In the almost 20 years since Linux was first released into the world, free for anyone to use and modify however they like, the operating system has been put to a lot of uses. Today, a vast number of ...

Linux Live has created a neat little software package that can help you create Bootable Linux OS thumb drives that can be opened under Windows. LiLi allows you to create live USB sticks with any ...

The Knoppix project will start releasing two editions of its Linux Live CD from next summer. The project was one of the first to allow people to create a bootable CD that allows people to run Linux ...

Windows only: Free application uSbuntu Live Creator installs a Live CD from an ISO image onto your USB flash drive—much more useful, portable, and easy to deal with than carrying around a CD. Once you ...

After reporting on how thieves used Windows malware to steal sizable sums from small banks and businesses, a Washington Post reporter recommends a fairly air-tight solution for net banking: boot up ...

One of the great features of many Linux distributions is the ability to test them out before committing to installing them on your hard drive. Live distributions can be burned to bootable CDs, DVDs, ...

If you mean using a boot CD to boot your hard drive install normally (as opposed to being a rescue disk), then the simplest solution would be to make a boot floppy, and when you're satisfied it's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. You've got one of these lying around. Just make it has a 4GB ...

As a longtime fan of Linux, I’m a big believer that most business users would benefit greatly by dumping Windows and switching over to the open source operating system instead. It’s stable, it’s ...

We all know about the possibilities for installing Linux on a hard drive. Sometimes, however, this option isn't good enough. Say, for example, you simply want to give someone a Linux CD that he can ...