Perhaps they referenced this guide to create a bootable Live USB on Windows, allowing them to test drive something like Ubuntu without making any changes to their PC.

Conclusion Creating a bootable USB drive on Linux is an uncomplicated task with the right tool at your disposal. The tools listed above cater to a broad range of user expertise levels, making the ...

I created a bootable USB stick using an Ubuntu 8.10 live CD and the (manual) instructions shown at this guide. This worked great. However, what I'd really like to do is create a multi-booting ...

In fact, with a sizable USB stick and a little more work, you can make a multiboot USB stick with persistence as well. Shawn is Associate Editor here at Linux Journal, and has been around Linux since ...