First off, a little context. I'm a 30+ year Mac user and I just bought my first PC in decades. I'm no stranger to Windows and Linux, but haven't used them as a desktop OS for about 15 years. My ...

With a simple USB drive and Tails, you can turn any PC into a secure, Tor-encrypted workstation in seconds.

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Netbooks, laptops, office, and home computers…often we don’tknow which one we’ll be working on from one day to the next.Sometimes, it isn’t even our own PC, but one at a hotel businesscenter or a ...

What good-quality current-generation motherboards support booting from USB devices?<BR><BR>I'm thinking of not only USB hard drives, but also USB CD/DVD drives, USB zip drives, USB flash-memory drives ...

October 22, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google VirtualBox is a lifesaver for anyone who wants to tinker and experiment with different operating systems. Using ...

The Raspberry Pi is one of the best kits available, offering an affordable diversity of options to users of all levels. This credit-card-sized wonder is available worldwide and can do so many things — ...

Richard Purdy’s PC won’t boot when he has a flash drive plugged into it. That happens to me all the time. Here’s the problem: All PCs have a configurable boot order list. They try to boot from the ...

If you do decide to install Windows to a USB drive, a Flash Drive(UFD) drive, ESATA drive or store Windows Native Boot VHD on USB/UFD drive, it will not be supported by Microsoft. The reasons why this ...