Creating a bootable USB drive let's you get hands-on experience with Linux without necessarily overwriting your system.

One of the most confusing and intimidating parts of installing Linux for dual-booting with Windows is the disk partitioning required.

Thanks to open-source gem UNetbootin, you can quickly and easily transform a flash drive into the ultimate rescue tool.

While the Chameleon bootloader (the default boot screen for your Hackintosh) is a great friend to Hackintosh builders, Windows and Linux try to muck everything up by attempting to take over your ...

This week's HOW-TO is a handy one for the Mac folks out there who want to run multiple operating systems, but not install them to their hard drive, all using an iPod as a bootable FireWire drive ...

There are a number of uses for running Linux from a USB drive, from simply test driving Linux to troubleshooting a Windows PC, or working on the ...

A review of what EFI boot (UEFI firmware) is, how it works, how it interacts with Linux installations, and a few tips and personal experiences on how to configure and maintain it.