Purchased Samsung N128 Mini Laptop -Samsung Netbook review

I purchased a Netbook from Samsung(Samsung N128 Mini Laptop) two weeks ago and I think it is the time to write about it. Now a days I need to travel a lot and I found it is difficult to carry my conventional Laptop with me. So I decided to purchase a netbook which is really convenient for using while travel. After searching many brands finally I decided to buy Samsung N 128. The configuration of Samsung N 128 netbook is:

Samsung N 128 Mini Laptop configuration is:

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Processor : Intel ATOM 1.6 Ghz Processor ( ID:N270)

RAM : 1 GB DDR-2 Ram

Harddisk : 160 GB HDD

Monitor: 10.1" Wide LED Screen (Extra bright)

It includes a webcam, Wifi and Fast Ethernet port.


Available Ports and connectors in Samsung N 128 Mini Laptop:

1. 3 USB 2.0 ports,

2. VGA out,

3. DC power-in,

4. RJ-45/Ethernet (10/100),

5. Stereo headphone/line out,

6. Stereo microphone in,

7. VGA webcam,

8. Kensington lock port.


Total weight of this netbook is around 1.25 kg and it has a 6 cell battery. This product is protected with one year warranty. This piece is not an OS installed one and I installed Windows 7 and Ubuntu in it. The functionality of this netbook is pretty good in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux.

Prons and cons of Samsung N128

This mini Laptop works pretty good than my expectation. First I failed to find wifi adapter driver compatible with Windows 7 as the CD came with Windows XP driver. But this is available in Internet and I downloaded it. Another negative thing I need to point out is the speaker volume. The speaker they use is 1.5 watts Speaker. The volume is very low and I need to use headset to hear the sound properly.
Another point I need to say is about the battery backup. The reseller promised me about 8 hour battery backup but I experience only 6 hours. Beside this speaker volume issue ,I am satisfied with Samsung N 128 netbook.

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How to Open System Volume Information Folder on your computer

This is about a pretty old tweak in computer science quizzes where the computer knowledge of one particular candidate is checked. The task is How to open System Volume Information Folder in your computer with in a specified time frame. Before come to the steps, we need to know what is this System Volume Information folder and why it is so important.

System Volume Information Folder stores system restore points on your computer to help you in system restore. It is one of the noted position of virus creatures and some times difficult position for them. The reason is like the user don't have direct ownership of this folder. The user (Administrator) cannot take the ownership of the folder directly and open this folder. To do this we need to change some security settings. So the steps to get the ownership of the System Volume Folder and open it follow the steps below.

Open System Volume Information Folder and See the content

To Open System Volume Information Folder in Windows XP follow:

1. Open My Computer and Click on Tools (On Top menu)

2. Click on Folder Options

3. Click on View tab

Now perform the following actions:

i. Select Show hidden files and folders

ii. Uncheck the Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) check box.

iii. Uncheck Use simple file sharing (Recommended) check box

Click Yes when it need confirmation.Now Click on Save and OK.




Grant Access to System Volume Information

If we click on System Volume Information folder it won't allow us to access it. We need to change the This folder is located in the drive where Windows is installed.

4. Right Click on System Volume Information Folder and Click on Properties

5. Click on Security tab

Now we need to add the user account on which we need to access the System Volume Information Folder. Now click OK and it is ready to open.

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What is Google Public DNS and how to configure it on your computer

After global DNS and Open DNS we have one more choice in setting a reliable DNS services. Google introduce a new set of public DNS address called Google Public DNS which offers a high speed more secure DNS services. The addresses are:

8.8.8.8 and

8.8.4.4

[ DNS is used to covert domain name to corresponding IP address and vice versa. ]

Google has launched telephone support for the issues related to Google Public DNS service. The telephone numbers are:


* 877-590-4367 { For US customers }

* 770-200-1201 { Outside US }

To set Google Public DNS in your computer from command prompt click on the link below.

Setup DNS address on your computer from Command Prompt


To know more about Google Public DNS service please click on the link provided below.

http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using.html



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Can I save Yahoo mail Chat session in Yahoo Chat History

How can I save yahoo mail chat session for future reference ?

This was the question asked by my colleague after having a long chat session with his manager in yahoo mail. What exactly happened was both are friends in Yahoo messenger and when my friend open his yahoo mail for checking his emails his manager started chat from his home about the issues found in his project. He gave many suggestions in the same chat and my friend said yes to all. Now the problem comes ,when he tried to save the chat session as in gmail chat session (normal: we all are fans of gmail chat), there is no option to save. There is nothing like chat history in Yahoo mail. He need the session for future reference and he copied all the chat session to a word document.

OK ,yahoo seems not interested in providing the feature to save chat sessions in yahoo mail as gmail offers. But we can see one similar option to save the chat session in yahoo mail. To do this we need to convert the chat to a mail and forward it to the users email address. On the right hand top of the chat window we can see two symbols as shown below. To convert the chat session to email we need to click on the email button.




Now the entire yahoo email chat session will be converted to an email session and we can send it to any addresses. So by doing this method we can save the yahoo email chat session for future reference.


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How to delete / remove saved passwords in Internet Explorer

Today morning I woke up by hearing the crazy ring ton of my phone. It was my friend on the other end and he needs an immediate help from me. His issue was very simple as his gmail password is saved in Internet Explorer and now when ever he types the user name , he is automatically log in to it. The actual problem is like it is his office computer and his shift time is almost over (He is in night shift). He don't know how to delete the saved password from
Internet explorer and not willing to change the password of his mail account. Actually I am using Firefox as my primary browser and rarely using the Internet explorer for browsing. So first I confused but then I remember the way to remove the saved passwords and Forms in Internet Explorer.

How to remove saved passwords and Forms from Internet Explorer version 6

The steps to remove the saved passwords and Forms from Internet explorer 6 are:


1. Open Internet Explorer version 6

2. Click on Tools

3. Click on Internet Options

4. Click on Content tab

5. Click on AutoComplete button


6. Now click on Clear Forms and Clear Passwords buttons

The saved passwords and Forms will be removed now.

How to delete saved passwords and Forms from Internet Explorer 7

The steps to delete saved passwords and Forms from Internet Explorer (IE) version 7 are:

1. Start Internet Explorer (IE) 7

2. Click on Tools

3. Click on Internet Options



Now click on the Delete button under Browsing History.

4. Click on Delete Passwords button



Now the saved passwords in IE 7 is removed.

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Printer driver conflicts and Google Chrome Operating System

The first Operating System (Google Chrome OS) from Google is not yet released but it is one of the hot topic in technical world. As every new operating system, Google chrome too faces the device driver issues. To get the optimum performance of a device or avoiding device conflict we need to install correct driver for peripheral devices. It is one of the hardest issues when every release of operating systems faces. To get a proper driver for new OS releases we may need to wait few months after the release of OS. Google Chrome too not an exception.

BTW google has a different plan for this issue. Let us hear what Linus Upson, engineering director for the Chrome browser and Chrome OS, says about it.

" We want to get out of the business of printer drivers. All the problems related to drivers we want to go away "


Why he is saying only about printer drivers ? What about other devices ? He adds the following sentence too.


" The good news is that for most input devices today, there are basic standards that allow them to operate without needing a specific drive for each device "


So the major driver issues are with printing devices only. So Google plans to do something different and not going to practice the traditional methods. Nobody has any idea which technology is going to be implemented. So we all need to wait until the release of Google Chrome OS and it is expected in 2010.


This article is based on the Cnet news To read the source and more details about the story please click on the link below.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10407264-265.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

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