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The cloud is full of free storage, if you know where to look. From Box to DropBox, Google to Apple, there’s plenty of free storage to be had in the cloud. Many companies use free cloud storage as a way to entice users into their clouds in hopes that they will pay more for additional storage. Below, in alphabetical order, are 18 free cloud services – but a word of warning: The market for free cloud storage is volatile and offers from these vendors can change frequently, including being eliminated with little or no warning. Amazon Amazon Cloud The deal : 5GB free in S3; free unlimited photo storage for Amazon Prime customers. Details:  Amazon Web Service’s business-oriented cloud storage service named Simple Storage Service (S3) has a tier of up to 5GB of free storage. On the consumer side, Amazon Prime members get free unlimited cloud storage for photos in Amazon Cloud Drive with their subscription, which costs $99 per year and includes free two-day shipping on eli...

Image by :qbot We round up which distros are still supported, and fondly remember those that aren't. Here's what I learned recently about the state of Linux for kids. Sugar I had tried  Sugar  a few years ago, and I'm pleased to see it's still available. Now you can install Sugar as a desktop environment on your preferred Linux distribution, or you can download and run Sugar on a Stick (SoaS). It can be used entirely as a Live environment (with latest version released in July 2017 based on Fedora 26), or you can install it on your hard drive. Here's how Sugar describes itself: "Sugar is both a desktop and a collection of Activities. Activities, as the name implies, are Apps that involve active engagement from the learner. Activities automatically save results to a journal, where reflections are recorded. Activity instances can be shared between learners; many support real-time collaboration." Ubermix Ubermix  is another active distrib...

It seems like only a matter of time until major tech companies dominate automotive dashboards, just like they have with computers and smartphones. Apple and Google have established beachheads with CarPlay and Android Auto, and both Audi and Volvo plan to use Android as the operating system for future infotainment setups. But Toyota is going in a different direction. The 2018 Camry will feature an infotainment system that uses Linux as its operating system. That's right, the niche, open-source operating system your programmer friend loves to talk about will power infotainment functions in America's bestselling sedan. The system will eventually be offered in other Toyota and Lexus models as well. Toyota's system is based on "Automotive Grade Linux," a version developed by a number of different entities specifically for vehicular use. Known as AGL for short, its backers believe an open-source infotainment platform will allow developers to more ea...