If you have an Asus Eee PC netbook, there’s a hack you may not have heard about.  You can change the screen orientation from landscape to portrait.
This is great if you want to use your netbook as an ebook reader since the page orientation is up and down instead of side to side.
From the article:
You either use a program called EeeRotate. Although it has no official relationship with Asustek, Eee Rotate was said to be created specifically for the Eee PCs. It runs on Windows XP-powered Eee PCs and all …

CDs as we now it, are over as a distribution method for software. Using a USB hard drive allows you to install anything. If you want to install XP on your netbook, it’s a lot easier than you’d think.
In fact, Liliputing has an article that breaks it down for you and makes it plain and simple.
You can read all about it here.

If you’re in the market for a replacement battery for your Acer Aspire One netbook, you have a lot of choices. It’s highly doubtful, however that your choices are going to cost as little with $77.95 and include free shipping and an unconditional 30 day return policy.
This is all courtesy of eBatts.com, where if you act quick you can also save 15%.
Save 15% on your eBatts.com order with coupon code CJB2S.

With the economy the way it currently is, being able to save a penny is well worth it.

It looks like the 2008 Black Friday deals aren’t going to be limited to the traditional brick and mortar companies.  Dell is going to be participating in the Black Friday festivities and has a treat for those willing to wake up bright and early on Friday.
They’ll be offering a Mini 9 for $299.  This is at least a $50 savings over their base configuration.  It remains to be seen if they’ll be throwing anything else in there for the price.
Is anyone planning on picking one of these up?
[Update: For Black …

After looking at the Acer Aspire One, and the Dell Mini 9 the ASUS Eee PC 904HA is the best value hands down.  First of all, it comes with a 6 cell battery standard.  For most manufacturers that would be an additional $59 - $129 on top of the price you’ve already paid for the netbook and it’s puny 3 or 4 cell battery.
Next, it comes with Windows XP standard.  You won’t have to worry about using Linux or returning it because you don’t know how to use it.  It will the …

While most Eee PCs are too new to need a replacement battery, there is no such thing as being too prepared.  After scouring the internet it appears the best deal you’re going to get is $59.99.
It appears to be an aftermarket, but it provides a steep discoutnt to the original OEM battery 90-OA001B1100.
You can read more about it here.
Source: 3btech.net

If you’ve decided to purchase an HP 2133 netbook, you may be wondering how to make certain things work or you may have purchased it from someone and need to see the manual and figure out what your new toy can do.
No matter the reason, you can find the manul here.

Laptopmag received a Dell Mini 12 and decided to put it through some tests and find out what was so good about a 12″ netbook.  The verdict isn’t as good as you’d like it to be.
On the positive side, with a larger screen you have space to surf the web, read email and all of the other great things you’ll be doing with your netbook.  Instead of the usual 1024 x 600 resolution, you’ll be browsing at 1280 x 800.  As you’d imagine it’s thin and light.  Maybe not Apple …

First there was the EPROM, you’d put them on the circuit board and it contained the instructions needed to run a program.  They are still used today, but they were replaced by floppy disks as the media for distribution to consumers.  Floppy disk lasted a while with programs such as Windows 95 coming on a series of 14 disks.
Floppy disks were joined with the LS120 Superdrive, the ZIP and JAZZ drives.  Life was good, the air was crisp and tomorrow never seemed like it was going to happen.  The problem …