I have to sometimes play around with PowerShell, and while in there, sometimes I need to edit files. I prefer Notepad++, but found it difficult and slow to start. So aliases to the rescue. Just typing: set-alias edit “C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe” will create a new alias called edit. And it can be invoked...
I discovered Macros in Notepad++, and they are perfect for plugging in a gaping hole in my toolbelt. Every once in a while, I had to transform text data. Maybe I had a comma separated list of values and I wanted to add quotes around them to turn them into a...
For years, I did not have a standard light-weight text editor I would use under Windows. For my programming needs, there was no question what to use: if I had C# and related HTML/JavaScript source code, Visual Studio would do. PHP? I use PhpStorm. But what if I need to edit...
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Where Tech Meets Imagination: Introducing Dungeons and Devices
May 30, 2024
