That is really cool!
Have you mined with pools such as Nicehash and had no issues?
I've got a software called "SumoMiner" which allows me to enter the pool address, password and wallet address and I can start/stop mining from there - I was planning to install it on the Windows setup when I'm done. - Which method do you use to connect to mining pools using the SimpleMining OS and Hive OS?

Also - sorry last question... you mentioned putting the OS image on a thumb drive. Would this work similar to the Ubuntu restore procedure whereby once you've got your ideal mining configurations setup on one machine, you can take a backup onto a thumb drive and install it (restore) to as many systems in the future ?

Again, sorry for all the questions!!