April 8th, 2009 | 
Author: A little late, but this is a blazingly fast release (On my AA1 after tweaking with this page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AA1 ) Just set the text size a bit lower. (Using the carp theme). Just an issue with wireless, but that one was fixed fast.
great release, make sure to try it out!
http://www.linuxmint.com/blog/?p=724
For an install to an USB stick, use Unetbootin or this guide: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-linux-mint-6-flash-drive-creation-windows/