You know those cool 1gb USB jump drives that we’re giving out to participants? Well, our staff members Shawn Kemple and Rick Curtis have set up Ubuntu Linux on a jump drive for me, and we now have a few Ubuntu-bootable USB jump drives to give away as prizes.

These are very cool: you plug the USB drive into your computer, restart your computer, and let your computer boot up off of the jump drive instead of your normal OS (e.g. Windows), and, shazaam! You’re running Linux! In fact, I’m typing this right now from within Ubuntu Linux off of the jump drive!

This is a great way to try out Ubuntu Linux, one of the most popular alternative Operating Systems, so be sure you sign up for the contest and engage in TTIX08!