I also installed Mozilla Firefox, which is a safer and more efficient browser (at least according to my local sources). The Acer came with Outlook Express, but if your email is strictly Internet-based (Yahoo!, Gmail, Hotmail, and the like) you won't need it. But if you want to upload and download your email via pop3/smtp then you will want to use OE. Especially if you would like to be able to compose or read downloaded emails when you are out of wireless range. Or you could download some other email client program.
The Acer comes with a program called e-Sobi v 2, which claims to combine three Internet tools; search, news reader, and an Info Library. e-Sobi is not a product I'm familiar with so you'll have to read their site or others to determine how useful it could be to you.
Windows Messenger also comes loaded but I’m a fan of Google Talk so that‘s what I replaced it with.
The Acer also comes with Windows Media Player. Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Reader 9, and McAfee security (which I prefer over Norton anyway). Some of the usual games and accessories that come with Windows XP are on the netbook, such as calculator, solitaire, notepad, fax, remote access, and others. You can also get a netbook running Linix instead and people have tested Mac OS X on netbooks.
Keep in mind that the netbook is an Internet tool and it's main purpose is to enable you to connect to the Internet and utilize Internet-based services. Your tools and your storage should be on the net. One such service is Carbonite, a online backup service, a 30 day trial comes with the Acer. My first experience with it, to do my initial backup, was easy to complete.
Related links:
- 10 Ways to Trick Out Your Netbook
- Cloud Computing - Get Used to the Term
- E-mail Client
- Email Software: Email Clients and Email Related Software
- Esobi - from Wikipedia
- eSobi, your Personal Global News Center Chosen by Acer on all Windows-Based PCs
- Recommended software for netbooks - from forum at NetbookReview.com
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