Running Linux from a USB drive is possible. You can boot just about any distribution you want from USB. There are some things you should consider before going this route. I've used Linux in just about ...

Amazon's vice president of infrastructure describes in detail how the online retailer is using the open-source operating system in nearly every corner of its business. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

Red Hat's Linux will be an option on Amazon's Elastic Computing Cloud, a pay-by-the-hour online service. Also, Red Hat aims for 50 percent market share by 2015. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...

Support for a faster version of USB in Linux is imminent and will become a permanent part of the Linux landscape when the next version of the operating system is introduced. The upcoming 2.4.19 ...

Find yourself with a new Amazon Fire tablet this holiday season? Amazon’s tablets offer pretty good bang for the buck if you’re looking for a device for reading eBooks, doing some web surfing, or ...

Some operating systems can be a pain in the rear to install if you don’t happen to have an optical disc drive for your computer. But if you’re trying to install most Linux-based operating system such ...