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Notepad++ 5.03

Tim Smith — 2008-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Monday 4 August 2008 at 00:00:00

Replace Notepad with a more capable version

Many people use Notepad for editing simple text documents and program/webpage code because it is small and fast. The disadvantage is that it lacks many features that would be very...

Bug Shooting

Tim Smith — 2008-07-21T17:28:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Monday 21 July 2008 at 17:28:00

Take better screenshots for bug reports or ordinary use

One of the most effective ways to help software publishers to fix problems is to take a screenshot of what went wrong....

NoteTab Light 5.7

Tim Smith — 2008-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Friday 18 July 2008 at 00:00:00

Free powerful Notepad replacement

NoteTab Light is the ultimate free Notepad replacement and a capable HTML editor. A slimmer version of the award-winning NoteTab Pro, this slick application makes text editing a breeze....

Komodo Edit

Tim Smith — 2008-05-20T15:19:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 20 May 2008 at 15:19:00

Edit a variety of programming languages

Although it is possible to write most modern programming languages in a plain text editor such as Notepad, doing so sacrifices many useful aids....

Kbasic

Tim Smith — 2008-05-06T11:05:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 6 May 2008 at 11:05:00

Start writing programs for Windows, Mac and Linux

Kbasic is an open source language for creating programs that will work with Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. This download is the program you need for using Kbasic....

Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition

Tim Smith — 2008-04-18T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Friday 18 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Create your own programs for Windows

Microsoft Visual Basic is one of the most suitable programming languages for beginners to start with. The code is easier to read and understand than some languages and it will already be...

XML Notepad 2007

Tim Smith — 2008-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Friday 11 April 2008 at 00:00:00

View the information contained in XML files

XML is a file format that is becoming very popular. It is similar to the language used for webpages, HTML, but can be used for more tasks....

Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2008 Express

Tim Smith — 2007-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 20 November 2007 at 00:00:00

Capable and free web editor

If you want to make the next step from some of the web editors aimed at beginners, Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition is worth a look, especially as it...

Source Edit

Tim Smith — 2006-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 11 January 2006 at 00:00:00

A simple but very capable source code editor

Sometimes it is easier to edit configuration files or web pages directly rather than using specific software, and don't ever think about using Word....