Thanks to the flexibility of Linux, it's possible to run the OS directly from a USB drive, but is that the right approach? Here are the pros and cons.

A software engineer has designed a so-called USB "kill cable" that works as a dead man's switch to shut down or wipe a Linux laptop when the device is stolen off your table or from your lap in public ...

Does anybody have any information as to how to make USB extendor (not the 10 ft extension cables) cables work in linux. The cables I'm using are made by Sewell and are called an "active extension ...

Which USB-C cable can do what? It's often not that easy to find out. A clever cable tester helps to sort cables according to ...

I have an old 486 laptop I'd like to use as a terminal for my webserver (running Linux). I don't mind reformatting the laptop and installing Linux. It currently has OpenBSD 2.8 installed.<BR><BR>The ...