Dec 272011
I decided to try a new Linux distribution. Last time I installed Linux I installed it from a USB stick. I remember I needed some special software to make the USB stick bootable.
Now I discovered UNetbootin. This tool copies a Linux distribution to a USB stick and makes it bootable. It can even download any of the popular distributions for you.
UNetbootin is available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/