New Blog 1: Android For Netbook

Thursday 18 October 2012

Android For Netbook

surprisingly Android works really well as a mobile operating system even on a laptop. It’s free unlike Windows or Mac and it’s sleeker and easier to use than Linux. The Android marketplace has become very large now, and most applications that you like on your Android mobile will work on your netbook too. Of course, with a netbook you lose the touch screen, but you gain a keyboard, touchpad, plenty of USB ports and a microSD card slot. It seems a fair trade, and if you’ve got a netbook on hand then it’s definitely worth a try.I’ll be going over exactly how you install the operating system onto your netbook, and how it all looks when it’s up and running!How to install Android 4.01. Download Android 4.0 to your main computer.The first thing you need to do is visit the Android x86 download page and choose the right ISO file to download. Ice Cream Sandwich is near the bottom of the list, with its section titled “Android-x86-4.0-RC1″. You’re given a few different options, so go with whatever sounds closest to your platform – I went with “Asus Eee PC family” and would recommend this for use with a netbook. The installation process isn’t difficult or long, so don’t be afraid to try a different ISO later if the first doesn’t work. Just download the file to whatever PC you’re using – it needn’t be the one that Android will be installed on.