One of the best-kept secrets of Mac OS X Lion is that you can now install a bootable copy of Lion directly to a flash drive, giving you a portable, fully functioning version of the operating system.

There is another category of hidden file on Windows: Even with the Hidden items box checked, Windows still keeps key operating system files out of sight so they can't be tampered with. To see ...

Windows XP running as a separate operating system in VirtualBox on Windows 7. From here, it’s VirtualBox as usual. We won’t get into the nitty-gritty of how to set up a virtual machine, but ...

While you can’t access a handful of system-level files, the operating system still grants you plenty of control. Here’s a quick guide on how to navigate your Android phone’s storage folders ...