Notepad++ is non-paying source code editor tools and Notepad replacement that supporting several languages. Operating in the MS Windows Operating System, the software is regulated by GPL License.

Established on a strong editing component, Scintilla. Notepad++ is developed in C++ programming language and it uses pure Win32 API and STL (Standard Template Library) which assures an advanced execution speed and slimmer program size. By optimizing numerous subroutines as possible but still maintaining the user friendly interface.

The project is well-developed. However, it probably still contains some bugs and losing functions that are being worked on.

You are encouraged to interpret Notepad++ into your own native language if there’s no translation present in the Download Section. And if you want, assist interpreting Notepad++ official site into your own native tongue would be greatly appreciated.

These are some features of Notepad++ :

Syntax Highlight and Syntax Folding
If you have a colour printing machine, print your source code or whatever you need in colour.

User Defined Syntax Highlight
This tools allows user defining their own terminology, not only the syntax highlighting keywords, but also the syntax folding keywords, comment keywords and the operators.

Auto Complete
For most supported languages, user can make their private API list or they can also download the API files from the dowload part. Once the API file is ready, type Ctrl+Space to perform this process. For further info around Auto Complete feature, please refer to Auto-completion HOWTO.

Multi-Document
You are able to edit several documents at the same event.

Multi-View
You get two scenes at the same time. That signifies you can see or modify two unlike documents at the same moment. You are able to watch or modifiy the document at two diverse positioning also. Editing a document in one sight will be deliver in another scene.

Regular Expression Search or Replace supported
You are able to look for and substitute one string in the document by utilizing the regular expression.

Full Drag ‘N’ Drop supported
You may open a document by simple drag and drop. You can as well move your document from a set or even a view to different view by easy drag and drop.

Dynamic position of Views
Users can specify the position of the views dynamically. There are merely 2 choices in view mode, the splitter can be determine in horizontal and  vertical.

File Status Auto Detecting
If you change or erasing a file which opened in Notepad++, you will be apprized to update your document, then all you need to do is conform to save the file or to remove the file.

Zoom in and zoom out
That is another tremendous procedure of Scintilla element.

Multi-Language environment supported
Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic and Hebrew Windows environments are supported.

Bookmark
User may just click on the bookmark margin which is placed on the right side of line number margin or user may press Ctrl+F2 to toggle a bookmark. To accomplish the bookmark, just press F2 for Next Bookmark or Shift+F2 for Previous Bookmark. To erase all bookmarks, click the Menu Search ==> Clear All bookmarks.

Brace and Indent Guideline Highlighting
When the caret stick besides of one of these symbols [ ] ( ) , the symbol besides the caret and its symmetrical opposite symbol will be highlighted, as well as the indent guideline if there’s any. The aim is to locate the block more easily.

Last but not least Macro Recording and Playback.

I hope you may enjoy Notepad++ as much as I enjoy using it. To download the software click here

To view web pages you to utilize web browser such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome, Safari, etc.
Web browser usually requires some space of your hard disk to save temporary internet files and also known as browser cache.

Different browser comes with a different setting and different location where they save temporary internet files (cache). Each browser has their procedures to clear the cache. If you don’t clear the cache regularly than it will consume a lot of disk space.

This article will describe how to clear the cache in three web browsers, they are Internet Explorer, Opera and Firefox.

Internet Explorer
To clear cache on Internet Explorer, first thing you need to do is to open the browser window. Once the new window is open then select “Tools” and choose Internet Options and a new window will be open, look for “Delete all offline content” and click “OK”.
When the process is executed, it takes some time to delete all temporary internet files. If all the deleting process is completed then click OK.

Opera
Cleaning of the cache on Opera web browser is almost as simple as clicking buttons.
First, open the Opera window, select Tools, and choose Preferences. See the left side of the preferences window, search for “History and Cache” button and click the button.
On the side of the preferences screen you should see “Empty Now” button, press that button. It takes time to complete the deleting process. If deleting process completed then click on the OK button.

Mozilla Firefox
To clear Firefox’s cache is almost the same as clearing other browsers cache.
First thing you need to do is open the Firefox window, click on Tools ? Clear Recent History ? click on “Clear Now” button or you can press Ctrl + Shift + Del combination key from your keyboard.

These days, Internet is considered as one of an important thing. We use Internet to find information, send emails, and buy things online. There are also many contents on the Internet that not suitable for children.

