“I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part.” - Otter (Animal House - 1978) Back in the late 1990's someone gave me a hunk of grey ...

PSA: Notepad++ users who haven't yet updated to version 8.8.9 or later should manually download the latest installer as soon as possible. Following reports of malicious activity, a December 2025 ...

Notepad++ version 8.8.9 was released to fix a security weakness in its WinGUp update tool after researchers and users reported incidents in which the updater retrieved malicious executables instead of ...

This is not a drill! The makers of the popular text editor Notepad++ are warning that the Notepad++ updater, which goes by the name WinGUp, links to malware servers. This is a case of traffic ...

The updater integrated into Notepad++ has allowed itself to be infiltrated by malware, which has been installed on some PCs. The developer of the powerful open-source text editor is responding with an ...

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Windows Notepad is great for whenever you need somewhere to paste text copied from a website or to jot down your grocery list. But if you're writing or editing source code, you're better off switching ...

"That's a computer?!" My daughter just couldn't believe her eyes when I pulled the new Mac mini out of its box. It measures just five-inches by five-inches across, and it sits a mere two inches tall.

The Mac mini will celebrate its 20th birthday in January. And I think the M4 version of the Mac mini is far and away the most appealing one the company has ever made. When it was introduced during the ...

After starting my career at PCMag as an intern more than a decade ago, I’m back as one of its editors, focused on managing laptops, desktops, and components coverage. With 15 years of experience, I ...

When it comes time to get a new Mac, you have three options: Trade in your old Mac, sell it, or hold onto it. Macs tend to maintain a good amount of value but some Macs are more in demand than others.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. The developer of the popular Windows app Notepad++ has ...