Sometimes you need to use someone else's computer. Maybe you're at a library, maybe you're at a friend's house helping them troubleshoot a new device on their network. Whatever the situation, sitting ...

Ventoy allows your USB drive to act like regular storage; however, it adds an important detail. Without writing an operating system to the USB drive, it installs a small boot system once and leaves ...

It is a common problem: I have a USB device on a computer out in the shop, and I want to use it from the comfort of my office. What to do? Well, you could remote desktop into the distant machine. But, ...

Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" is here. Built on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, it brings a new-look app menu, Linux 6.14 kernel, and a pair of ...

My sister just replaced a MacBook Pro 13 inch on the fritz (with mavericks) with a refurbished think pad X230. It came with Windows 7 professional. Now, I have used Linux on multiple computers of my ...

There are gentle migration strategies that can delay the move away from Windows 10, which Microsoft will stop supporting in October 2025. Technically (and maybe even psychologically), the easiest step ...

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