Linux

Visual Studio Code or Atom? Which Code Editor Should You Use?

Finding a good open source code editor is not hard these days, choosing one can be. Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code and GitHub’s Atom are two of the most popular, feature-rich, IDE-like code editors that have a huge user base and fan following. Both VS Code and Atom belong to Microsoft now because Atom’s original developer GitHub is now owned by Microsoft. They have an interesting, modern UI with a pretty looking native dark theme. Both editors use Electron for the user interface. The similarities are plenty and this is why it is easy to get confused between choosing one of them for your coding set up. If you cannot make […]
  • 3 min read
  • Jan 15, 2022
Technology News

Anker PowerPort Atom PD 2 review: Built for USB-C

With the adoption of USB-C and GaN charging technology, compact wall chargers can provide more power than ever before to a wider range of gadgets. More power means the ability to charge up multiple devices at once. With 60W of power and two USB-C ports onboard, Anker’s PowerPort Atom PD 2 is designed specifically to fill this growing need. Of course, the market for multi-device chargers is quickly becoming a highly competitive space. Let’s dive right into Android Authority’s Anker PowerPort Atom PD 2 review to see how it stacks up. What you need to know about the Anker PowerPort Atom PD 2 Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Anker […]
  • 4 min read
  • May 09, 2021
Technology News

Anker PowerPort Atom III Slim review: Quantity over quality

Anker is a big brand in the charging and power game. One of the company’s more unique products is the PowerPort Atom III Slim. This slimline desktop charging hub offers not one, not two, but four USB ports. That’s enough to be the center of your charging universe. However, priced at $45.99, Anker’s Slim charger sits right in the middle of a market increasingly full of 60W and 100W multi-port hubs. Let’s explore what the Anker’s hub has to offer and if it can stand out in the increasingly competitive GaN charging market in this Anker PowerPort Atom III Slim review. What you need to know about the Anker PowerPort […]
  • 4 min read
  • Apr 20, 2021
Linux

How to Install Packages in Atom Text Editor

Atom is undoubtedly one of the best open source code editors available for any platform. Developed by GitHub, Atom takes pride in pitching itself as the hackable text editor for the 21st century. How is it a ‘hackable’ text editor? Because you can extend the functionality of the editor by means of installing plugins for your need. These extensions are called packages in Atom and Atom provides a handy command line utility apm in Linux to manage packages. With that, installing packages in Atom is as easy as typing this simple command in the terminal: apm install package_name If you are not too comfortable with the terminal, don’t worry. You […]
  • 2 min read
  • Sep 03, 2020
Uncategorized

Atom 1.22 Released – Install Atom Text Editor on Linux Ubuntu

Atom 1.22 released. Install Atom Text Editor on Linux Ubuntu using the command “sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/atom”. Atom is a desktop application built with HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and Node.js integration. It runs on Electron, a framework for building cross platform apps using web technologies. Atom 1.22 Atom 1.22 includes a number of fixes to performance and usability. Performance improvements Resolved a long-standing performance issue related to spawning Git processes to fetch Git status. This manifested in periodic pauses of Atom’s UI and we’ve seen a noticeably smoother experience. The autocomplete-plus default provider now computes suggestions natively and on a separate thread. Usability enhancements It’s now easier to find the bracket corresponding […]
  • 1 min read
  • Aug 05, 2020
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Github Announces Atom-IDE – Install Atom IDE on Ubuntu

GitHub announced the launch of Atom-IDE – a set of optional packages to bring IDE-like functionality to Atom. It includes smarter context-aware auto-completion as well as a host of code navigation features such as an outline view, go to definition, find all references as well as other useful functions such as hover-to-reveal information, errors and warnings (diagnostics) and document formatting. The release includes packages for TypeScript, Flow, JavaScript, Java, C# and PHP that utilize the power of language servers to provide deep syntactical analysis of your code and projects. Installing Atom-IDE Linux Ubuntu users must use Atom Beta 1.21 as it includes the necessary file monitoring and process control to […]
  • 2 min read
  • Aug 05, 2020
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Atom 1.19 Released – Install Atom Text Editor On Linux Ubuntu

