Many users of Notepad++, a popular Windows Notepad replacement, do not know that the program ships with a plugin system that allows them to extend its functionality. I will explain briefly how to find and use Notepad++’s plugin manager before I point you in the direction of some of the useful plugins found within. You [...]

Categories: Software

I just wanted to test the Light Explorer plugin for the notepad replacement Notepad++ on Windows. The plugin itself adds a folder browser sidebar to the Notepad++ interface which can speed up the opening of documents in the program significantly. I previously was using Windows Explorer to open new text documents in Notepad++ because if [...]

Categories: troubleshooting

Notepad++ is a great text editor for Windows. It has a lot of features and is very customizable. The downside to the program is that the load times can be noticeable. The default interface, especially the context menu, has several items that not everyone may find useful. Load Times In my experience, the biggest culprit [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic

Say hello to the eDGe, the name that I cannot write without MS Word auto correcting the hell out of me. This is a device that gives convergence a whole new side. Entourage has taken specialty devices like an eBook Reader and netbook and put them both together to have a dual screen, multi-function device. [...]

Categories: Gadgets

Notepad++ is one of the most popular Notepad replacements that is constantly developed by its developers. It offers the same performance and comes with a multitude of features that range from syntax highlighting over multi-document support and auto-completion. What makes the text editor stand out a little bit more than comparable Notepad replacements is the [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

I sometimes run into an application that’s not hugely new, but it has such great handling, ease of use and functionality that I start to really like it. One such discovery today is Quotepad. Officially it’s positioned more like a copy-paste clipboard tool, but it is much more, offering checklists, reminders, timestamping and more. You [...]

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Intype is a text, code and xml editor for the Windows operating system that resembles advanced editors like Notepad++ in many aspects. It features the same extensibility and customizability as the popular Notepad replacement including scripting support and native plugin support. There is not a noticeable difference performance wise considering the program startup time and [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Ashish Mohta posted an interesting Microsoft Excel tip at his website that explained how to smart paste contents from Notepad into Microsoft Excel. The procedure is actually working with any kind of text editor not just Notepad. When you normally copy paste contents into Microsoft Excel they will all be stored in the same cell [...]

Categories: Knowledge

Microsoft introduced a new user interface that they called the Ribbon in Microsoft Office 2007. It was designed to reduce the number of hierarchical menus in previous versions of Microsoft Office. It was a bold move that caused lots of concern by experienced Office users who had to get used to the new Office user [...]

Categories: Software, Windows