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ChromiumOS Flow Adds Hardware Support, Customized Menus, and More [Updates]

Hexxeh, creator of the easiest way to test out Google's Chrome OS, has updated his unofficial ChromiumOS build to automatically update, support more video and Wi-Fi hardware, use webcams, and offer menu customization. All it needs is a 2 GB USB stick.

ChromiumOS Zero Boots Faster, Offers Automatic Updates [Updates]

Chromium OS, the open source build of Google's upcoming web-focused netbook system, was made into a thumb-drive-friendly build early on by a helpful hacker named Hexxeh. His latest build, ChromiumOS Zero, adds Chrome extension support, speed boosts, and other goodies.

Top 10 Cross-Platform Apps that Run on Windows, OS X, Linux, and More [Lifehacker Top 10]

Whether your important data lives in the cloud, on your laptop, or on a different operating system, you shouldn't have to use sub-par tools to get at it. These downloads work with every major operating system, along with some not-so-major (mobile) ones. Photo by Mykl Roventine.

Best Portable Application Suite: PortableApps [Hive Five Followup]

Last week's Hive Five vote was a heated one and involved all the high-noon drama of a dusty street shootout. PortableApps started with a strong lead, followed by LiberKey with a very respectable second place position. Both groups had noted on their forums that their respective portable suites were up for a vote. Early this morning LiberKey shot to first place with a sudden surge of votes, and by the time the polls closed they had squeezed out a small lead over PortableApps.

Five Best Portable Apps Suites [Hive Five]

Once upon a time, easy remote computing was a pipe dream, now people routinely carry gigs of data around on flash drives smaller than a modest pack of chewing gum. Manage your apps and data with these portable application suites. Photo by basheertome.

Best Portable Apps Suite? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]

Portable applications are quite handy; it's great being able to take a piece of software you use at home with you anywhere you go, settings and all. So what could be better? A whole suite of portable apps, packaged neatly together. Photo by Team Dalog.

Use a Linux Live CD/USB for Online Banking [Security]

After reporting on how thieves used Windows malware to steal sizable sums from small banks and businesses, a Washington Post reporter recommends a fairly air-tight solution for net banking: boot up Linux from a live CD or USB drive.

NirLauncher is the Ultimate Flash Drive Toolkit [Downloads]

Windows only: Portable application NirLauncher bundles 100+ of the best NirSoft utilities into a single launcher window, and even allows you to add your own utilities to make a killer flash drive toolkit.

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