Screen Protectors and You: A Guide to Applying them Well

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Posted by Brian Cui on January 22, 2012 at 8:21 pm

Applying screen protectors

As we transcend into a world filled with mobile touchscreen devices everywhere we go, placing them next to hard sharp objects such as keys or dropping them is inevitable and will scratch up even a Gorilla Glass screen. Fortunately, screen protectors are pretty cheap and are available for just about any device with a screen, costing at most a few dollars when ordered online. While they’re not completely scratch proof either, screen protectors provide a temporary layer between the screen itself and the outside world. Applying them is the hardest part – nobody wants bubbles and dust under a screen protector, and today we’ll be showing you our method of getting the best results.

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Hands on with winLAME

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Posted by Brian Cui on January 16, 2012 at 1:57 pm

winLAME Splash Screen

LAME is a fairly popular MP3 encoder, backing MP3 exporting in Audacity and even having some of its code found (accidentally?) in paid-for Sony products. LAME is only distributed in source code form, so there’s no official LAME application. Instead, we have LAME frontends, which are GUI interfaces for LAME so the user doesn’t have to learn any command line. Today we’ll be covering winLAME – a free audio encoder, designed to create optimized and high quality MP3 files Windows. It’s incredibly lightweight and supports a solid set of formats and encoding options for basic and advanced users alike including batch processing for larger tasks. 

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Netbook Wallpaper Pack 5

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Posted by Brian Cui on January 12, 2012 at 12:11 am

Netbook Wallpaper Pack 5

We haven’t had a wallpaper pack in a while, so I thought I would add another netbook wallpaper pack to our growing collection!  Pack 5 provides yet another set of 8 stunning wallpapers all sized to standard netbook resolution: 1024×600, so you can simply drag and drop them into your wallpaper slideshow or pick one to use manually along with any of the other netbook wallpaper packs we’ve provided. The wallpapers are compatible with all operating systems, all in .JPG format, so it works on tablet devices as well. A download link of Netbook Wallpaper Pack 5 can be found after the break!

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Lightweight Alternatives to Built-In Windows Software & Features

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Posted by Brian Cui on January 3, 2012 at 1:17 pm

Lightweight Alternatives

Windows has become more and more capable with each release, with the addition new built-in features such as system images for backup which would usually require third party software on previous versions of Windows. Even Internet Explorer, which was considered a joke when compared to modern browsers, got a much-needed refresh in IE9, a Vista and 7 exclusive. The built-in software may be enough to satisfy most users, though they could be much better in terms of resource usage – something not just netbook users need to pay attention to when it comes to what kinds of software they’re using.

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Adblock Plus now allows “Non-Intrusive” Advertising by Default

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Posted by Brian Cui on January 1, 2012 at 11:25 am

Disabling Non-Intrusive Ads

A planned, yet somewhat ironic move by the Adblock Plus team for Firefox pushed an update that enables “non-intrusive” advertising to pass through the filter and display on websites even with Adblock Plus enabled. Enabled by default, this was the best way as decided by the Adblock Plus team to support websites while disabling distracting or intrusive advertising, as advertising is what pays for sites that provide information, not services (like this one!). Some users will dislike the idea that an adblock tool wouldn’t block all ads, especially since Adblock Plus is the best plugin for the job – fortunately, it’s quite easy to get Adblock Plus to block everything again – as shown in the image above.

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Happy Holidays from Netbook Network! [Giveaway Ended]

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Posted by Brian Cui on December 27, 2011 at 11:13 am

Humble Frozenbyte Bundle Giveaway!

It’s been a wonderful year, and we’re growing bigger and bigger, thanks to you! The holidays are a time of giving, and as a special present to those that visit us on a regular basis, we’re giving away copies of the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle as a way of saying thanks and to match with the rather cold temperatures we’ve been experiencing lately! This giveaway will be a unique one – no, not a raffle, but each of the first ten commenters will receive an unopened gift copy of the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle – a set of stellar indie games to play this season!

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iOrgsoft DVD Maker Review

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Posted by Brian Cui on December 22, 2011 at 10:45 am

DVD Maker Review

Even though technology is moving onto storing data in digital form, maybe even in the cloud, files on a DVD or CD have always been a reliable method of keeping your files safe and for later re-use. Since DVD’s have been in use for so long, just about anything with an optical drive will play media files on them – whether it’s your Xbox 360, Playstation 3, or maybe an external disc reader. Windows 7 comes with a way to burn files to a CD or DVD, yet its DVD creation tool can be a little lacking in terms of overall customization. iOrgsoft DVD Maker, a $40 application dedicated to burning playable media on a DVD, aims to fill the gap that Windows fails to natively provide.

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