Many of us who want to have dual operating systems simply split our hard drive and install both. Not exactly a complex procedure these days. Why just a few weeks ago we showed you how to run Win7 and Ubuntu on the same machine. However, instead of hassling with partitions, simply install an entire Ubuntu OS on a thumb drive and carry it around in your pocket.

Then, each time you want to run Ubuntu on your Windows PC simply plug in the thumb drive and away you go.  It’s worth noting that you’re not actually running a separate OS per say. What you’re actually doing is running Ubuntu in Windows as though it was a program. So when you maximise it all you see is the Ubuntu interface.

What’s more, when you make changes or bring new programs into Ubuntu it saves itself. That means that when you plug in the Ubuntu thumb drive at a later date everything will be like you left it as if your PC was actually running Ubuntu.  The guide is written in simple language and even contains the video below which will guide you through the whole deal. This doesn’t take a programming genius. All you need is a large thumb drive, the latest edition of Ubuntu.

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We just showed you how to install Google’s new Chrome OS and now you can install it directly from a USB drive.  In case you haven’t heard, Google announced they will be launching their Chrome operating system. To sum it up for you: Google Chrome OS is a basically just the Google Chrome browser transformed into an operating system. It boots up in 7 seconds, uses Google Docs to replace Microsoft Office, and stores all of your files in the cloud (online).

Although it doesn’t launch until next year, Google released the source files which you can now install directly from a USB drive.  If you don’t want to bother downloading the entire operating system, you can run just the Chrome browser via USB as well.

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You probably noticed that last week Google announced they will be launching their Chrome operating system.  To sum it up for you: Google Chrome OS is a basically just the Google Chrome browser transformed into an operating system.  It boots up in 7 seconds,  uses Google Docs to replace Microsoft Office, and stores all of your files in the cloud (online).  Although it doesn’t launch until next year, Google released the source files which you can now install as a Virtual Machine.

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Stay tuned because tomorrow we’ll show you how to launch Chrome OS from your USB drive.

Learn how to install Windows 7 and Ubuntu on the same hard drive so you aren’t restricted to the limitations of one or the other.  With this guide, you can dual boot the opposing operating systems and run them in perfect harmony on the same computer.

What You’ll Need:

• Windows 7 installation disk
• Ububtu 9.10 installation image
• Finally, don’t forget to back up your data beforehand.

How it Works:

To put it simply, most of this guide is straightforward and easy to follow. It’s nothing too daunting and even if you’re a little intimidated by the proposition of potentially frying your PC, there’s plenty of screenshots and accurate instructions to keep you on the right track.

Windows 7 is installed first and the hard drive is then configured to accept Ubuntu. Once Ubuntu is installed, the remainder of the guide is telling you how to get them to work together without causing crashes or a complete meltdown of your computer.

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With a Hackintosh PC, it’s possible to have the better of two worlds. But with the recent launch of Snow Leopard, the new flavor Mac OS X operating system, how do you upgrade the Hackintosh with a quick and easy install? This installation guide details the building of a Hackintosh system with a Snow Leopard OS from the ground up.

This how-to guides you through a simple click and run installer for Snow Leopard.

Essentials:

1. USB thumb drive (minimum size 8GB)
2. A copy of the Snow Leopard Install DVD (Optionally use the use the $29 ‘Upgrade’ disc).
3. A Mac system to create the Snow Leopard DVD image on the thumb drive.
4. The EP45UD3P Snow Leopard installer package.

The installer package makes it relatively easy to setup Snow Leopard as you get to skip the Terminal in favor of a normal install.

The guide details the three steps (and two post-install tweaks) required with easy to follow instructions and videos. The brief steps are –

Step 1: Prepare the thumb drive

A process where you need to format the thumb drive and create the Snow Leopard DVD image on it. The steps are detailed in the earlier Lifehacker post.

Step 2: Configure the BIOS
Some BIOS settings are modified to boot-up the new OS. These screenshots illustrate.

Step 3: Install Snow Leopard

Format the hard drive partition which will hold the installed OS. Installation is dead simple with the thumb drive and the installer package.

Post-Install Tweaks
Follow the Snow Leopard setup with a simple change in preferences for the sound output. A second tweak involves an installation of a custom bootloader which makes the OS boot from the HD instead of the thumb drive.

The installer based setup of Snow Leopard on Hackintosh makes it easy for the beginner. It’s also a swifter streamlined approach. Quite apt for an OS named for a big cat.

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