Atom Text Editor 1.19 released. Install Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu Linux Systems. Atom 1.19 release offers improved performance and responsiveness via major architectural updates and an upgrade to Electron 1.6.9. Improved Responsiveness and Memory Usage Atom 1.19 introduces a native C++ text buffer implementation that improves responsiveness and memory usage. Saving a file now happens asynchronously without blocking the UI, so that you can move smoothly from one task to the next. Large files now consume less memory, marking another step in our continued drive to provide an excellent experience for all files big and small. Editor Rendering Layer Rewrite This release includes a full rewrite of the text […]
  • 2 min read
  • Aug 05, 2020
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Intel EOLs Atom Chip Used for Microsoft HoloLens

Intel is retiring its Atom x5-Z8100P SoC that is used inside Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality headset. With the last units shipped in late October, it looks like the software giant is on track with its next-generation HoloLens that is due to arrive in the coming quarters. Intel asks its customers to place their final orders on the Atom x5-Z8100P SoC (belonging to the Cherry Trail family) by September 30 and says that the final shipments will be made on October 30. Given the fact that Intel seems to have only one customer using the microprocessor, the short amount of time between the announcement of the product discontinuance and the actual […]
  • 2 min read
  • Aug 05, 2020
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5 Best Atom Themes For Ubuntu Systems

Best Atom themes 2017. Learn how to install Atom themes. This post writes about the best atom ui themes 2017, atom material ui theme, atom monokai and others. Install Atom Themes To install Atom themes, you can run the terminal commands for the respective theme or simply install it from the Atom’s Setting page. Go to Atom’s settings, search for the theme package and select Install. Using the Atom theme is very easy, simply select the theme from the drop-down theme selection box. For example, to install piatto-light-syntax, open Settings > Install, set the filter to Themes and search for piatto-light-syntax. To use the theme, go to Atom > Preferences […]
  • 2 min read
  • Aug 05, 2020
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Install Atom Text Editor 1.18 On Ubuntu Linux

Atom Text Editor 1.18 released. Install Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu Linux. Atom 1.18 now brings integration with Git and GitHub. Users can correctly launch Atom from Windows Subsystem for Linux. The new released has added an option to always restore previous session. It is also notable that Atom 1.19 Beta is equipped with Native Text Buffer. Atom 1.19 introduces an implementation of Atom’s underlying text buffer in native C++. File saves are now asynchronous and will never block the UI. Memory usage for large files has been reduced. This release includes a full rewrite of the text editor’s rendering layer. We revisited all of our DOM layout and script […]
  • 1 min read
  • Aug 05, 2020
Linux

It’s Now Super Easy to Install Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu

It just got super easy to install the Atom text editor on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions. Like, one command easy. Yup, Github’s Atom text editor is available as a Snap app. Snap apps, for those of you not keeping up at the back, are distro-agnostic application packages that are able to run on any Linux distribution that supports ’em, including Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch and others. Unlike other Snaps that you can find and install using Ubuntu Software the Atom text editor has to be installed via the CLI. This is because it requires something called “classic” confinement so that it can open, write and access files on your computer. […]
  • 2 min read
  • Aug 05, 2020
SoCs

PSA: Intel Atom C2000 Chips Flaw Bricking Routers/NAS/Firewall devices that are powered by Linux, pfSense and FreeNAS

Intel’s Atom C2000 chips are bricking products, and it’s not just Cisco hit. From the theregister: Intel’s Atom C2000 processor family has a fault that effectively bricks devices, costing the company a significant amount of money to correct. But the semiconductor giant won’t disclose precisely how many chips are affected nor which products are at risk. Coincidentally, Cisco last week issued an advisory warning that several of its routing, optical networking, security and switch products sold prior to November 16, 2016 contain a faulty clock component that is likely to fail at an accelerated rate after 18 months of operation. Intel has “Silvermont” which is a microarchitecture for low-power Atom, […]
  • 2 min read
  • Aug 05, 2020