What do one miss in Windows 7 Starter as compared to other Windows 7 Editions?

After the long awaited demise of Windows XP, Windows 7 is finally making appearance in plethora of netbooks. To keep the costs minimum, Microsoft is suggesting the netbook manufactures to opt for the Windows 7 Starter. But, what would one miss if you are about to get a netbook with Windows 7 Starter? Here is the list of things that you would miss:

• Aero Glass, meaning you can only use the “Windows Basic” or other opaque themes. It also means you do not get Taskbar Previews or Aero Peek.
• Personalization features for changing desktop backgrounds, window colors, or sound schemes.
• The ability to switch between users without having to log off.
• Multi-monitor support.
• DVD playback.
• Windows Media Center for watching recorded TV or other media.
• Remote Media Streaming for streaming your music, videos, and recorded TV from your home computer.
• Domain support for business customers.
• XP Mode for those that want the ability to run older Windows XP programs on Windows 7.

For a user, that would be buying a netbook for surfing and office editing, none of the aforementioned missing features would affect the usage. The best thing that Windows 7 Starter did not inherit from Windows XP Starter is the notorious 3-app limit. I have no problem with Windows 7 Starter. Period.

NVidia Tegra Smartbooks with Google Chrome OS – Thumbs-up

In starting of September, the rumor blew from China that Lenovo and Acer could be releasing NVidia Tegra based Smartbooks which will run Google Chrome OS. According to the latest news bits, these Tegra based Smartbooks could actually land by the end of this month.

For those who have doubts about the upcoming Tegra platform, it can handle HD playback with ease with power consumption even lower than the Atom processors that are used in wide variety of netbooks right now

How to view full screen Youtube videos on Acer Aspire 751H?

It is not an unknown fact that the Aspire 751h chokes even while performing some light weight tasks like watching a basic youtube video. However, if you use Vista or Windows 7, you can upgrade the graphic drivers for the Intel GMA 500 that will enable to view not only the basic Youtube videos smoothly, but also HD content and that too in HD!

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Click on read more to find out how to play Youtube videos smoothly on the Aspire 751H!

MacBook Air processor slowdown fix released by Apple

If you have a Macbook Air, you might have experienced that one of the processors shut down during video playback. This update addresses issues with video playback and processor core idling. The update is just 368kb in size. Download from Apple Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace [...]