ZDNET's key takeaways Running Linux from a USB drive is possible.You can boot just about any distribution you want from ...

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Live discs are read-only, which means they’re quite secure, since malware can’t make any changes to the core system. If you do get an infection, it disappears as soon as you reboot. Here are five ways ...

This is something that really annoys me, and I've come across it enough times to create a post about it. I don't have any Windows boxes, so creating bootable media (in a house with no CD burners) is ...

Been finding various older laptops around work, and while they seem to be more or less functional, I'd like to run some diags on them nonetheless. I know about MemTest, and have run it, but I was ...

The best Linux gaming distribution? Linux has much to offer gamers these days, but the sheer range of distribution choices can also be confusing. A writer at Softpedia recently shared some of his ...