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I deleted my to-do app and switched to plain text files, and here's why it works

Time to use something simpler!
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7 Linux Text-Processing Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Plain Text

While Linux isn't strictly a text-only system, it has a reputation for making better use of plain text than any other operating system. While many tools cater to programmers, writers, and authors can ...

How to replace Notepad with Microsoft Edit on Windows 11

Notepad on Windows 11 is no longer the lightweight utility it once was. Learn how to replace Notepad with Microsoft Edit on Windows 11.
PC Magazine

Take 33% Off This Game-Changing Markdown Editor for Mac

Markdown+ makes plain text formatting a snap on macOS. Plain text was originally designed to be just that: plain, without italics, bold type, or any of the other tools humans use to emphasize their ...
Macworld

Calca review: A text editor that’s also a math wiz

As a Web developer and project manager, I maintain lots of notes that I edit, not only on my Mac, but also on my iPhone and iPad. I prefer to keep my notes in plain text format partly for ...
MacStories

Runestone: A Streamlined Text and Code Editor for iPhone and iPad

Runestone is the latest app from Simon Støvring, the developer behind Scriptable, Jayson, and Data Jar. Støvring’s apps tend to be focused on developer or automation use cases, filling holes in the ...
Computerworld

Now you can make Notepad print plain text files using your preferred settings

WE ALL HAVE to handle plain text files from time to time, and we know that printing files with the built-in Notepad applet in Windows should be called “pain text.” Fortunately, I’ve found a way to ...