The latest release of 4MLinux might be just the ticket you need, if you create and consume media like it's your job.

Slax Linux is a handy portable operating system that can be a useful alternative to bulky, more complicated Linux options that install to a hard drive. However, if you are looking for a quick and ...

The Tor Project is merging operations with Tails, a portable Linux-based operating system focused on preserving user privacy and anonymity. The merger comes against a backdrop of ongoing digital ...

K eeping a Linux recovery drive is a wise approach because you can use it to access the disk files or reinstall the OS if ...

TOKYO — The new version of the PlayStation Portable operating system will support Internet browsing, transforming the game console into a multimedia entertainment player. Sony Computer Entertainment ...

Why limit yourself to your documents or a few portable applications on your thumb drive? Portable operating systems allow you to take everything, system settings and all. This week we want to hear ...

The Tor Project, the nonprofit that maintains software for the Tor anonymity network, is joining forces with Tails, the maker of a portable operating system that uses Tor. Both organizations seek to ...

Whatever the case, a portable Linux installation on a flash drive can be used in place of a normal storage drive in your PC.

The Free OpenSource Software Mac User Group (aka FreeSMUG) has bundled up portable versions of several popular open source Mac apps that you can run from your iPod or other portable device. In all, ...

Ah, the venerable old Macintosh Portable. First introduced in 1989, the $6,500 wasn’t just a milestone in that it was the first battery-powered portable Mac, but it was also the first laptop ever used ...

[Oliver] had an old NES controller laying around, and without any other use for it, he decided to repurpose it as a portable storage device. He gutted most of the controller, removing the plastic ...