Alex Payne's list of suggestions for a hassle free computing experience. There's so much of his list I agree with I cannot pick out one point that especially stands out from the others, except possibly the plain text editor point: Use a plain text editor that you know well. Not a word processor, a plain text editor. I don't always use a plain text editor, but I rarely ... Read full entry

Next in text Would you believe I use my email program rather than WordPerfect or Word, to draft my articles and blog posts? Why? Not only does Thunderbird spell check my work, it is simply far easier to use. Latter day WP programs are so overladen with features I'll never use in a million years, not to mention hog so much disk space, that they have ... Read full entry