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Boot disks are so passe. All the cool kids (read ubergeeks) at the very least use bootable CDs. But, if you want to be one of the geek elite (or 1337), you are going to want to go for the bootable USB drive.

But how does one go about obtaining this new elevated nerd status? Well, PC Magazine has a very good article about just how to make a bootable USB key. Very cool!

I have been using a bootable USB drive with this solution for some time now. The article that I followed was one from Fred Langa of the Langalist which he wrote for InformationWeek. Both articles are very similar but if you get stuck on one, you can always look to the other for help.

Also, if you are living in the US and are interested in giving PC Magazine a test drive, you can get two free issues. From the website:

PC Magazine is America’s #1 technology magazine, delivering authoritative, lab-based comparative reviews of technology products and services to more than 6.6 million professionals every issue. PC Magazine is the only publication with in-depth reviews and accurate, repeatable testing from PC Magazine Labs placed in the unique context of today’s business technology landscape. If you like PC Magazine, pay the special discounted rate of $19.97 for 18 more issues, for a total of 20 issues. Otherwise, write “cancel” on the bill, return it, and owe nothing.

If you are not into test drives or are from Canada, the aforementioned InformationWeek is available to US and Canada subscribers for free. You just need to fill out a form. This is what the website has to say:

InformationWeek is the only newsweekly you’ll need to stay on top of the latest developments in information technology. In-depth editorial focuses on the strategic side of technology to help you make decisions that affect your company’s bottom line.

From product reviews to real-world case studies, InformationWeek has the technology field covered.

That’s why more than 440,000 savvy IT and business professionals count on InformationWeek for reporting and analysis.

I have subscribed to InformationWeek and PC Magazine for quite some time and I am always impressed with the insight and articles that come from these magazines (like how to build a bootable USB drive). They are definitely worth giving a whirl.

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Note: This is a paid blog entry by Blogitive.com

One of the goals that I have for this blog is to get it to generate enough money for me that I could go this full time. I really enjoy the community that is created from information that I put on my blog and the feedback that I get. But, it is not always as easy to get someone to pay for what you write.

A new service has been released called Blogitive that may produce another revenue stream for you. Basically, they pay you to write blog entries about their client’s products. You can choose only the items that are relevant to your blog so that if, for example, your blog is about camping, you do not need to write a blog entry about new computers. It is entirely up to you how make money through Blogitive.

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I would just like to say, “Welcome!” to Handy Recovery, our first advertisers through the Performancing Partners network! Handy Recovery was lucky enough to get in early when the price is cheap! (Hint, Hint!)

From Handy Recovery’s website:

Handy Recovery™ is an easy-to-use data recovery software designed to restore files accidentally deleted from hard disks and floppy drives. The program can recover files damaged by virus attacks, power failures and software faults or files from deleted and formatted partitions. If some program does not use Recycle Bin when deleting files, Handy Recovery can restore such files. It can also recover files moved to Recycle Bin after it has been emptied.

Welcome to the DCoT neighborhood!

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