time consuming process. However, there are some simple tools, which help us with our online shopping needs. Let's check out basketbuster.
File archiving on the move
There are some applications, which are quite essential on any computer. However, installing more software on a netbook will slow it down. So I decided to free my netbook memory and uninstall some of the applications such as the file compression or extraction software, WinZip. However, I found a better portable alternative for my netbook, 7-Zip Portable.
A browser for web apps
How about a browser for web apps? After some Googling, I zeroed in on a new browser software, Magic Box, which enhances cloud computing experience. It fits into my daily social and official work on the web and is meant for people like me who love cloud computing in mini devices like netbooks. Let’s find out more about Magic Box.
Uninterrupted buffering and downloading
How to speed up buffering from your netbook
This year I don't need to stay in front of my television set to watch my favorite Indian Premier League 20-20 cricket matches. Since IPL has decided to stream it live from YouTube, I can watch the exciting moments of my favorite sports on my notebook while travelling . Before the proceedings start in March, I wanted to find a way to ensure smooth buffering of YouTube videos and discovered Autobahn to accelerate the downloads. Check out more.
Boost your RAM
I run a lot of web apps, browser windows and chatting applications on my netbook. Every now and then my netbook becomes really slow and all my applications hang for some time. I need to reboot to resume work. I was planning to upgrade the RAM to avoid this, but didn’t go for an upgrade as I found RAMBooster, a software to monitor and boost my netbook's RAM.
Access your digital dictionary
How to carry a digital dictionary online and offline
English is undoubtedly a universal language and according to Oxford English Dictionary, the language has millions of words though an average person like me has a vocabulary of only 20,000 words. I have often come across difficult words and needed my dictionary on the move. It's now easy to carry our dictionay online in gadgets like netbooks, thanks to Wordweb for integrating the whole paper dictionary into our computers.
Make the most out of Gmail
Gmail has completely revolutionized web mails and my Gmail accounts work as a virtual hard drive on the cloud for storing attachments and contacts. However, it is really hard to manage your contacts and attachments in Gmail especially if you have multiple accounts. I did not want to depend on any of those web apps to manage my contacts and I opted for a simple browser plug-in to get the best out my Gmail accounts.
Sharing desktop made easier
I had a tough time when I tried to take remote control of my uncle’s PC from my netbook. Although the process went smooth, the procedure of installing the remote assistance software on the PC was a painstaking process. It took me a long time to guide my computer novice uncle to install the remote assistance software. Later, I found LogMeIn Express, which made the process much simpler. Let’s see how this works.
A portable recycle bin
Besides my notebook, I always carry my USB flash drive with my important work files during my frequent trips. Last week, I found myself in a difficult situation when I deleted my invoice from the USB drive by mistake. To avoid similar problems in future, I installed iBin, a recycle bin for my USB drive. Now I can easily restore my deleted files. Let's explore iBin here.
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