Editor's take: Dave Plummer started his programmer's career at Microsoft back in the MS-DOS days. He knows a thing or two about code optimization, which is why he is now trying to strip Notepad of the ...

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To learn more about these steps, continue reading. First, you need to open the Notepad on your computer. Then, click on the File menu visible in the top menu bar and select the Font option from the ...

Here is a guide for you to create SRT subtitle files in Windows 11/10. SRT stands for SubRip Text and is a subtitle file used to insert captions to movies and videos. It is a text-based file that ...

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Microsoft's habit of adding unnecessary features to Notepad is a symptom of broader bloating in the Windows codebase. But it is possible to go back to basics with a version of the editor that fits in ...

Plummer has spent recent months telling Microsoft what they do not want to hear about Windows 11. He argued the OS needs its own Windows XP SP2 moment, a stretch where Microsoft drops new features and ...

Dave Plummer’s TinyRetroPad revives classic Notepad simplicity, stripping away AI, telemetry, and unnecessary modern clutter Built in under 3 kilobytes, the new tool highlights growing frustration ...