Notepad++ is one of the most popular text editors for Windows, intended as an upgrade from the built-in Windows Notepad, with enhanced support for programming, split-screen views, searching, and much more. You can also use it on Mac, with the right software.

An IP address, or “Internet Protocol” address, is a unique numerical identifier assigned to your device that allows other devices to connect to it. Someone with your IP address can easily find your approximate location and internet service provider (ISP).

While this may not be particularly useful to your friends and family, malicious actors can use it to gain information about you. They can exploit your IP address to obtain data about your internet service provider and subsequently use it to gather data about your online activity. This information is then sold to advertisers, who use it to deliver targeted advertisements.

Need to get to the bottom of a hardware problem on Linux? The dmesg command is the fault finder’s friend.

Windows 11 handles hidden files and folders almost identically to versions of Windows that came before it: with special file flags. Showing these hidden files in File Explorer is easy. There are actually multiple ways to show hidden files and folders on Windows 11, but we’ll walk you through the best methods to make it easier.

• First, launch File Explorer by opening Start and searching for “File Explorer,” or by clicking the File Explorer icon in your taskbar if it’s pinned there. Once you have File Explorer open, you can proceed with the next step.

To ensure Discord keeps providing you with the smoothest experience possible, keep the app up to date on all your devices.

Keeping your Git installation up to date is essential, as it gives you all the latest features, improvements, bug fixes, and more.

If you have ever connected to a Wi-Fi network from your Windows 11 PC, your PC has saved that network’s password. You can view these saved Wi-Fi passwords using multiple ways.

Taking a screenshot is a core Android feature, but it has changed a bit over the years. Android 11 introduced a new screenshot UI, and subsequent versions have built upon that. We’ll show you how to capture long page screenshots.

What is a “scrolling screenshot?” A normal screenshot will capture only what you can see on the screen at that moment. A scrolling screenshot allows you to take a longer screenshot that includes everything that you’d see by scrolling up or down the screen.

Scrolling screenshots work in most apps, and the process is essentially the same on most Android devices. If you have a Samsung device, check out our full guide on screenshots, specifically the scrolling screenshots section.