I just got a very useful build of Slax installed on a USB drive from http://www.gigaslax.com I got Gigaslax max No magic but a very useful set of add ons, I also like some of the additional start up options and the way he partitions the flash drive. I have liked EVERY version of Slax I have tried. truly an amazing project.

Failure may be the best teacher, but success sure feels a lot better! Glad you found a distribution that works well for you.

ah that is pretty awesome! i used to use college linux some back in high school just to mess around on because i could just carry it around with me. i have quite a wide array of thumb drives so i think i'll give this a look.