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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...

Joomla! Stand Alone Server

Tim Smith — 2008-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Thursday 31 July 2008 at 00:00:00

Simple utility for testing dynamic websites

Dynamic websites have many advantages over pages designed with software running on one computer, but they can be difficult to test before posting to the internet....

Bill Gates steps aside

Dinah Greek — 2008-06-27T12:28:00.000Z

Dinah Greek, Computeract!ve, Friday 27 June 2008 at 12:28:00

Reduced role marks end of an era for Microsoft

Bill Gates will ease into retirement today by stepping back from his full-time role as chairman of Microsoft, two years after he announced his intention to go....

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....

New Firefox beta ready for testing

Dinah Greek — 2008-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

Dinah Greek, Computeract!ve, Thursday 3 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Testers asked to try out Firefox 3 Beta 5 and report back to Mozilla

Mozilla has announced that the latest beta version of Firefox 3.0 is ready for testing. Its developers said that based on feedback received about the last trial version of the...

AOL kills off Netscape

Dinah Greek — 2008-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Dinah Greek, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 2 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Pioneering browser bites the dust

Netscape Navigator, one of the first web browsers has finally been dropped by AOL. Security patches and active support for the current version, Netscape 9, will only continue until 1...

UK's wealth will depend on skills for IT

Dinah Greek — 2007-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Dinah Greek, Computeract!ve, Thursday 7 June 2007 at 00:00:00

By 2010, nearly half of the UK's wealth will be generated by ideas that came from IT professionals

In less than three years time, more than half of UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will be generated by people who can create software, tools and services, according a report...

Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar

Tim Smith — 2007-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Thursday 17 May 2007 at 00:00:00

A web developers toolbar for Internet Explorer

Developer toolbars for browsers are not only useful when designing websites but for learning how other websites work. This toolbar is for Internet Explorer and offers many of the features...

Roxio software Vista compliant

Dinah Greek — 2007-05-04T00:00:00.000Z

Dinah Greek, Computeract!ve, Friday 4 May 2007 at 00:00:00

Easy Media Creator 9 makes the grade

All core components of Roxio's Easy Media Creator 9 suite of music, photo, and video applications have achieved Windows Vista Certification through Microsoft's premium logo programme....

Crimson Editor: Text editor

Tim Smith — 2007-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 1 May 2007 at 00:00:00

A useful upgrade to Notepad

Notepad is a useful little text editor, but it quickly becomes limited when faced with anything more than a plain text note....

Warner Bros develops dual format DVD

Dinah Greek — 2007-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Dinah Greek, Computeract!ve, Thursday 4 January 2007 at 00:00:00

Plays video on both Blu-ray and HD DVD players

Warner Bros claims it has developed a DVD that works in either Blu-ray and HD DVD high-definition players. It plans to announce a single videodisc, that can play films and TV programmes...

Blind inventor makes web accessible

Anna Lagerkvist — 2006-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

Anna Lagerkvist, Computeract!ve, Friday 9 June 2006 at 00:00:00

SpeakOn will make the internet accessible for blind people - without the need for computer skills.

A blind entrepreneur has developed a new device, SpeakOn, which will make internet content available to blind people without the need for computer skills....