Parents must control what information is suitable for their children, but they can’t always be around when children is accessing the Internet. That is why many vendors creating Internet Parental Control system.

This article will describe a few of them.

The first thing you need to protect your children when they are using a computer is to prevent them to get access to passwords.
By doing this, you can keep them from sharing passwords with other people that can possibly affect the security of your system.

The second thing you need to do is using the same computer.
You can sit next to your children while there are going online, you can guide them to make a good and safe decisions.
That way you can approve websites that they can access and allow them to bookmark those websites.
You can guide them how to do an appropriate online behavior and at the same time you can monitor your child’s conversations with their friends.

The third step is by blocking the access to inappropriate websites.
Probably, your children may disagree about what is appropriate and what is not, but you have the full control and you also have the responsible over their safety.

Provide some time to browsing and searching for information about parental control software that can give to control to block or unblock certain websites.
Try not to leave your children alone when they are online and don’t let them chat with stranger

Another step is to teach your children not to spread personal information such as school information, name, home address, phone number under any circumstances,
Performing all of these steps is not going to be easy but definitely it will teach your children important things and keep them safe.

Hello… nice to have you back on this site, I will continue the discussion in Part 1.
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Minimize, Restore and Exit buttons.
These buttons will allow you to minimize an application’s screen, restore the application to the original size or shutting down the application.
These buttons usually located on the top right corner of a program.

Scroll bar.
This button is used to move up and down or change between pages. Usually this button is placed in the right side of an application.

Status bar.
It is used to display a small message and to show the progress of a task or command. In most programs, it is located at the bottom of the user interface.

Context menu.
When perform a right click on your mouse, a menu will be displayed. That is a context menu.

A context menu is commonly used as a shortcut command.

Input box.
Input box is a small rectangle, usually use to input a set of data in a program interface. As an example when you open up your web based email, then you must enter your username and password into a rectangle box, that is an input box.

If you have a problem regarding this input box, then you might present the exact type of information to the technical support by calling it an input box so the problem can be directly solved.

Button.
A rectangle box that can be click, and when you click on this rectangle box, it perform a process. As an example when you to print your document, after pressing the Print menu and then followed by the OK button, your document start to be printed.

When the color of the text in the button is gray out as it seems like inactive and nothing happens if you click on it, then a problem occurs.

Check box.
A small box that indicates multiple choices, such when you are completing a registration form then you were asked to select your hobby, several choices will be provided in that form.

By the time you click on it, a small ‘x’ will be displayed inside the box.
Radio button.

Almost the same as a check box, but radio button indicates a single choice.
Problems with check box and radio button are almost the same, which is if you click on that button there is no reactions.

If you try to describe the problems with your software to a technical support, make sure you mention the parts correctly to get a proper problem solving.

When you are having problems with your computer software, sometimes you will need the help of a technician, the first rescue will be done by phone or live chat, or whatever media that doesn’t require the technician to come into your place. The technician will guide you step by step to resolve the problem.

In order to get the right analysis, the technician will need to know what is the problem.
In this first step, it will be your part to explain the technician what the problem persist.
To get the proper help, then you must describe the problem in details. The main problem is when you can’t describe the problem in details just because you don’t knowing how to do it.

If it happens, you can’t expect your problems solved by the technical support.

Through this article, I will describe the correct names for the most common components of software. I hope later on, you can understand and describe briefly to a technical support when you are having problems with your software. By describing in details you can expect good analysis and problem solving from technical support.

User Interface.
It contains squares, boxes, buttons, words and icons. This is the visual design of a program.

As an example you may see a warning message that pops up in a square box in the user interface of your software, when you are experiencing insufficient memory.

Title bar.
Most programs will use this part to display its name or describe in what section of the program you are currently.

You may see a wrong description if the program is incorrectly coded. But, this rarely happens.

Menu bar.
In this part, user can see the menu items and options.

Most common programs will have File commands, Open commands, Save commands and Print commands in this section

An error example in this section is if a menu that must work but can’t be click or its color is light gray.

Tool bar.
This part can be recognized because it contains icons. Usually it is placed on the top of the interface.

When you are clicking the icon, it will execute a certain command.

The problems persist in this section is uncommon. If you click on the icon but nothing happens, then you can describe the problem by referring the icon’s name or the toolbar’s name.

Well, I hope you are not getting bored with this long explanation.
Please allow me to take a break for this part.
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