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I have been using Microsofts Visusal Studio Code everyday for the past few months. I have installed it multiple times on Linux and Windows. There are five plugins I always install immediately. I thought I would share them here. Remote-WSL - extension lets you use the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) as your full-time development environment right from VS Code. If you haven't set up the subsystem, here are some instructions. Front-end extension pack - This is actually a cluster of stuff in on...

We had a discussion in my cohort the other day. So what is the difference between someone who curates versus one who consumes? First of all, the consumer. The consumer sucks everything in, reads about all the new tools, learns the newest tricks, and plays on the coolest new toys. They accomplish little, though they may learn quite a bit. There is a good chance not many people even know who they are beyond a twitter handle or a stripe account. On the other hand, we have the curator. Like the c...

By default I am usually a Linux user. But recently I have started a cohort with Vets Who Code and we have some Windows users in there. Windows does a lot of things well, setting up development environments isn't always one of them. So I thought I would install Windows and see how close I can get to making it Linuxy and a little easier to manage for the average JavaScript dev. These are the steps I took, a lot of it came from this post from Burke Holland. And then some comes from me. Getting Li...

So I have come to realize that you can still manipulate plank settings in elementary OS. For some reason I had always assumed this had been disabled. So now it's time to get rid of that white panel. For those who did not know, if you hold ctrl + right click(the mouse) while hovering the dock, it opens a settings window for plank. Now you can see the preferences window and it is set to GTK+ by default. I would like my dock to be Transparent. So I just select the Transparent them...

So there are a few things I do when I install elementary OS for the first time. Mind you, this is all stuff I found elsewhere but wanted to consolidate it. I'm going to go over them one at a time now. Please forgive me Dan and Cassidy. They are: Enable PPAs Enable Indicator Icons. Fix indicator spacing. Enabling PPAs This is pretty easy. First sudo apt update Second sudo apt upgrade Finally sudo apt install software-properties-common At this point you should have no issue adding new rep...

So I have been using Arch Linux in the form of Archlabs Linux on and of for some time. I have also played with Antegros, Endevour and Manjaro. I tend to linger with Archlabs though. And when on Arch I use i3 as my window manager. I tend to find Arch with a minimalist WM/DE to remind me of days of yore when I was compiling my own kernel on Slackware and running WindowMaker as my DE. It just seems more tinkery, if thats a word. Low and behold I like to tinker. I like changing themes, modifying c...

So I wanted to start playing around with the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2. In the process there are just a couple things you have to do to get going and I thought I would cover them here for easy reference. First off, you have to be using one of the insider builds to get access. It's not in the current Windows 10 release yet. I am also assuming you currently have WSL installed. I am typing all the commands in Powershell. Next you have to enable the Windows Virtual Machine Platform Enabl...

So I have been thinking a lot, well actually planning on changing careers. My current job, though my employer is outstanding, provides me with feeling of, well, just blah. I really would love to move towards programming or engineering. Maybe even a hybrid. I've bought myself a year of Codecademy and also have a subscription at Linux Academy which is at a pretty good discount due to my veteran status. I hope both of these will provide me with what I need to get started. At this point everythi...

So I have decided to give Pop!_OS a go this week. Those people who know me understand it's that I am no fan of Gnome. It's just never made to much sense for me. But I must say that I am liking it quite a bit. Things that are making it stand out more than usuall to me follow The theme is outstanding! The ability to turn on Slim Mode (i'm getting old, looks matter these days) I love CS:GO and it runs smoother on this install than any other i've had. Dual monitor setup is easy and super reli...

I jump around within many services. I am a really big fan of write.as. But I currently use StandardNotes as my main note taking application and a lot more. So I thought since I am already paying for it, I may as well try their offering. Listed is built right into StandardNotes and is their publishing platform. We'll see how it goes. ...