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Earlier last week we asked you to share your favorite netbook operating system, then we rounded up the five most popular candidates for a vote. Now we're back to highlight the winner and runners up.

If you're envious of the MagSafe connectors on MacBooks—the magnetic break-away safety connection that keeps tripping on your laptop cord from sending your laptop to its death—this polished DIY hack will put a MagSafe connector on any laptop.

Netbooks—the low-power and lightweight mini-notebooks that have surged in popularity—practically beg for some tweaking and customization to increase the functionality of their diminutive screens and relatively wimpy processors. Find yourself the perfect netbook operating system from this fine selection.Photo by nDevilTV.

Just because your netbook came with an operating system pre-installed doesn't mean you're stuck with it. If you've swapped out your OS—or stuck with it because it rocks on the netbook!—now's your chance to rave about your netbook-friendly operating system.Photo by Thales Barreto.

Not every coffee shop is friendly to laptop toters these days. Then again, some are absolutely great to set up inside. LaptopFriendlyCafes.com lists more than 300 places around the globe that have plugs, Wi-Fi, 3G, and, oh yes, coffee.

Netbooks are a great compromise between pecking away a smartphone keyboard or hauling a tank-size laptop around—but they aren't without shortcomings. Make the most of your netbook with these netbook-friendly tips, tricks, and applications.

The Consumerist blog put laptops bought at Best Buy with a heavily marketed $40 "optimization" to the test against standard editions of those same systems. It turns out running a few apps yourself is, by far, the better solution.

Every week we pose a simple, focused question to the Lifehacker readership about a specific topic: Which is best? From netbooks and malware removal to home servers and wallpaper, here's a look back at the most popular Hive Five topics of 2009.

Mac only: Whether you're using Apple's new Magic Mouse or a multitouch-capable MacBook, you may be disappointed with the small number of gestures available. BetterTouchTool expands the stock multitouch features by adding gestures and letting you choose what they do.