Former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer comes from an era at Microsoft when Notepad handled the simple stuff, and WordPad ...

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 ...

A “full-feature-parity version of Notepad” has been written in x86 assembly and it weighs in at just 2,749 bytes. Windows legend Dave W. Plummer is (inevitably) the coder behind this efficiency tour ...

Microsoft’s disc-to-digital feature could be essential for next-gen Xbox consoles. is a senior correspondent and author of ...

Google's Gemini AI can enhance your web working experience for the ultimate productivity upgrade. Reading about the ...

It goes without saying that keeping a Windows PC up-to-date is crucial. Windows is probably the most targeted platform for ...

"Let me just get a little more work done." When I think that and sit in front of the computer, before I know it, it's 1 AM. "Ah, I did it again..." Every time I dragged my heavy body out of bed the ...

With the rise of AI coding assistants continuing apparently unabated, some project maintainers have begun striking back. Ars Technica reports on projects putting hostile directions into the AGENTS.md ...

Windows 11 Insider build updates Calculator, Camera, Clock, Media Player, Paint, Photos, Sound Recorder, and Notepad with ...

Sit down and take out a notepad, folks. We’re getting deep into the numbers.