I like finding risk-free ways to try out Linux distros because I can show them to folks who are curious about Linux but not yet ready to throw the Windows discs into the trash can. One way to try ...

Ever want to run an entire Linux install as a Windows application? With free application Portable Ubuntu you can -- and you can have it tag along with you on a flash drive. Portable Ubuntu lets you ...

Windows (portable): We were seriously impressed with Portable Ubuntu when we first saw it, running a Windows-aware Ubuntu from a thumb drive. Now a third version is out with an updated OS and apps, ...

Computers are everywhere, and unfortunately, they're not quite as reliable as I'd like, given how integral they are to our day-to-day lives. I always carry a portable Linux installation on a flash ...

I recently discovered APTonCD, a utility that makes it easy to store Ubuntu packages on a CD or DVD so that they can be installed again later without having to ...

When Asus launched the Eee PC in 2007, we recognized that netbooks had the potential to be a major game-changer for mobile computing. Two years and several iterations later, the evolving netbook form ...