Plummer has spent recent months telling Microsoft what they do not want to hear about Windows 11. He argued the OS needs its own Windows XP SP2 moment, a stretch where Microsoft drops new features and ...

Dave Plummer’s TinyRetroPad revives classic Notepad simplicity, stripping away AI, telemetry, and unnecessary modern clutter Built in under 3 kilobytes, the new tool highlights growing frustration ...

Microsoft's habit of adding unnecessary features to Notepad is a symptom of broader bloating in the Windows codebase. But it is possible to go back to basics with a version of the editor that fits in ...

Tech pro ThioJoe shows how to run Notepad and Microsoft Store apps safely inside Windows Sandbox for testing and isolation. Trump intervenes as House GOP revolt puts SAVE America Act at center of ...

Students are bypassing AI detectors by using tools to make their text sound convincingly human. AI detectors are unreliable, with high rates of both false positives and false negatives, making it ...

Despite the rapid adoption of LLM chatbots, little is known about how they are used. We document the growth of ChatGPT’s consumer product from its launch in November 2022 through July 2025, when it ...