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Visual Studio Code . . . Revised Post (April 12, 2019)

Note: a 100% “Open Source” version of Visual Studio Code is now available. User tracking has been removed . . otherwise it’s identical.

See here: Article re Visual Studio Code – Open Source Version

Original post is below:

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One of our current club members asked me about this app a couple months ago. Here is some updated info on it in case it’s still needed:

Visual Studio Code . . . Update Article

Snap Apps – – Continue to Grow in Popularity . .

Link to Snapcraft Store (software repo)

OMG! Ubuntu blog re Snaps

How to change Text size in Ubuntu based distros . . .

For many (including me) . . . reading text on our computer screens can be challenging. So, here are three ways to increase text size to suit your needs.

Link to “How to Chg Txt Size”

MS-Office 2019 . . . Don’t Buy It . . . (per Microsoft)

MS says Office 2019 is a frozen snapshot – – no future upgrades is the plan. Why?

To get you to subscribe to online SAAS (Software As A Service – – Office 365).

Link to CompuWorld Article re Office 2019 . .

HP’s Instant Ink Program – Still a Good Deal?

At our usage rate . . . not so sure I would enroll in this program again.

We print infrequently and mostly text. And as more and more business/govt vendors send PDF files or links, less hard-copy scanning needed.

But this article is interesting – – I didn’t know HP can send a “suspend print” command to your print server if you bail-out of the program. They can also cancel your warranty if you load 3rd party ink.