Everyone that knows me can be in no doubt that I am a big fan of the netbook form factor. In fact I no longer have any laptop other than my netbook and, so far, I can safely say I am not missing having the weight of carrying a laptop around.
That’s not to say that there aren’t things I wouldn’t change (better battery life? yes please!) and Business Hacks obviously agree and have put together a list of Six Ways to Make Your Netbook More Like a Notebook.
The only thing that I would add to the list is to use Softmaker Office in place of Microsoft Office. It is light weight and compatible – read more about it here http://www.spokenlikeageek.com/2008/11/20/does-free-lead-to-buy/.