Want to try or install a Linux distribution (distro) on your computer? Making a bootable flash drive with an image of the distro is the simplest route these days. I've done it dozens of times, and ...

I switch between computers a lot, so I use a persistent Linux USB that keeps my workspace consistent anywhere.

OK, you've settled on which version of Linux you want to load on your old PC. Here's how to make it happen. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog ...

Margaret T. wants to boot from a flash drive and work on documents from there. You’ll need to get an operating system onto the flash drive. You’ve got a number of ...

UNetbootin - Bootable USB Media Made Easy I think that one of the most useful developments of the past couple of years has been bootable USB sticks. Not just "LiveUSB" sticks, from which you can ...

Netbooks, laptops, office, and home computers…often we don’tknow which one we’ll be working on from one day to the next.Sometimes, it isn’t even our own PC, but one at a hotel businesscenter or a ...