Big Sur is here, and accompanying any big MacOS release is the need to make a bootable installer drive for troubleshooting and easy updating of multiple Macs. Creating a bootable Big Sur installer, however, takes a bit more work than previous releases. MacWorld’s Roman Loyola has an informative guide. Notable this year is the need to create the drive and then update the installer, as well as the disappearance of non-terminal options.

Having older Macs with USB A-style ports as well as newer Macs with USB C interfaces, I was happy to find the SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Go 128GB USB Type-A/USB Type-C Flash Drive. This little double-ended drive supports both interfaces in a tiny package.