Hi all,
web2.0 throws up so many new ideas at such a furious pace, it's simply amazing.

this list:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_100_alternative_search_engines.php
of The Top 100 Alternative Search Engines is imposing to say the least.

(WARNING: I suggest not to get into the habit/addiction of admiring web2.0 sites/startups - it:
1. messes up your work schedule, at the very least ;)
2. shoots up your bills
3. does a world of good to your neighbourhood grocer or wherever you buy your biscuits/cookies/coffee from, and,
4. does a world of bad for your eyes, face and fingers (of course, the remedy for that is "Workrave" at http://www.workrave.org  -
++UPDATE++
I now use Ctrl+Ins, Shift+Del, Shift+Ins for ctrl+c, ctrl+x, ctrl+v respectively, as it is less harsh on the fingers. )

That should be a comprehensive list of web2.0 programs-to-do. Mind you, this list is only search engines! IMO, if you are serious about emulating/improving any of those ideas/sites, the ethical and least-effort way is to cooperate and co-author, not compete.

HTH

-2stepsback.

hi all,
have you seen Quizlet? It's awesome!  see the best of it at:
      http://quizlet.com/scatter.php?id=8095

BTW, guess what, the "company" is a father and son, the father being the manager and all else, the son is just *17* years old, the only coder.

            Just seventeen!

it's a treat! enjoy!

 - 2stepsback

Notepad++ has some kind of shim so that, while not physically replacing notepad, N++ will be invoked for (most) uses.

-CWuestefeld (February 28, 2007, 06:21 PM)

I second that. the latest version of Notepad++ (4.02 IIRC) is really HUGE improvement over previous versions - on the one hand it can be used as a simple notepad replacement.
But on the other, if you change certain Preferences/Settings, it should become an obvious choice for your default programming editor for markup and scripting languages. HTML, XML, CSS, PHP. Apart from those, it supports practically every programming language (at least 3 you have never heard of :) ) and is FAST and has some *exceptional* text manipulation plugins that help you reformat your text (upto 10s of MBs) in *one single command/click*.
The latest version has an explorer sidebar, favorites, hex editor and function list.
The Text FX Viz plugins are mighty impressive - of course, everything is free GPL. If you just want a notepad replacement and you *dislike* feature-packed software, I suggest editor2, amazing stability and several smart, quick features.
Really worth trying out.
Both have instructions on how to replace Notepad as the default system editor.

HTH,
-2stepsback