You're probably aware that most files have an extension such as TXT or EXE after the file name, even though these are not always displayed in Windows. File extensions are how Windows knows what to do ...

A bug in Lion means Apple's popular TextEdit utility may append the TXT extension to files regardless of their original file types. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...

Microsoft uses file associations to set default programs for opening different file types on all its operating systems. As a result, when you open a file, be it text, image, or document, on your ...

A way to trick users into opening a virus. Many people have learned that text files (.TXT) and image files (.GIF, .JPG, etc.) are safe to launch because they are data and not executable software. They ...

While editing code in Visual studio or other code editor, use Notepad to hold method declarations. Open Notepad then copy each function declaration into the text editing window. To switch back and ...

Suppose, you have a 100 .mp4 files, 150 .mkv files, 200 .png images and some other .txt and .docx files in one folder. Now, you want to organize them according to the file formats. For instance, you ...

Robots.txt tells search engines what to crawl—or skip. Learn how to create, test, and optimize robots.txt for better SEO and site management. Robots.txt is a text file that tells search engine ...