Ubuntu OS for Netbooks

 Taken from:http://zeirus.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/canonical-presenta-ubuntu-netbook-remix/

If you're the type of person who enjoys the offers of free online downloads of soft-wares, well I think I have the OS for you! Ubuntu has been by far the best OS for people who like free things. As compared to Windows OS, this has a little disadvantage because of limited software compatibility, but if you are a user that pretty much enjoys basic stuff, well this OS is very much for you.

Ubuntu Netbook Edition brings all the advantages of Ubuntu to your netbook – it's optimised for smaller screens and, of course, it's free.

There are various types of Ubuntu OS depending on PC type. There is the Ubuntu OS for desktops, Ubuntu OS for netboooks and Ubuntu OS for servers. For this discussion I will focus on Ubuntu OS for netbooks. The OS comes with free loaded free softwares. You can download more free softwares from a website provided by Ubuntu. It's guaranteed to be absolutely free!

You can create a bootable Ubuntu OS on your 2gb USB flash drive and share it to anyone.

Features:

Communicate

Ubuntu provides a great choice of apps to make communicating quick and easy. Email with Evolution and integrate your Yahoo, Gmail, MSN, Jabber, AOL and QQ accounts so you can chat, twitter and email anyone, anywhere.

Included software:

Empathy IM
Evolution Mail
Gwibber Microblogging

Supported software:

Skype

Browse

Connect to the web using fast, safe Mozilla Firefox 3.6 – or you can download the free web browser of your choice at the Ubuntu Software Centre.

Included software:

Firefox web browser

Supported software:

Flash

Read

Read the latest blockbuster on your netbook. FBReader supports the most popular ebook formats and allows you to build a library, search text, view images and read in full-screen mode.

Available software:

FBReader

Listen

With Rhythmbox you can buy, download and store music, share your favourite tunes with friends or plug in your PSP, iPod or MP3 player. Watch videos on YouTube, listen to the radio, download podcasts or stream music through Last FM.

Included software:

Rhythmbox music player

Watch

Load pictures from your camera, phone or the web to F-Spot. Use F-Spot's easy interface to manage, edit and share pictures with friends via social networking sites. And don't forget you can watch videos with Totem, or install Flash to watch YouTube.

Included software:

F-Spot
Movie Player

Supported software:

Flash

Featured applications from the Ubuntu Software Centre:

GIMP – Advanced image editing for graphic designers, photographers or simply for retouching your pictures.

Jokosher – Your very own home studio. Record, edit, mix and export.

Stellarium – A 3D planetarium for your computer.

Play

Choose from over 400 games to play on your netbook – they’re completely free and very easy to access.

Share

Your very own cloud, Ubuntu One, provides 2GB of free online storage so you can make your documents, music, contacts and bookmarks available from any computer.

Accessible

Computing with Ubuntu is not only free, it’s available to everyone. Ubuntu Netbook is fully translated into 23 languages, with more to come.

 Source:http://www.ubuntu.com/netbook/features

Tip:

• This is the best OS for free! Try it now! It will save you lots of cash.