Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

Older laptops can easily be converted to DIY Chromebooks via the use of ChromeOS Flex. The OS is free and easy to install, ...

Have you already tried Chrome OS using a virtual machine, and were less than impressed? Well now you can get a feel for how Google’s Web-centric operating system will run natively on your machine. The ...

Sugar Labs, the open sourcerer which came up with the software for One Laptop per Child's (OLPC) little laptop has now announced it has bunged its OS onto a USB stick which can be used on any old ...

Google’s Chrome OS has been gaining much attention lately due to its ease of use and overall functionality. In fact, Chromebooks cover the majority of the education ...

It’s time for me to sign off my tipster post here at Cult of Mac. For my final tip, here’s one of my absolute favorites from my book. It describes how to turn any USB memory stick or storage device ...

“I wanted to know if there is way to use an USB stick as a password for my Mac. One of my friends has it for his Windows (machine). So, is there a way to do it for a Mac?” The concept here is fairly ...

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Initially announced on July 20, when OS X Lion was released to the public through the Mac App Store at $29.99, Apple has released the OS X Lion USB Thumb Drive today, allowing customers without a ...

In early August we broke the news that Apple began selling OS X Lion USB sticks through AppleCare. Now, Apple will likely begin selling these USB sticks sometime this week to the general public for ...

My Dad is soon to upgraded from an original Bondi Blue 233MHz G3 iMac (+ Dial-up) to a 17" 1.5Ghz G4 iMac (+ Broadband). I will need to move around 50-200Mb of data across, there are several of ways ...