NetworkWorld: Borrowing a PC? Put Linux on It, Via a USB Drive

“Have you ever had to use someone else’s PC at work–either to
complete a quick task, or as a substitute machine for a short
period of time? The experience is never pleasant–foreign desktop
settings, grimy keyboards, crazy font sizes and odd wallpaper–it’s
liken to borrowing someone’s swim trunks. If you’re a Linux desktop
user and are forced to use someone’s Windows machine, the
experience may be more on par with borrowing a toothbrush.

“To guard against this potential unpleasantness, it’s time you
looked into putting a bootable Linux desktop image on a portable
USB key chain drive…”

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