Do you use notepad anymore?
By cambiste
@cambiste (1244)
India
February 12, 2009 2:30pm CST
There was a time when notepads were used more - to save space mainly.
The MS word documents use up too much space for even small texts - mainly because of the formats, intendation and the metadat. Moreover, it takes a few seconds to open.
Notepads open quickly, and doenst support too many text formats which makes, copy+paste, or to-do lists,saving links or site names, and jotting down other quick references or song lyrics, much easier.
DO you still use notepad?
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15 responses
@koharukusumi (1539)
• Malaysia
13 Feb 09
I use notepad sometimes cause it is troublesome to open the latest versions of Microsoft word cause it takes a lot of time to load so yes, I do use notepads sometimes.
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@chriswolf (360)
• China
13 Feb 09
Yep. I use notepad a lot to do my job. You are very right on the efficiences of notepad. It is quick and convenient to record some thing on hand, just like the memo. Also it is good news we have an upgraded version for notepad, called natepad++. It is more powerful. In fact, I seldom use Word to record somethings. ^^
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
12 Feb 09
I use notepad for storing javascript files and other small pieces of code. It can also be useful for opening many forms of files which are basically text based, such as winnt.sif or cue files. I have sometimes had dat and cue files that do not work simply because the directory path or file name is wrong in the cue file, so opening it with notepad and editing it solves the problem.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
12 Feb 09
I prefer notepad and haven't bothered much with any other document type program.
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@cambiste (1244)
• India
13 Feb 09
Thanks for your time.
Notepad is the most simplest and data can be retrieved mush faster with it.
But i use wordpad and MS word as well. A programmer uses wordpad often, and If we need to print or write important documents, MS word is the best.
Thanks again. Happy mylotting.
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@devabby (74)
• United States
13 Feb 09
I still use notepad, just like u say it open quickly and eat less ram and i use it to edit php script like wordpress and wordpress theme, copy and paste download link so next time will be easy and quickly to open and also use to learn html(past time)
@regal_aeros (2605)
• Singapore
13 Feb 09
I still do.
Because it's much smaller and i can open it on computers that don't have WORD installed in them.
But i don't use them often though. Here and there when i just need to paste some text there for future use.
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@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
13 Feb 09
I still use a notebook. I'm not one of those professionals who carry around a laptop or pda all the time. And I don't use a blackberry either so I still have a penchant for jotting down stuff using paper and pen. :) The only downside to this is that I sometimes misplace the piece of paper. Or that I don't have a pen. But if there's a will, there's a way. I can always get a paper anywhere or borrow a pen from a stranger. :) It's not too hard.
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@txcheerleadr90 (293)
• United States
13 Feb 09
I have a notepad right by my desk. I use it daily! :) I have a HORRIBLE memory and it really does help me to remember things better.
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@particlegirl (200)
• Mexico
13 Feb 09
yes I still use it.Works fine for me because sometimes I need to post plain text without format or save email addresses
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@cambiste (1244)
• India
13 Feb 09
Thanks for your time. That's one of the reasons i use it as well. Some of my projects involve collecting emails of certain people. Sometimes i type up phone numbers when i'm on the phone and i cant find any paper or pen (both are never in the same place at the same time).
Thanks again. Happy mylotting.
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
14 Feb 09
Absolute, i still use notepad. It easy to save my site address, and no need big file size. Microsoft Word need more space than Notepad. I also keep my diary date in my hard drive, much quick and doesn't need high recommended for my RAM.
@xiaouie15 (289)
• Philippines
13 Feb 09
Yes I still do. I usually use it when copying lyrics from various websites. It doesn't take time pasting texts in Notepad. Text formatting is also removed in Notepad.
@ddfreedie (690)
• India
13 Feb 09
ofcourse...taking note of something really needs notepad...it is fast reliable and easy
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@bubbletush (1332)
• Philippines
13 Feb 09
i still use notepad. it's quicker to open the documents saved
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@thinkingoutloud (6127)
• Canada
12 Feb 09
I use Notepad all the time. When I have things to write for online posting, I usually prepare them in Notepad for the reason you mention -- avoiding the text formatting. I want to be able to copy/paste and not have any incorrect characters showing up, awkward or incorrect line breaks, etc. Notepad is more efficient and time saving.
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