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No idea why he would use Notepad2, ST3 loads up just as fast and provides way more features for text editing. Plus it is good with markdown syntax highlighting thus eliminating the need for MarkdownPad Also Github for windows or just Git bash covers the need for Gow Jabbr is ok, but I havent been able to give up mIRC Also he left off a good tabbed ssh/putty Great list, learned lots of new things thanks!
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Hmmm "the author" works at Microsoft, I'm not sure if you are aware of this
Yes, what's the issue with that?
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What?? I don't have access to a Windows install right now, but the last time I used ST3 on Windows, it took a heck of a lot longer (~2-3 seconds) to start up than Notepad2. For micro-edit sessions, Notepad2 is unbeatable.
Just tested: less than half a second (it basically came up instantly). I have a SSD though.
my 2 cents: - TreeSize ( and/or SequoiaView ) -- see where the big files/directories are on your harddrives - Piriform CrapCleaner -- deletes unwanted/unneeded files after booting; configure all of it, then add folders and log files manually (find good candidates with Treesize ;) I like all Piriform tools, they're small, quick and slick. I wish they made more things. - any SysInternals stuff you have a use for (Autor…
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> "NimbleText - Regular Expressions are hard and I'm not very smart. NimbleText lets me do crazy stuff with large amounts of text with it hurting so much [sic]." I couldn't even read this part without laughing, all I hear is: "I'm too lazy to spend a few hours learning the free, extremely powerful tools available to me, so I'll use this weaker substitute instead. And it's only 20 bucks!" I overcame my eye rolling, an…
If you're missing something, perhaps it is the use of literary license. The article is written for an audience not as a therapeutic journal. Sure regular expressions can be learned as quickly as one can type del *.* but a few hours of study isn't going to make much of their syntax stick two weeks later, and two weeks between uses is a lot more frequent than most computer users use them. Everyone ain't a programmer.
del *.*
Going through the list of suggestions there was one particular item that stopped me to think. Living close to the arctic circle where sun never rises with the winter solstice approaching, trying F.lux (http://justgetflux.com/) felt at first a bit depressing with the app interpreting it's night even though it was noon. But then again, I guess most things have a tendency to feel depressing at this time of year.
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> "NimbleText - Regular Expressions are hard and I'm not very smart. NimbleText lets me do crazy stuff with large amounts of text with it hurting so much [sic]." I couldn't even read this part without laughing, all I hear is: "I'm too lazy to spend a few hours learning the free, extremely powerful tools available to me, so I'll use this weaker substitute instead. And it's only 20 bucks!" I overcame my eye rolling, an…
If you're missing something, perhaps it is the use of literary license. The article is written for an audience not as a therapeutic journal. Sure regular expressions can be learned as quickly as one can type del *.* but a few hours of study isn't going to make much of their syntax stick two weeks later, and two weeks between uses is a lot more frequent than most computer users use them. Everyone ain't a programmer.
Point taken. I've always associated his blog as a resource for programmers, but a tool like this is perfect for non-programmer power users.
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"Looking sexy from the start" is what it matters for me
Still, it is nothing new, just a repackaging of old software.